NAACP hosts 2023 Image Awards nominees luncheon; WME co-chairman Richard Weitz honored with Dorothy Parker award

CULVER CITY, LOS ANGELES– As the world celebrates Black History Month, the NAACP honored black excellence in dozens of categories, including film, music, and literature.

The organization hosted its annual Image Awards Nominees Luncheon Saturday in Century City.

WME Co-Chairman Richard Weitz and his daughter Demi received the prestigious Dorothy Parker Award this year.

The two have raised $37 million for charities across the country, including the NAACP, after launching weekly celebrity Zoom appearances dubbed “Quarantunes” at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I don’t think I ever thought that we would be standing right here and being recognized by the NAACP, and to be able to do that with the Dorothy Parker Ally Award is really humbling and amazing,” Weitz said.

The 2023 NAACP Image Awards ceremony will take place later this month.