Tyler Perry was the night's biggest winner. His film For Colored Girls won Best Motion Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Kimberly Elise), and Best Director. His television show "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" won Best Comedy Show, while David Mann won Best Actor in a Comedy Series for "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns." Tyler Perry came into the evening with an impressive nineteen nominations for his film and television shows.
Denzel Washington won the award for Actor in a Motion Picture for The Book of Eli. Actress in a Motion Picture went to Halle Berry for her role in Frankie & Alice. Samuel L. Jackson was recognized for his Supporting Acting work in Mother and Child.
Frankie & Alice was also winner of the award for Independent Motion Picture. The Foreign Motion Picture award went to Biutiful. The Documentary award was given to the two-part PBS series For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots.
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Complete list of winners for the NAACP's 42nd Image Awards
MOTION PICTURE
Motion Picture
For Colored Girls (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington - The Book of Eli (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Actress in a Motion Picture
Halle Berry - Frankie & Alice (Freestyle Releasing)
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Samuel L. Jackson - Mother and Child (Sony Pictures Classics)
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Kimberly Elise - For Colored Girls (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Independent Motion Picture
Frankie & Alice (Freestyle Releasing)
Foreign Motion Picture
Biutiful (Roadside Attractions)
DOCUMENTARY
Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (PBS)
WRITING
Writing in a Comedy Series
Aaron McGruder - "The Boondocks" -The Fund-Raiser (Cartoon Network)
Writing in a Dramatic Series
Shonda Rhimes - "Private Practice" -Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? (ABC)
Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television)
Michael Elliot - Just Wright (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
DIRECTING
Directing in a Comedy Series
Kevin Rodney Sullivan - "Modern Family" - Game Changer (ABC)
Directing in a Dramatic Series
Millicent Shelton - "Men of A Certain Age" - Go with the Flow (TNT)
Directing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television)
Tyler Perry - For Colored Girls (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
TELEVISION
Comedy Series
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
Actor in a Comedy Series
David Mann - "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" (TBS)
Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Williams - "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ice Cube - "Are We There Yet?" (TBS)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)
Drama Series
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J - "NCIS: Los Angeles " (CBS)
Actress in a Drama Series
Regina King - "Southland" (TNT)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Terrence Howard - "Law & Order: Los Angeles" (NBC)
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
S. Epatha Merkerson - "Law & Order" (NBC)
Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
"Sins of the Mother" (Lifetime Movie Network)
Actor in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
Idris Elba - "Luther" (BBC America)
Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Jill Scott - "Sins of the Mother" (Lifetime Movie Network)
Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Rodney Saulsberry - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (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
"Sunday Best" (BET Networks)
Variety (Series or Special)
"UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Richie" (Syndicated)
Children's Program
"True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon)
Performance in a Youth/ Children's Program (Series or Special)
Keke Palmer - "True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon)
RECORDING
New Artist
Willow (Roc Nation/Columbia Records)
Male Artist
Usher (Laface/Jive Records)
Female Artist
Mary J. Blige (Geffen Records/Matriarch)
Duo, Group or Collaboration
John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)
Jazz Album
"From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf - Live in Marciac" -The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano (The Orchard)
Gospel Album -(Traditional or Contemporary)
"You Are Not Alone" - Mavis Staples (ANTI Records)
World Music Album
"VOCAbuLarieS" - Bobby McFerrin (Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy)
Music video
"Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" - Alicia Keys (J Records)
Song
"Bittersweet" - Fantasia (J Records)
Album
"Wake Up!" - John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)
LITERATURE
Literary Work -Fiction
"Getting to Happy" - Terry McMillan (Penguin Group)
Literary Work -Non-Fiction
"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" - Michelle Alexander (The New Press)
Literary Work -Debut Author
"The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" - Isabel Wilkerson (Random House)
Literary Work -Biography/Auto-Biography
"You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles" - Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. (Crown)
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)
Literary Work -Poetry
"100 Best African-American Poems" - Nikki Giovanni (Sourcebooks MediaFusion)
Literary Work -Children
"My Brother Charlie" - Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Scholastic Press)
Literary Work -Youth/Teens
"Condoleezza Rice A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me" - Condoleezza Rice (Random House Children's Books)
SPECIAL HONOREES
Chairman's Award
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA - Surgeon General
President's Award
General Colin L. Powell
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