Awards & Winners

2011 NAACP Image Award

Check winners and nominations of 2011 NAACP Image Award. Check awards winners of 42nd NAACP Image Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

42nd NAACP Image Awards

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Samuel L. Jackson

Honored for : Mother and Child

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Nominee Nominated Work
Samuel L. Jackson Mother and Child
Don Cheadle Brooklyn's Finest
Idris Elba Takers
Michael Ealy For Colored Girls
Justin Timberlake The Social Network
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

Alicia Keys

Honored for : Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Maxwell Fistful of Tears
Sade Soldier of Love
Alicia Keys Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
Willow Smith Whip My Hair
Beyoncé Knowles Why Don\u2019t You Love Me
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Halle Berry

Honored for : Frankie and Alice

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Nominee Nominated Work
Halle Berry Frankie and Alice
Queen Latifah Just Wright
Kerry Washington Night Catches Us
Zoe Saldana The Losers
Janet Jackson Why Did I Get Married Too?
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture

Tyler Perry Studios

Honored for : For Colored Girls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lionsgate Entertainment For Colored Girls
Tyler Perry Studios For Colored Girls
Fox Searchlight Pictures Just Wright
Warner Bros. Pictures The Book of Eli
Focus Features The Kids Are All Right
Lionsgate Entertainment Why Did I Get Married Too?
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Denzel Washington

Honored for : The Book of Eli

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Nominee Nominated Work
Denzel Washington The Book of Eli
Anthony Mackie Night Catches Us
Common Just Wright
Jaden Smith The Karate Kid
Morgan Freeman RED
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Kimberly Elise

Honored for : For Colored Girls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kimberly Elise For Colored Girls
Whoopi Goldberg For Colored Girls
Jill Scott Why Did I Get Married Too?
Anika Noni Rose For Colored Girls
Phylicia Rash?d For Colored Girls
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Honored for : Frankie and Alice

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Nominee Nominated Work
Freestyle Releasing Frankie and Alice
Fox Searchlight Pictures Conviction
Sony Pictures Classics Mother and Child
Screen Media Ventures La Mission
Magnolia Pictures Night Catches Us
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

Roadside Attractions

Honored for : Biutiful

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roadside Attractions Biutiful
Magnolia Pictures Mother
Drafthouse Films Four Lions
Tessalit Productions Outside the Law
Showbox A Barefoot Dream
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Michael Elliot

Honored for : Just Wright

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Elliot Just Wright
Mary King Frankie and Alice
Jonathan Watters Frankie and Alice
Cheryl Edwards Frankie and Alice
Joe Shrapnel Frankie and Alice
Marko King Frankie and Alice
Anna Waterhouse Frankie and Alice
Tyler Perry Why Did I Get Married Too?
Michael C. Martin Brooklyn's Finest
Rodrigo García Mother and Child
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Tyler Perry

Honored for : For Colored Girls
(Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television))

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Tillman, Jr. Faster
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Tyler Perry For Colored Girls
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Albert Hughes The Book of Eli
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Allen Hughes The Book of Eli
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Tanya Hamilton Night Catches Us
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Geoffrey Sax Frankie and Alice
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

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Nominee Nominated Work
Glee
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Are We There Yet?
30 Rock
Modern Family
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

David Mann

Honored for : Meet the Browns
(Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Mann Meet the Browns
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Terry Crews Are We There Yet?
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Dulé Hill Psych
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
LaVan Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Phil Morris Love That Girl!
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ice Cube

Honored for : Are We There Yet?
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ice Cube Are We There Yet?
Lance Gross Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Lamman Rucker Meet the Browns
Tracy Morgan 30 Rock
Craig Robinson The Office
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Vanessa L. Williams

Honored for : Desperate Housewives

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vanessa L. Williams Desperate Housewives
Essence Atkins Are We There Yet?
Salli Richardson Eureka
Tatyana Ali Love That Girl!
Cassi Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sofía Vergara

Honored for : Modern Family

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sofía Vergara Modern Family
Amber Riley Glee
Viola Davis United States of Tara
Keshia Knight Pulliam Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Anna Deavere Smith Nurse Jackie
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Grey's Anatomy

(Outstanding Drama Series)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Drama Series
Hawthorne
Outstanding Drama Series
Detroit 1-8-7
Outstanding Drama Series
Treme
Outstanding Drama Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Outstanding Drama Series
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

LL Cool J

Honored for : NCIS: Los Angeles

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Nominee Nominated Work
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles
Anthony Anderson Law & Order
Laurence Fishburne CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Blair Underwood The Event
Hill Harper CSI: NY
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Regina King

Honored for : Southland

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Nominee Nominated Work
Regina King Southland
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Undercovers
Jada Pinkett Smith Hawthorne
Wendy Davis Army Wives
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Terrence Howard

Honored for : Law & Order: LA

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Nominee Nominated Work
Terrence Howard Law & Order: LA
Andre Braugher Men of a Certain Age
James Pickens Jr. Grey's Anatomy
Nelsan Ellis True Blood
Giancarlo Esposito Breaking Bad
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

S. Epatha Merkerson

Honored for : Law & Order
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)

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Nominee Nominated Work
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Sara Ramirez Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Sandra Oh Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard Memphis Beat
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Vanessa Bell Calloway Hawthorne
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Idris Elba

Honored for : Luther

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Nominee Nominated Work
Idris Elba Luther
Michael Jai White One Angry Juror
Benito Martinez Lies in Plain Sight
Jon Seda The Pacific
Mahershala Ali The Wronged Man
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Damon Lee, Paul A. Kaufman

Honored for : Sins of the Mother

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Nominee Nominated Work
Damon Lee Sins of the Mother
Paul A. Kaufman Sins of the Mother
Luther
The Wronged Man
America: The Story of Us
Part 4
Filling The Gap
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Jill Scott

Honored for : Sins of the Mother

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jill Scott Sins of the Mother
Rosie Perez Lies in Plain Sight
Lucy Liu Marry Me
Tamera Mowry Double Wedding
Tia Mowry Double Wedding
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Darnell Williams

Honored for : All My Children

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Nominee Nominated Work
Darnell Williams All My Children
Aaron D. Spears The Bold and the Beautiful
Cornelius Smith Jr. All My Children
Rodney Saulsberry The Bold and the Beautiful
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Tatyana Ali

Honored for : The Young and the Restless

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tatyana Ali The Young and the Restless
Tonya Lee Williams The Young and the Restless
Debbi Morgan All My Children
Yvette Freeman The Bold and the Beautiful
Julia Pace Mitchell The Young and the Restless
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special

UnSung

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Nominee Nominated Work
UnSung
A Conversation with President Obama
Anderson Cooper 360°
Washington Watch with Roland Martin
Judge Mathis
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series

The View

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Nominee Nominated Work
The View
The Mo'Nique Show
Larry King Live
TV One on One
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Reality Series

Sunday Best

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sunday Best
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
America's Next Top Model
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special

An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie

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Nominee Nominated Work
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie
The BET Honors
The BET Honors (2010)
Black Girls Rock
Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour
TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program

True Jackson, VP

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Nominee Nominated Work
True Jackson, VP
Brave New Voices 2010
The Backyardigans
Dora the Explorer
Wizards of Waverly Place
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special

Keke Palmer

Honored for : True Jackson, VP

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Nominee Nominated Work
Keke Palmer True Jackson, VP
Nick Cannon TeenNick HALO Awards
2010 TeenNick HALO Awards
Selena Gomez Wizards of Waverly Place
Victoria Justice Victorious
Lance Robertson Yo Gabba Gabba!
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Willow Smith
Jason Derülo
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj
B.o.B
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Usher
Cee Lo Green
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Ne-Yo
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary J. Blige
Sade
Chrisette Michele
Rihanna
Corinne Bailey Rae
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Legend
The Roots
The Black Eyed Peas
Eminem
Rihanna
Diddy-Dirty Money
Herbie Hancock
Chaka Khan
India.Arie
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

Fantasia

Honored for : Bittersweet
(J Records)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fantasia Bittersweet
J Records
Maxwell Fistful of Tears
Columbia Records
Cee Lo Green Fuck You
Elektra Records
Sade Soldier of Love
Epic Records
Alicia Keys Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
J Records
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

John Legend, The Roots

Honored for : Wake Up!

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Legend Wake Up!
The Roots Wake Up!
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Smokey Robinson Now And Then
Usher Raymond V Raymond
Sade Soldier of Love
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

Terry McMillan

Honored for : Getting to Happy
(Penguin Group)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Terry McMillan Getting to Happy
Penguin Group
Jabari Asim A Taste of Honey
Broadway Books
Bernice L. McFadden Glorious
Akashic Books
Pearl Cleage Till You Hear From Me
Ballantine Books/One World
Dolen Perkins-Valdez Wench
Amistad
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author

Isabel Wilkerson

Honored for : The Warmth of Other Suns

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Nominee Nominated Work
Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns
Dolen Perkins-Valdez Wench: A Novel (P.S.)
Heidi W. Durrow The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
Maaza Mengiste Beneath the Lion\u2019s Gaze
Peter Akinti Forest Gate
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto-biography

Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.

Honored for : You Don\u2019t Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles
(Crown)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Charles Robinson, Jr. You Don\u2019t Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles
Crown
Ruth Hobday Conversations with Myself
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Nelson Mandela Conversations with Myself
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Jay-Z Decoded
Spiegel & Gran, a division of Random House
Condoleezza Rice Extraordinary, Ordinary People
Crown Archetype
Shoshana Johnson I\u2019m Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen \u2013 My Journey Home
Touchstone, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional

Antwone Fisher

Honored for : A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life

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Nominee Nominated Work
Antwone Fisher A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life
Robert Ferguson Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness and Mindset Makeover to Maximize Fat Loss
Malaak Compton Rock If it Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too
Kirk Franklin The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms
Elaine Meryl Brown The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women
Rhonda McLean The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women
Marsha Haygood The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry

Nikki Giovanni

Honored for : 100 Best African-American Poems
(Sourcebooks MediaFusion)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nikki Giovanni 100 Best African-American Poems
Sourcebooks MediaFusion
Alice Walker Hard Times Require Furious Dancing
New World Library
Shiloh McCloud Hard Times Require Furious Dancing
New World Library
Major Jackson Holding Company
W.W. Norton & Company
Camille Dungy Suck on the Marrow
Red Hen Press
Derek Walcott White Egrets
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Children's

Holly Robinson, Ryan Elizabeth Peete

Honored for : My Brother Charlie
(Scholastic Press)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Holly Robinson My Brother Charlie
Scholastic Press
Ryan Elizabeth Peete My Brother Charlie
Scholastic Press
Eric Velasquez Grandma's Gift
Donna Jo Napoli Mama Miti
Paula Wiseman Books","Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Kadir Nelson Mama Miti
Paula Wiseman Books","Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Monica Brown Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez
Harper Collins Children's Books
Joe Cepeda Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez
Harper Collins Children's Books
Eloise Greenfield The Great Migration: Journey to the North
Harper Collins Children's Books
Jan Gilchrist The Great Migration: Journey to the North
Harper Collins Children's Books
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary-Television

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

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Nominee Nominated Work
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise
Waiting for \"Superman\"
Disturbing the Universe: Radical Lawyer William Kunstler
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Aaron McGruder

Honored for : The Boondocks
(The Fund-Raiser)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron McGruder The Boondocks
The Fund-Raiser
Daniel Chun The Office
Nepotism
Kenny Smith, Jr. Pair of Kings
Where the Wild Kings Are
Myra J. Meet the Browns
Meet the Racist
Vali Chandrasekaran 30 Rock
Khonani
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

Shonda Rhimes

Honored for : Private Practice
(Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alexander Woo True Blood
It Hurts Me Too
Janine Sherman Barrois Criminal Minds
Remembrance of Things Past
Judith McCreary Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Disabled
Leyani Diaz The Event
Loyalty
Vanessa Rojas The Event
Loyalty
Shonda Rhimes Private Practice
Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Honored for : Modern Family
(Game Changer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Morton Eureka
Stoned
Justin Lin Community
Modern Warfare
Ken Whittingham 30 Rock
Anna Howard Shaw Day
Kevin Rodney Sullivan Modern Family
Game Changer
Michael Schultz Chuck
Chuck vs. \u201CThe Couch Lock\u201D
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Millicent Shelton

Honored for : Men of a Certain Age
(Go with the Flow)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Félix Enríquez Alcalá Southland
What Makes Sammy Run
Millicent Shelton Men of a Certain Age
Go with the Flow
Paris Barclay In Treatment
Sunil: Week 6
Seith Mann Friday Night Lights
Injury List
Stephen Williams Undercovers
Instructions
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction

Michelle Alexander

Honored for : The New Jim Crow

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Burrell Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority
Faith S. Holsaert Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC
Judy Richardson Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC
Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC
Betty Garman Robinson Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC
Jean Smith Young Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC
Dorothy M. Zellner Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC
Julianne Malveaux Surviving and Thriving 365 Days in Black Economic History
Nell Irvin Painter The History of White People
Michelle Alexander The New Jim Crow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album

The Wynton Marsalis Quintet, Richard Galliano

Honored for : From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Wynton Marsalis Quintet From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf
Richard Galliano From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf
Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959) To Billie with Love
Geri Allen Geri Allen & Timeline Live
Herbie Hancock The Imagine Project
Bobby McFerrin Vocabularies
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth / Teens

Condoleezza Rice

Honored for : A Memoir of My Extraodinary, Ordinary Family and Me

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Nominee Nominated Work
Condoleezza Rice A Memoir of My Extraodinary, Ordinary Family and Me
Walter Dean Myers Lockdown
Jeff Burlingame Malcolm X: I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men
Sharon Draper Out of My Mind
Rita Williams-Garcia One Crazy Summer
NAACP Image Award – President's Award