Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood announces its 2026 honorees, celebrating Mario Van Peebles, Taye Diggs, Wood Harris and Omar Benson Miller. Taking place Wednesday, March 11th, the awards recognize these trailblazing stars, whose work has made an indelible impact.
Transforming the landscape of culturally-enriching storytelling on Hollywood screens and behind the camera, their work spans decades in cinema, television, and theater.
From dramas to comedies, musicals and more, their work includes: the classic film New Jack City directed by Mario Van Peebles and his docudrama Baadasssss! about his father, legendary independent filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles – that he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in playing his father – to his work in films and series like ALI, Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Roots, directing the Salt-N-Pepa biopic, and Outlaw Posse; Taye Diggs’ performances in film, television, and theater from How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Rent, The Best Man, The Wood, Kevin Hill, to the film Terry McMillan Presents: Forever; Wood Harris’ performances in television and film from HBO’s The Wire, Remember the Titans, the Creed movies, to Netflix’s Forever and the Oscar-nominated One Battle After Another; and Omar Benson Miller’s performances in film and television from 8 Mile, Miracle at St. Anna, HBO’s Ballers, to the record-breaking Oscar-nominated SINNERS, and more.
Mario Van Peebles will receive the Icon of Achievement Award. Taye Diggs will receive the Impact and Excellence Award. Wood Harris will receive the Fearless Trailblazer Award. Omar Benson Miller will receive the Amplified Impact Award.
The annual event, with luxury automotive brand Lexus in partnership with UPTOWN Magazine, will celebrate this year’s class of Black Hollywood creatives at the Sunset Room Hollywood. Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood is a premier awards program held during Oscars week that recognizes the contributions of Black creators in the industry and has been doing so for more than 10 years.
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