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onstage at the 49th NAACP Image Awards on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California.

Last night the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards took place in Pasadena, California on a remarkable date: Martin Luther King Day. The significance of holding the ceremony on that momentous day was not lost on the stars who stepped out for the award show and had nothing but love for their peers in the entertainment business. Whether celebrating a nomination, one another’s new roles, or the fact that they simply made it, seeing the acknowledgement of Black excellence throughout the night was literally like being at the best and blackest family reunion to ever. Click through to see all the candid moments.

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Halle Berry (L) and Charlie Wilson, recipient of the Music Makes a Difference Honor, attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAACP)

Halle Berry and Uncle Charlie

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Daniel Kaluuya, winner of Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for ‘Get Out’, and Sterling K. Brown attend the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for NAACP)

Daniel Kaluuya and Sterling K. Brown

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Malcolm D. Lee, Will Packer, and James Lopez, winners of the Outstanding Motion Picture award for ‘Girls Trip,’ pose in the press room for the 49th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)

Malcolm D. Lee, Will Packer, and James Lopez

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Danny Glover and Anthony Anderson attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)

Danny Glover taking a picture with Anthony Anderson’s daughter

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Jacob Latimore, Jay Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, and Mack Wilds attends 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)

Jacob Latimore, Jay Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, and Mack Wilds

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Dondre Whitfield, Kofi Siriboe, Timon Kyle Durrett, Bianca Lawson, and Deric Augustine attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)

Dondre Whitfield, Kofi Siriboe, Timon Kyle Durrett, Bianca Lawson, and Deric Augustine

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: Michael Rainey Jr., Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, and Storm Reid attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)

Michael Rainey Jr., Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, and Storm Reid

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 15: (L-R) Susan Kelechi Watson, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Kenric Green, Sonequa Martin-Green, Amirah Vann attend 49th NAACP Image Awards After Party at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on January 15, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for NAACP)

Susan Kelechi Watson, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Kenric Green, Sonequa Martin-Green, Amirah Vann