Star Trek has another nomination for 2025, and another for Lower Decks. Once again the NAACP is recognizing the work of Dawnn Lewis, who voices Captain Freeman on the animated comedy.
- Freeman’s IMAGE recognized
The NAACP has announced nominees for their 56th NAACP Image Awards, honoring outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in arts, entertainment, and culture. Dawnn Lewis (Captain Carol Freeman) was nominated for Outstanding Television Character Voice-Over Performance. She is going up against Angela Bassett (Orion and the Dark), Cree Summer (nominated twice for The Legend of Vox Machina and Rugrats), and Keke Palmer (The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy).
Fans can vote for Lewis online at vote.naacpimageawards.net.
L-R: Jack Quaid as Boimler, Jerry OíConnell as Jack Ransom, Eugene Cordero as Rutherford, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Gabrielle Ruiz as T’Lyn, and Tawny Newsome as Beckett Marine in episode 1, season 5 of Lower Decks streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Paramount+
This is the first IMAGE Award nomination for Star Trek since 2021, when Lewis was nominated for this same award. In 2000 Lewis won an IMAGE Award for her work in the stage play The Marriage. She has also won a Grammy and other awards for her musical career.
The fifth and final season of Lower Decks has also been nominated for a Saturn Award.
In the video below, Lewis talks to Atlanta News First about her final season as Captain Freeman.
Winners will be revealed Friday, February 21, 2025 at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors Ceremonies on naacpimageawards.net and during the award ceremony on Saturday, February 22nd at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, airing live on BET and CBS.
