Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie hosted this year’s 43rd NAACP Image Awards, which included a tribute to Whitney Houston.
See the winners from the motion picture and television categories (below):
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MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
: “The Help”
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture : Laz Alonso – “Jumping the Broom”
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture : Viola Davis – “The Help”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Mike Epps – “Jumping the Broom”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture : Octavia Spencer – “The Help”
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture : “Pariah”
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture: “In the Land of Blood and Honey”
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DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical or Television):
“Sing Your Song” (HBO Documentary Films)
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WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
: Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes… Beach Chairs (BET)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series : Lolis Eric Elie – “Treme” – Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues? (HBO)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television): Ann Peacock – “The First Grader”
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DIRECTING
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:
Leonard R. Garner Jr. – “Rules of Engagement” – The Set Up (CBS)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series: Ernest Dickerson – “Treme” – Do Watcha Wanna (HBO)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television) : Salim Akil – “Jumping the Broom”
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TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series:
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: Malcolm-Jamal Warner – “Reed Between the Lines” (BET)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series : Tracee Ellis Ross – “Reed Between the Lines” (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nick Cannon – “Up All Night” (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Outstanding Drama Series: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: L.L. Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series : Regina King – “SouthLAnd” (TNT)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series : James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series : Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife” (CBS)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: “Thurgood” (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special : Laurence Fishburne – “Thurgood” (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Taraji P. Henson – “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series: Emerson Brooks – “All My Children” (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series : Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special): “Unsung” (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series: “Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Reality Series: “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special : “Oprah Presents: Master Class” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Children’s Program: “I Can Be President: A Kid’s-Eye View” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program – (Series or Special): Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
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What are you wearing Viola Davis?
That’s what I said.
You guys have more information than the NAACP itself! It’s funny, but I am glad that other black folks are serious about this.