42nd NAACP Image Awards >> James Pickens Jr., Sara Ramirez, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson
The 42ND NAACP IMAGE AWARDS celebrated the accomplishments of people of color working in the fields of literature, music, television and film, Friday, March 4, in a live broadcast from Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium. The special was hosted by Holly Robinson Peete and Wayne Brady. Special honors included the Chairman's Award recipient Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin and President's Award recipient General Colin L. Powell. Performers and Presenters included Halle Berry, LL Cool J, Affion Crockett, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington and Vanessa Williams, Angela Bassett, NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn M. Brock, actress Loretta Devine, singer Jason Derülo, actress/singer Kat Graham, actor Dulé Hill, actor Anthony Mackie, Judge Greg Mathis, actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry, actress Sandra Oh, comedian Russell Peters and actress Anika Noni Rose with a special appearance by Prince.
Photos by Early Gibson
The 42nd NAACP Image Awards' Recipients
| Category | Title/Name |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS) |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | David Mann -"Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (TBS) |
| Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Vanessa Williams -"Desperate Housewives" (ABC) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actorin a Comedy Series | Ice Cube -"Are We There Yet?" (TBS) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actressin a Comedy Series | Sofia Vergara -"Modern Family" (ABC) |
| Outstanding Drama Series | "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | LL Cool J -"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS) |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Regina King -"Southland" (TNT) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actorin a Drama Series | Terrence Howard -"Law & Order: Los Angeles" (NBC) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actressin a Drama Series | S. Epatha Merkerson -"Law & Order" (NBC) |
| Outstanding Television Movie,Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | "Sins of the Mother" (Lifetime Movie Network) |
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie,Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Idris Elba -"Luther" (BBC America) |
| Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Jill Scott -"Sins of the Mother" (Lifetime Movie Network) |
| Outstanding Actor in a DaytimeDrama Series | Darnell Williams -"All My Children" (ABC) |
| Outstanding Actress in a DaytimeDrama Series | Tatyana Ali -"The Young and the Restless" (CBS) |
| Outstanding News/InformationSeries or Special | "Unsung" (TV One) |
| Outstanding Talk Series | "The View" (ABC) |
| Outstanding Reality Series | "Sunday Best" (BET Network) |
| Outstanding Variety Series or Special | "UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Ritchie" (Syndicated) |
| Outstanding Children's Program | "True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon) |
| Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's ProgramSeries or Special | Keke Palmer -"True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon) |
| Outstanding New Artist | Willow(Roc Nation/Columbia Records) |
| Outstanding Male Artist | Usher(Laface/Jive Records) |
| Outstanding Female Artist | Mary J. Blige(Geffen Records/Matriarch) |
| Outstanding Duo or Group or Collaboration | John Legend and The Roots(Columbia Records) |
| Outstanding Jazz Album | "From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf – Live in Marciac" -The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano(The Orchard) |
| Outstanding Gospel Album -Traditional or Contemporary | "You Are Not Alone" -Mavis Staples (ANTI Records) |
| Outstanding World Music Album | "VOCAbuLarieS" -Bobby McFerrin(Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy) |
| Outstanding Music Video | "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" -Alicia Keys (J Records) |
| Outstanding Song | "Bittersweet" -Fantasia (J Records) |
| Outstanding Album | "Wake Up!" -John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction | "Getting to Happy" -Terry McMillan (Penguin Group) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction | "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" -Michelle Alexander (The New Press) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author | "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" -Isabel Wilkerson (Random House) |
| Outstanding Literary Work –Biography/Auto-Biography | "You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles" -Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. (Crown) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional | "A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life" -Antwone Fisher(Touchstone, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry | "100 Best African-American Poems" -Nikki Giovanni (Sourcebooks MediaFusion) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Children | "My Brother Charlie"Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Authors), Shane W. Evans (Illustrator) (Scholastic Press) |
| Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens | "Condoleezza Rice A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me"Condoleezza Rice (Random House Children's Books) |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | "For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films) |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Denzel Washington -"The Book of Eli" (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Halle Berry | -"Frankie & Alice" (Freestyle Releasing) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actorin a Motion Picture | Samuel L. Jackson -"Mother and Child" (Sony Pictures Classics) |
| Outstanding Supporting Actressin a Motion Picture | Kimberly Elise"For Colored Girls" (Lionsgate/34th Street Films) |
| Outstanding Independent Motion Picture | "Frankie & Alice"(Freestyle Releasing) |
| Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture | "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions) |
| Outstanding Documentary(Theatrical or Television) | "For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots" (PBS) |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Aaron McGruder – "The Boondocks" – The Fund-Raiser (Cartoon Network) |
| Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Shonda Rhimes | – "Private Practice" – Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? (ABC) |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) | Michael Elliot – "Just Wright"(Fox Searchlight Pictures) |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Kevin Rodney Sullivan – "Modern Family" – Game Changer (ABC) |
| Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series | Millicent Shelton – "Men of A Certain Age" – Go with the Flow (TNT) |
| Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) | Tyler Perry – "For Colored Girls"(Lionsgate/34th Street Films) |
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