Washington DC, Feb. 23 -- Kerry Washington's 'The Six Triple Eight' won the 'Outstanding Motion Picture' award at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, reported Variety. It was written and directed by Tyler Perry.

According to Variety, the Netflix war drama film--based on the true story of an all-Black, all-female battalion in WWII--won awards earlier this week for ensemble, breakthrough performance, and supporting actress for Ebony Obsidian.

Additionally, Kerry Washington won Best Actress in a Motion Picture category, bringing the film's NAACP Image Award wins to five.

"At a time when our history is under attack, to be able to tell a film that's about how amazing Black women are and have always been, and to have it be a top 10 film in over 85 ...