Anthony Hemingway's Red Tails, the World War II film about the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II was named winner of Best Motion Picture. It had been up against Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Flight and Tyler Perry's Good Deeds.
The night however belonged to Kerry Washington who picked up three awards. She was named Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Django Unchained and Best Actress in a Drama Series for Scandal. In addition, she was presented with the President’s Award for her activist work on Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities and for the V-Counsel to end violence against women and girls.
The winner for Best Independent Motion Picture was Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild, while The Intouchables won for Best International Motion Picture.
Nominations for the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards
Complete winners for the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards
MOTION PICTURE
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
Documentary - (Theatrical or Television)
On the Shoulders of Giants - The Story of the Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of (Showtime)
TELEVISION
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)
RECORDING
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)
LITERATURE
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 " - Jeffrey Toobin (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), Raymons Obstfeld (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
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)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Chairman's Award
Vice Admiral Michelle Howard
Vanguard Award
George Lucas
President's Award
Kerry Washington
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