Coverage of 43RD NAACP Image Awards Ceremony, Red Carpet Arrivals, Photo & Press Rooms

Diversity News Magazine and Diversity News TV from Diversity News Productions/Publications covers the 43rd NAACP Image Awards Nomination Results, Red Carpet Arrivals, Photo and Press Rooms.

The event was held on Friday, February 17, 2012 and broadcast live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium the winners of the “43RD NAACP Image Awards” were announced during two-hour special hosted by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie with appearances by: LL Cool J, Paula Patton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Jordin Sparks, Russell Hornsby, Keke Palmer Corey Reynolds, Judge Greg Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Holly Robinson Peete, Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Archie Panjabi and Hill Harper.

Including performances by Jennifer Hudson, Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott, Kirk Franklin and Ne-Yo and a Moving Tribute to Super Star and Diva Whitney Houston by Yolanda Adams. George Lucas, Cathy Hughes and The Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association Received Special Award Honors.

The awards event was a production of Vicangelo Films. The executive producer was Vicangelo Bulluck.

The event sponsors were UAW/Chrysler, AARP, FedEx, Hyundai, Wells Fargo, Ford Motor Company, Walgreens, Bank of America, AT&T, American Airlines and Cadillac.

About The NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.  For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net

About NAACP:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information about the organization visit http://www.naacp.org/

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Editor’s Note: Congratulations to all the winners and special thank you to Adeline Petty, The NAACP Management and Board of Directors, the Image Awards Committee, Jennifer Price-Keith, Gary Mednick, NBC Entertainment Publicity, NBC Universal, The Lippin Group, Rodrigo Vaz, The NAACP  Volunteers and every one involved.

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Whitney Houston Tribute and The Help Big Winner at 43RD NAACP Image Awards 2012 Air on NBC

On Friday, February 17, 2012 and live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium the winners of the “43RD NAACP Image Awards” were announced during two-hour special hosted by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie with appearances by: LL Cool J, Paula Patton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Jordin Sparks, Russell Hornsby, Keke Palmer Corey Reynolds, Judge Greg Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Holly Robinson Peete, Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Archie Panjabi and Hill Harper.

Including performances by Jennifer Hudson, Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott, Kirk Franklin and Ne-Yo and a Moving Tribute to Super Star and Diva Whitney Houston by Yolanda Adams. George Lucas, Cathy Hughes and The Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association Received Special Award Honors.

The awards event was a production of Vicangelo Films. The executive producer was Vicangelo Bulluck.The 43rd NAACP Image Awards Full List of Winners (Bold Winners):

Movies

Outstanding Motion Picture
“Jumping the Broom”
“Pariah”
“The First Grader”
“The Help” – Winner
“Tower Heist”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy – “Tower Heist”
Laurence Fishburne – “Contagion”
Laz Alonso -”Jumping the Broom” – Winner
Oliver Litondo – “The First Grader”
Vin Diesel – “Fast Five”

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye – “Pariah”
Emma Stone -” The Help”
Paula Patton – “Jumping the Broom”
Viola Davis – “The Help” – Winner
Zoe Saldana – “Colombiana”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie – “The Adjustment Bureau”
Charles Parnell – “Pariah”
Don Cheadle – “The Guard”
Jeffrey Wright – “The Ides of March”
Mike Epps – “Jumping the Broom” – Winner

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Bryce Dallas Howard – “The Help”
Cicely Tyson – “The Help”
Kim Wayans – “Pariah”
Maya Rudolph – “Bridesmaids”
Octavia Spencer – “The Help” – Winner

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“I Will Follow”
“Kinyarwanda”
“MOOZ-lum”
“Pariah” – Winner
“The First Grader”

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
“A Separation”
“Attack the Block”
“In the Land of Blood and Honey” – Winner
“Le Havre”
“Life, Above All”

Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television) 
“Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest”
“Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey”
“Sing Your Song” – Winner
“The Rescuers”
“Thunder Soul”

TV

Outstanding Comedy Series
“Love That Girl! ”
“Modern Family”
“Reed Between the Lines”
“The Game”
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” – Winner

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Dule Hill – “Psych”
Malcolm-Jamal Warner – “Reed Between the Lines” – Winner
Phil Morris – “Love That Girl! ”
Pooch Hall – “The Game”
Terry Crews – “Are We There Yet? ”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tatyana Ali – “Love That Girl! ”
Tia Mowry-Hardrict – “The Game”
Tracee Ellis Ross – “Reed Between the Lines” – Winner
Vanessa Williams – “Desperate Housewives”
Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Craig Robinson – “The Office”
Damon Wayans, Jr. – “Happy Endings”
J.B. Smoove – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Nick Cannon – “Up All Night” – Winner
Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amber Riley – “Glee”
Gabourey Sidibe – “The Big C”
Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” – Winner
Maya Rudolph – “Up All Night”
Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”

Outstanding Drama Series
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Grey’s Anatomy”
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” – Winner
“The Good Wife”
“Treme”

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher – “Men of a Certain Age”
Hill Harper – “CSI: NY”
L.L. Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” – Winner
Taye Diggs – “Private Practice”
Wendell Pierce – “Treme”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy”
Khandi Alexander – “Treme”
Regina King – “SouthLAnd” – Winner
Sandra Oh – “Grey’s Anatomy”
Taraji P. Henson – “Person of Interest”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Corey Reynolds – “The Closer”
Ice T – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Winner
Nelsan Ellis – “True Blood”
Omar Epps – “House M.D.”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard – “Memphis Beat”
Anika Noni Rose – “Law & Order Special Victims Unit”
Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife” – Winner
Diahann Carroll – “White Collar”
Loretta Devine – “Grey’s Anatomy”

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
“Five”
“Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith”
“Luther”
“The Least Among You”
“Thurgood” – Winner

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Esai Morales – “We Have Your Husband”
Idris Elba – “Luther”
Laurence Fishburne – “Thurgood” – Winner
Louis Gossett, Jr. – “The Least Among You”
Samuel L. Jackson – “The Sunset Limited”

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Anika Noni Rose – “Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith” Jenifer Lewis – “Five”
Rosario Dawson – “Five”
Taraji P. Henson – “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” – Winner
Tracee Ellis Ross – “Five”

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Aaron D. Spears – “The Bold and the Beautiful”
Bryton James -” The Young and the Restless”
Emerson Brooks – “All My Children” – Winner
James Reynolds – “Days of Our Lives”
Texas Battle – “The Bold and the Beautiful”

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil – “The Young and the Restless”
Julia Pace Mitchell – “The Young and the Restless”
Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” – Winner
Tonya Lee Williams – “The Young and the Restless”
Yvette Freeman – “The Bold and the Beautiful”

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“BET News Exclusive: The President Answers Black America”
“Judge Mathis”
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel”
“Unsung” – Winner
“Washington Watch with Roland Martin”

Outstanding Talk Series
“Anderson ”
“Oprah’s Lifeclass” – Winner
“The Doctors”
“The View”
“The Wendy Williams Show”

Outstanding Reality Series
“All-American Muslim”
“American Idol”
“Dancing with the Stars” – Winner
“Sunday Best”
“Tia & Tamera”

Outstanding Variety Series or Special
“2011 BET Awards”
“Black Girls Rock! ”
“Oprah Presents: Master Class” – Winner
“Prince! Behind the Symbol”
“UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan”

Outstanding Children’s Program
“A.N.T. Farm”
“Dora the Explorer”
“Go, Diego! Go! ”
“I Can Be President: A Kid’s-Eye View” – Winner
“My Family Tree”

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program (Series or Special) 
China Anne McClain – “A.N.T. Farm”
Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP” – Winner
Lance Robertson – “Yo Gabba Gabba”
Leon Thomas III – “Victorious”
Zendaya Coleman – “Shake It Up”

Recording

Outstanding New Artist
Committed
Diggy Simmons – Winner
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
Mindless Behavior
Wynter Gordon

Outstanding Male Artist
Anthony Hamilton
Bruno Mars
Cee Lo Green – Winner
Chris Brown
Common

Outstanding Female Artist
Beyonce
Jennifer Hudson
Jill Scott – Winner
Ledisi
Mary J. Blige

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Boyz II Men
Cee Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona
Mary J. Blige feat. Drake – Winner
Sounds of Blackness
The Roots

Outstanding Jazz Album
“Chano y Dizzy” – Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez
“Friends” – Stanley Jordan
“Guitar Man” – George Benson – Winner
“Legacy” – Gerald Wilson
“Road Show Vol. 2″ – Sonny Rollins

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) 
“Becoming” – Yolanda Adams
“Church on the Moon” – Deitrick Haddon
“Hello Fear” – Kirk Franklin – Winner
“Something Big” – Mary Mary
“The Journey” – Andrae Crouch

Outstanding World Music Album
“Afrodiaspora” – Susana Baca
“Carnival Fever” – Brother B
“Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” – Boukman Eksperyans
“Sounds of Blackness” – Sounds of Blackness – Winner
“The First Grader” – Alex Heffes

Outstanding Music Video
“25/8″ – Mary J. Blige
“Hear My Call” – Jill Scott
“I Was Here” – Beyoncé
“Someone Like You” – Adele
“Where You At” – Jennifer Hudson – Winner

Outstanding Song
“Best Thing I Never Had” – Beyonce
“Fool for You” feat. Melanie Fiona – Cee Lo Green
“I Smile” – Kirk Franklin – Winner
“So In Love” feat. Anthony Hamilton – Jill Scott
“Someone Like You” – Adele

Outstanding Album
“4″ – Beyonce
“F.A.M.E. ” – Chris Brown
“I Remember Me” – Jennifer Hudson – Winner
“Lasers” – Lupe Fiasco
“The Light of the Sun” – Jill Scott

Literature

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“A Silken Thread” – Brenda Jackson
“Boundaries” – Elizabeth Nunez
“Say Amen, Again” – Reshonda Tate Billingsley – Winner
“Silver Sparrow” – Tayari Jones
“The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel” – Nelson George

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America” – Melissa Harris-Perry
“Super Rich” – Russell Simmons
“The Cosmopolitan Canopy” – Elijah Anderson
“The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place” – Hill Harper – Winner
“Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now” – Toure

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“2Grieve 2Gether: A Journal from the Heart Helping Survivors & Supporters Navigate the Healing Process” – Denise Hall Brown
“A Defining Moment”- Patricia Duncan
“The Loom” – Shella Gillus
“The Strawberry Letter” – Lyah Le Flore – Winner
“We the Animals” – Justin Torres

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography
“A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother” – Janny Scott
“Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention” – Manning Marable
“My Song” – Harry Belafonte – Winner
“No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington” – Condoleezza Rice
“The John Carlos Story” – John Carlos, Dave Zirin

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets” – Bertice Berry
“Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing” – Synthia Saint James
“Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community” – Quraysh Ali Lansana
“The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God” – T.D. Jakes – Winner
“Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys” – Tavis Smiley (Author), Juan Roberts (Illustrator)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems” – James Golden – Winner
“Head Off & Split” – Nikky Finney
“Honoring Genius: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice” – Haki Madhubuti
“Intimate Thoughts” – Darrin Henson (Author), Anna Saunders (Illustrator)
“Last Seen” – Jacqueline Jones Lamon

Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band” – Kwame Alexander (Author), Tim Bowers (Illustrator)
“Before There Was Mozart” – Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James Ransome (Illustrator)
“Heart and Soul” – Kadir Nelson (Author/Illustrator)
“White Water” – Michael S. Bandy (Author), Shadra Strickland (Illustrator)
“You Can Be A Friend” – Tony Dungy (Author), Ron Mazellan (Illustrator) – Winner

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Camo Girl” – Kekla Magoon
“Eliza’s Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary” – Jerdine Nolan (Author), Sadra Strickland (Illustrator)
“Jesse Owens: I Always Loved Running” – Jeff Burlingame – Winner
“Kick” – Walter Dean
“Planet Middle School” – Nikki Grimes

The event sponsors were UAW/Chrysler, AARP, FedEx, Hyundai, Wells Fargo, Ford Motor Company, Walgreens, Bank of America, AT&T, American Airlines and Cadillac.

About The NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the
fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative
endeavors.  For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net

About NAACP:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and
the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal
opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information about the organization visit http://www.naacp.org/

Sources: The Lippin Group, NBCUniversal Media Village
Photo credit to: Trae Patton/NBC  & Rodrigo Vaz/Diversity News Magazine
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to all the winners and special thank you to Adeline Petty, The NAACP Management and Board of Directors, the Image Awards Committee, Jennifer Price-Keith, Gary Mednick, NBC Entertainment Publicity, NBC Universal, The Lippin Group, Rodrigo Vaz, The NAACP  Volunteers and every one involved. Important Notice: Diversity News Magazine and Diversity News TV are an official approved and register media outlets of NBCUniversal Media Village. Also our videos and photos will be published soon on a special coverage story, so come back for more. Thank you.

Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie To Host ‏43rd Annual NAACP IMAGE AWARDS February 17th

Confirmed Talent Includes LL Cool J, Paula Patton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Jordin Sparks, Corey Reynolds, Judge Greg Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Holly Robinson Peete, Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Archie Panjabi and Hill Harper with Performances by Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott, Kirk Franklin and Ne-Yo and More. The Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association Will Receive the NAACP President’s Award.

An all-star line-up is set for the “43RD NAACP Image Awards,” broadcast live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, February 17 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on NBC.

The two-hour live special will be hosted by Sanaa Latham (“Contagion”) and Anthony Mackie (“Hurt Locker,” “Adjustment Bureau”). Some of the biggest names in film, television and music are schedule to appear including LL Cool J, Paula Patton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Jordin Sparks, Corey Reynolds, Judge Greg Mathis, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Holly Robinson Peete, Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Archie Panjabi and Hill Harper with performances by Lenny Kravitz, Jill Scott, Kirk Franklin, Ne-Yo and more.

In addition, the Founding Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association will receive the NAACP President’s Award. The NAACP President’s Award, chosen by NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, is bestowed in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past honorees include President Bill Clinton, Soledad O’Brien, Ruby Dee, Muhammad Ali, and most recently, Van Jones.

“I am proud to honor the men and women of the Black Stuntmen’s Association with the NAACP President’s Award,” said Jealous. “The efforts of these pioneers helped to chip away at the racial barriers that divided not only stuntmen, but the entire entertainment/media industry.”

Founded in 1967, the Black Stuntmen’s Association was created to combat practices that denied black stuntmen the opportunity to perform in Hollywood productions. Prior to their advocacy and activism, stunts for black actors were done by white performers “painted down” to a darker complexion. The organization filed lawsuits against several major movie studios to help bring an end to the discriminatory practice and to ensure equal opportunity and access to the stunt roles for all races.

Members of the Black Stuntmen’s Association went on to redefine the profession, performing in iconic films and television programs such as “Dirty Harry,” “I Spy,” “Uptown Saturday Night” and “Buck and the Preacher.” Last year at the NAACP 102nd Annual Convention in Los Angeles, representatives of the Black Stuntmen’s Association participated in a panel discussion about the intersection of entertainment professionals and activism. (Watch the panel at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300734-2).

The Smithsonian Institute is currently planning to curate an exhibit to honor the Coalition and the Black Stuntmen’s Association in Washington, D.C.

As previously announced, The Vanguard Award will be presented to George Lucas and Radio One/TV One Founder Cathy Hughes will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

The awards event is a production of Vicangelo Films. The executive producer is Vicangelo Bulluck.

Event sponsors include UAW/Chrysler, AARP, FedEx, Hyundai, Wells Fargo, Ford Motor Company, Walgreens, Bank of America, AT&T, American Airlines and Cadillac.

About The NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show.  It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.  For all information, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net

About NAACP:
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information to join or become involved visit http://www.naacp.org/

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Editor’s Note: Diversity News Magazine team will be covering live from the red carpet and newsroom the  ‏ 43rd Annual NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. Please come back again soon for more coverage.

Nominations Announced for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012

On Wednesday, December 14, 2011 The Screen Actors Guild announced the Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2011 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.

SAG President Ken Howard introduced Judy Greer (“The Descendants”) and Regina King (TNT’s “Southland” and the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Social Media Ambassador) who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors®. SAG Awards Committee Chair Jo Beth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29  at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT at 10 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT). Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.tv and TBS.com live pre-show webcasts, which begin at 6 p.m. (ET)/ 3 p.m. (PT).

Of the top industry accolades presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers in Screen Actors Guild.  Two nominating panels–one for television and one for film–each composed of 2,100 randomly selected Guild members from across the United States, chose this year’s Actor® and stunt ensemble honors nominees. Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards’ official teller, mailed the nominations secret ballots on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Voting was completed at noon on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.

Final voting information will be mailed via postcard on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The entire active Guild membership across the country, numbering approximately 100,000 actors, may vote on all categories. Online voting is encouraged. In keeping with the SAG Awards commitment to sustainable practices, paper ballots will be available only upon request which must be made by Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.   All votes must be received at Integrity Voting Systems by noon on Friday, Jan. 27. Results will be tallied and sealed until the envelopes are opened by the presenters at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Jan. 29, 2012.

The Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, will be hosted for the 16th consecutive year by People Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).

18th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role DEMIÁN BICHIR / Carlos Galindo – “A BETTER LIFE” (Summit Entertainment) GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King – “THE DESCENDANTS” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover – “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures) JEAN DUJARDIN / George – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company) BRAD PITT / Billy Beane – “MONEYBALL” (Columbia Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role GLENN CLOSE  / Albert Nobbs – “ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions) VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher – “THE IRON LADY” (The Weinstein Company) TILDA SWINTON / Eva – “WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Marilyn Monroe – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role KENNETH BRANAGH / Sir Laurence Olivier – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company) ARMIE HAMMER / Clyde Tolson – “J. EDGAR” (Warner Bros. Pictures) JONAH HILL / Peter Brand – “MONEYBALL” (Columbia Pictures) NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon – “WARRIOR” (Lionsgate) CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal – “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company) JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan – “BRIDESMAIDS” (Universal Pictures) JANET McTEER / Hubert Page – “ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions) OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company) BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy JAMES CROMWELL / Clifton JEAN DUJARDIN / George JOHN GOODMAN / Al Zimmer PENELOPE ANN MILLER / Doris BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures) ROSE BYRNE / Helen JILL CLAYBURGH / Annie’s Mom ELLIE KEMPER / Becca MATT LUCAS  / Gil MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan WENDI McLENDON-COVEY / Rita CHRIS O’DOWD / Rhodes MAYA RUDOLPH / Lillian KRISTEN WIIG / Annie THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight Pictures) BEAU BRIDGES / Cousin Hugh GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King ROBERT FORSTER / Scott Thorson JUDY GREER  / Julie Speer MATTHEW LILLARD  / Brian Speer SHAILENE WOODLEY  / Alexandra King THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Sony Pictures Classics) KATHY BATES / Gertrude Stein ADRIEN BRODY / Salvador Dali CARLA BRUNI / Museum Guide MARION COTILLARD / Adriana RACHEL McADAMS / Inez MICHAEL SHEEN / Paul OWEN WILSON / Gil PRIMETIME TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Thurgood Marshall – “THURGOOD” (HBO) PAUL GIAMATTI / Ben Bernanke – “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO) GREG KINNEAR / Jack Kennedy – “THE KENNEDYS” (REELZ CHANNEL) GUY PEARCE / Monty Beragon – “MILDRED PIERCE“ (HBO) JAMES WOODS / Richard Fuld – “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries DIANE LANE / Pat Loud – “CINEMA VERITE” (HBO) MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS) EMILY WATSON / Janet Leach – “APPROPRIATE ADULT” (Sundance Channel) BETTY WHITE / Caroline Thomas – “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOST VALENTINE” (CBS) KATE WINSLET / Mildred Pierce – “MILDRED PIERCE” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series PATRICK J. ADAMS / Mike Ross – “SUITS” (USA) STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson - “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO) KYLE CHANDLER / Eric Taylor – “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” (DirecTV) BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC) MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series KATHY BATES / Harriet Korn – “HARRY’S LAW” (NBC) GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes  – “DAMAGES” (DirecTV) JESSICA LANGE / Constance – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY” (FX) JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS) KYRA SEDGWICK / Dept. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC) TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott  – “THE OFFICE” (NBC) JON CRYER / Alan Harper  – “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS) ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime) TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC) SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett  – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson DOMINIC CHIANESE / Leander Cephas Whitlock ROBERT CLOHESSY / Ward Boss Jim Neary DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner CHARLIE COX / Owen Sleater JOSIE & LUCY GALLINA / Emily Schroeder STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler HEATHER LIND / Katy KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder RORY & DECLAN McTIGUE / Teddy Schroeder GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody BRADY & CONNOR NOON/ Tommy Darmody KEVIN O’ROURKE / Mayor Edward Bader ALEKSA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody JACQUELINE PENNEWILL / Lilian VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein PETER VAN WAGNER / Isaac “Icky” Ginsburg SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Chalky White ANATOL YUSEF / Meyer Lansky BREAKING BAD (AMC) JONATHAN BANKS / Mike BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gus Fring ANNA GUNN / Skyler White RJ MITTE / Walter White, Jr. DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman DEXTER (Showtime) BILLY BROWN / Chicago Mike JENNIFER CARPENTER / Debra Morgan JOSH COOKE / Louis AIMEE GARCIA / Jamie Batista MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan COLIN HANKS / Travis Marshall DESMOND HARRINGTON / Joey Quinn RYA KIHLSTEDT / Michelle C.S. LEE / Vince Masuka EDWARD JAMES OLMOS / Professor Gellar JAMES REMAR / Harry Morgan LAUREN VELEZ / Lt. Maria LaGuerta DAVID ZAYAS / Sgt. Angel Batista GAME OF THRONES (HBO) AMRITA ACHARIA / Irri MARK ADDY /  King Robert Baratheon ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy JOSEF ALTIN / Pypar SEAN BEAN / Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark SUSAN BROWN / Septa Mordane EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Ser Jaime Lannister PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister RON DONACHIE / Ser Rodrik Cassel MICHELLE FAIRLEY / Lady Catelyn Stark JEROME FLYNN / Bronn ELYES GABEL /  Rakharo AIDAN GILLEN / “Littlefinger” Petyr Baelish JACK GLEESON / Joffrey Baratheon IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont JULIAN GLOVER / Grand Maester Pycelle KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow LENA HEADEY / Queen Cersei Lannister ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark CONLETH HILL / Lord Varys RICHARD MADDEN / Robb Stark JASON MOMOA / Khal Drogo RORY McCANN / Sandor Clegane IAN McELHINNEY / Barristan Selmy LUKE McEWAN / Rast ROXANNE McKEE / Doreah DAR SALIM / Qotho MARK STANLEY / Grenn DONALD SUMPTER / Maester Luwin SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Diane Lockhart JOSH CHARLES / Will Gardner ALAN CUMMING / Eli Gold MATT CZUCHRY / Cary Agos JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick CHRIS NOTH / Peter Florrick ARCHIE PANJABI / Kalinda Sharma GRAHAM PHILLIPS / Zach Florrick MAKENZIE VEGA / Grace Florrick Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 30 ROCK (NBC) SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie KEVIN BROWN / Dotcom GRIZZ CHAPMAN / Grizz TINA FEY / Liz Lemon JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney JOHN LUTZ / Lutz JACK MCBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan MAULIK PANCHOLY / Jonathan KEITH POWELL / Toofer THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS) MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler KALEY CUOCO / Penny JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski GLEE (FOX) DIANNA AGRON / Quinn Fabray CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel DARREN CRISS / Blaine Anderson ASHLEY FINK / Lauren Zizes DOT MARIE JONES / Coach Beiste JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury KEVIN McHALE / Artie Abrams LEA MICHELE / Rachel Berry CORY MONTEITH / Finn Hudson HEATHER MORRIS / Brittany Pierce MATTHEW MORRISON / Will Schuester MIKE O’MALLEY / Burt Hummel CHORD OVERSTREET / Sam Evans LAUREN POTTER / Becky Johnson AMBER RILEY / Mercedes Jones NAYA RIVERA / Santana Lopez MARK SALLING / Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman HARRY SHUM, JR. / Mike Chang IQBAL THEBA / Principal Figgins JENNA USHKOWITZ / Tina Cohen-Chang MODERN FAMILY (ABC) AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily JULIE BOWEN / Claire TY BURRELL / Phil JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell NOLAN GOULD / Luke SARAH HYLAND / Haley ED O’NEILL / Jay RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria ARIEL WINTER / Alex THE OFFICE (NBC) LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone CREED BRATTON / Creed Bratton STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly Halpert KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer ED HELMS / Andy Bernard MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor ELLIE KEMPER / Erin Hannon ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez CRAIG ROBINSON / Daryll Philbin JAMES SPADER / Robert California PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin-Vance RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute ZACH WOODS / Gabe Lewis SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (UNIVERSAL PICTURES) COWBOYS & ALIENS (UNIVERSAL PICTURES) HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES) TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PARAMOUNT PICTURES) X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (20TH CENTURY FOX) Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series DEXTER (SHOWTIME) GAME OF THRONES (HBO) SOUTHLAND (TNT) SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA (STARZ) TRUE BLOOD (HBO) LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award MARY TYLER MOORE

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards®, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about

Source: Screen Actors Guild
Photo credit to: Screen Actors Guild Awards

Regina King, star of TNT’s “Southland” To Serve as SAG Awards Social Media Ambassador

On Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Screen Actors Guild announced that Regina King, star of TNT’s critically acclaimed drama series “Southland,” will serve as social media ambassador for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® airing live on TNT and TBS Sunday, Jan. 29. Through posts on Twitter and Facebook, King will serve as the online face for the awards, giving viewers unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes moments during the weeks building up to the show, as well as from the red carpet.

King’s duties as the SAG Awards® social media ambassador will kick off when she announces this year’s nominations on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. (PT), telecast live on TNT and online at tnt.tv and tbs.com. During the six weeks leading up to the Jan. 29 simulcast of the award ceremony, King will continue to tweet and post about the SAG Awards, including updates on presenters and fashion. She will also post updates during rehearsals and provide her thoughts and insights from the red carpet on the big night.

In “Southland,” which returns for its fourth season beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), King plays Lydia Adams, a smart and perceptive LAPD detective who often finds herself becoming emotionally invested in the cases she handles. In March 2011, King earned the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in “Southland.”

King was nominated for a SAG Award as a member of the cast in the film “Ray,” for which she won an NAACP Image Award. Her extensive screen credits include “Jerry Maguire,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” “Enemy of the State,” “Boyz n the Hood,” “Poetic Justice,” “Higher Learning,” “Our Family Wedding,” “Year of the Dog,” “This Christmas,” “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous,” “A Cinderella Story,” “Daddy Day Care,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde,” “Friday, Down to Earth” and “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate”. She also provided the voice of Kreela in the animated film “Ant Bully.” For television, she starred in the movies “Living Proof” and “If These Walls Could Talk 2” and supplied the voices of Huey and Riley for the animated series “The Boondocks.”

TNT and TBS’s live simulcast of the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at 8 p.m. (ET), 5 p.m. (PT), 7 p.m. (CT) and 6 p.m. (MT). West Coast viewers who prefer to watch in primetime will be able to catch the encore presentation on TNT at 7 p.m. (PT) / 10 p.m. (ET).

Of the top industry honors presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are voted on solely by actors’ peers in the Screen Actors Guild. The SAG Awards was the first televised awards show created by a union to honor the work of actors and the first to present ensemble and cast awards. The SAG Awards nominees are chosen by separate film and television nominating committees, each consisting of 2,100 SAG members from around the country, randomly selected anew each year. All active members of Screen Actors Guild are eligible to vote for the final Actor® recipients.


The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards®, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG, TNT and TBS, visit http://sagawards.org

About Regina King: Regina King (born January 15, 1971) is an American film and television actress. She is well known for her role as Mary Jenkins‘s (played by Marla Gibbs) studious daughter, Brenda Jenkins, on the 1980s sitcom, 227, and for her critically acclaimed supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire. She is also known for voicing the lead characters of the animated series The Boondocks. King is currently starring in the television series Southland in the role of Lydia Adams.

Source: Screen Actors Guild & Wikipedia.
Photo credit to: Rodrigo Vaz for Diversity News Magazine published by Diversity News Publications and Greg Williams from Screen Actors Guild.

The 42nd NAACP Image Awards 2011 Complete Winners List

On Friday, March 4, 2011 The 42nd NAACP Image Awards were handle out live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.

The awards show was broadcast for two-hours from 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX Network. The 42nd NAACP Image Awards was hosted by Holly Robinson Peete and Wayne Brady.


The 42nd NAACP Image Awards Complete Winners List is courtesy of http://www.thewrap.com

TV

• Outstanding Comedy Series: “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”
• Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: David Mann – “Meet the Browns”
• Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: Vanessa Williams – “Desperate Housewives”
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ice Cube – “Are We There Yet?”
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”
• Outstanding Drama Series: “Grey’s Anatomy”
• Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles”
• Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Regina King – “Southland”
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Terrence Howard – “Law & Order: Los Angeles”
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order”
• Outstanding TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: “Sins of the Mother”
• Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Idris Elba – “Luther”
• Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Jill Scott – “Sins of the Mother”
• Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series: Darnell Williams (“All My Children”
• Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series: Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless”
• Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special): “Unsung”
• Outstanding Talk Series: “The View”
• Outstanding Reality Series: “Sunday Best”
• Outstanding Variety (Series or Special): “UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Richie”
• Outstanding Children’s Program: “True Jackson, VP”
• Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program (Series or Special): Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP”
• Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television): “For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots”
• Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Aaron McGruder – “The Boondocks”
• Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series: Shonda Rhimes – “Private Practice” – (Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?)
• Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: Kevin Rodney Sullivan – “Modern Family” (Game Changer)
• Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series: Millicent Shelton – “Men of a Certain Age” (Go with the Flow)
• FILM
• Outstanding Motion Picture: “For Colored Girls”

• Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington – “The Book of Eli”
• Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Halle Berry – “Frankie and Alice”
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Samuel L. Jackson – “Mother and Child”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls”

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture: “Frankie and Alice”

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture: “Biutiful”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television): Mary King, Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel, Marko King, Jonathan Watters, Cheryl Edwards – “Frankie and Alice” and Michael Elliot – “Just Wright”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television): Tyler Perry – “For Colored Girls”

 

MUSIC

• Outstanding New Artist: Willow Smith
• Outstanding Male Artist: Usher
• Outstanding Female Artist: Mary J. Blige
• Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration: John Legend and The Roots
• Outstanding Jazz Album: “From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf – Live in Marciac” – The Wynton Marsalis Quintet and Richard Galliano
• Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary): “You Are Not Alone” – Mavis Staples
• Outstanding World Music Album: “VOCAbuLarieS” – Bobby McFerrin
• Outstanding Music Video: “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” – Alicia Keys
• Outstanding Song: “Bittersweet” – Fantasia Barrino
• Outstanding Album: “Wake Up!” – John Legend and The Roots

 

LITERATURE

• Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction: Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan
• Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
• Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
• Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography: You Don’t Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles by Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.
• Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional: A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life by Antwone Fisher
• Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry:  100 Best African-American Poems by Nikki Giovanni
• Outstanding Literary Work – Children: My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Authors), Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
• Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens: Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me by Condoleezza Rice

The NAACP Image Awards also presented special awards to Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA – Surgeon General awarded (The Chairman’s Award) and General Colin L. Powell (The President’s Award).

If you want to find out who was nominated visit http://diversitynewspublications.com/2011/01/american-idol-glee-30-rock-nominated-for-the-42nd-naacp-image-awards/ and who attended the  Nominees’ Luncheon visit http://diversitynewspublications.com/2011/02/the-42nd-naacp-image-awards-nominees%E2%80%99-luncheon-at-the-beverly-hills-hotel/

About NAACP Image Awards:
The NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier event celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (television, recording, literature, motion picture and writing & directing), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors. For more information visit http://www.naacpimageawards.net


About the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP):
Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The organization’s half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information visit http://www.naacp.org

Photos Courtesy and (C) 2011 by Events & Celebrity Photographer Rodrigo Vaz for Diversity News Publications. (C) 2011 By Diversity News Publications.

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to all the winners, especial thank you to Rodrigo Vaz for covering the event for us.