NAACP Image Awards: The Winners

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I can think of no better way to kick off Black History month than with the NAACP Image Awards!

On Friday, February 1, The 44th NAACP Image Awards aired live on NBC. The night showcased and celebrated the best achievements and performances of people of color in the arts. Black Hollywood’s elite came out to honor each other and their accomplishments over the past year. Big winner of the night was Kerry Washington due to her starring television role as Olivia Pope on ABC’s Scandal, her supporting acting role in “Django Unchainded” as Broomhilda and her humanitarian efforts in the community.

LL Cool J, George Lucas and Denzel Washington also were winners of the night.

CONGRATS to all the winners! Check out the full list below!

Motion Picture 

“Red Tails” (Lucasfilm)

Actor in a Motion Picture

Denzel Washington – “Flight” (Paramount Pictures)

Actress in a Motion Picture 

Viola Davis – “Won’t Back Down” (20th Century Fox)

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 

Samuel L. Jackson – “Django Unchained” (The Weinstein Company)

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 

Kerry Washington – “Django Unchained” (The Weinstein Company)

Independent Motion Picture

 “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

International Motion Picture 

“The Intouchables” (The Weinstein Company)

 Documentary – (Theatrical or Television)

“On the Shoulders of Giants – The Story of the Greatest Team You’ve Never Heard Of” (Showtime)

Comedy Series

“The Game” (BET)

Actor in a Comedy Series

Don Cheadle – “House Of Lies” (Showtime)

Actress in a Comedy Series

Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Vanessa Williams – “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)

Drama Series

“Scandal” (ABC)

Actor in a Drama Series

LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)

Actress in a Drama Series

Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Omar Epps – “House M.D.” (FOX)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Loretta Devine – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

“Steel Magnolias” (Lifetime)

Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Cuba Gooding, Jr. – “Hallmark Hall of Fame’s FIRELIGHT” (ABC)

Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Alfre Woodard – “Steel Magnolias” (Lifetime)

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Kristoff St. John – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

News/ Information – (Series or Special)

“Unsung” (TV One)

Talk Series

“The View” (ABC)

Reality Series

“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN)

Variety Series or Special

“Black Girls Rock” (BET)

Children’s Program

“Kasha and the Zulu King” (BET)

Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program – (Series or Special)

Loretta Devine – “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior block on Disney Channel)

New Artist

Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)

Male Artist

Usher (RCA Records)

Female Artist

Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Duo, Group or Collaboration

Mary Mary (Columbia)

Jazz Album

“The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection” – The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Legacy)

Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)

“Go Get It” – Mary Mary (Columbia)

World Music Album

“Wonderful Life” – Estelle (Atlantic)

Music Video

“Girl On Fire” – Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Song

“I Look To You” – Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (RCA Records)

Album

“I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston” – Whitney Houston (RCA Records)

Literary Work – Fiction

“The Reverend’s Wife” – Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central’s Wife)

Literary Work – Non-Fiction

“The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court ” – JeffreyToobin (Doubleday)

Literary Work – Debut Author

“Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words” – Darryl L. Lacy (Darryl L. Lacy (iUniverse))

Literary Work – Biography/ Auto-Biography 

“Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change” – John Lewis (Hyperion)

Literary Work – Instructional 

“Health First: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide” – Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard (SmileyBooks)

Literary Work – Poetry

“Speak Water” – Truth Thomas (Cherry Castle Publishing)

Literary Work – Children 

“What Color is My World?” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), RaymonsObstfeld (Author), A.G. Ford (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)

Literary Work – Youth/Teens 

“Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons – A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders” – Gregory Reed (Amber Books)

Writing in a Comedy Series 

Marc Wilmore – “The Simpsons” – The Spy Who Learned Me (FOX)

Writing in a Dramatic Series 

Cheo Hodari Coker – “SouthLAnd” – God’s Work (TNT)

Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television) Elizabeth Hunter – “Abducted: The Carlina White Story” (Lifetime)