Awards & Winners

2013 NAACP Image Award

Check winners and nominations of 2013 NAACP Image Award. Check awards winners of 44th NAACP Image Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

44th NAACP Image Awards

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Denzel Washington

Honored for : Flight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Denzel Washington Flight
Jamie Foxx Django Unchained
Morgan Freeman The Magic of Belle Isle
Suraj Sharma Life of Pi
Tyler Perry Alex Cross
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Samuel L. Jackson

Honored for : Django Unchained

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Oyelowo Middle of Nowhere
Don Cheadle Flight
Dwight Henry Beasts of the Southern Wild
Lenny Kravitz The Hunger Games
Samuel L. Jackson Django Unchained
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture

Lucasfilm

Honored for : Red Tails

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lucasfilm Red Tails
Fox Searchlight Pictures Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Weinstein Company Django Unchained
Paramount Pictures Flight
Lionsgate Entertainment Good Deeds
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Elizabeth Hunter

Honored for : Abducted: The Carlina White Story

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elizabeth Hunter Abducted: The Carlina White Story
John Gatins Flight
John Ridley Red Tails
Aaron McGruder Red Tails
Keith Merryman Think Like A Man
David A. Newman Think Like A Man
Ol Parker The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Kerry Washington

Honored for : Django Unchained

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Nominee Nominated Work
Amandla Stenberg The Hunger Games
Gloria Reuben Lincoln
Kerry Washington Django Unchained
Phylicia Rash?d Good Deeds
Taraji P. Henson Think Like A Man
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Honored for : Beasts of the Southern Wild

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fox Searchlight Pictures Beasts of the Southern Wild
GKIDS Chico and Rita
Lucasfilm Red Tails
Harbinger Media Partners Unconditional
CodeBlack Entertainment Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Lucasfilm

Honored for : Red Tails

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fox Searchlight Pictures Beasts of the Southern Wild
GKIDS Chico and Rita
Lucasfilm Red Tails
Harbinger Media Partners Unconditional
CodeBlack Entertainment Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Lance Gross

Honored for : Tyler Perry's House of Payne

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lance Gross Tyler Perry's House of Payne
TBS
Aziz Ansari Parks and Recreation
NBC
Craig Robinson The Office
NBC
Donald Glover Community
NBC
Tracy Morgan 30 Rock
NBC
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Benh Zeitlin

Honored for : Beasts of the Southern Wild

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Nominee Nominated Work
Benh Zeitlin Beasts of the Southern Wild
Vondie Curtis-Hall Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Tim Story Think Like A Man
Peter Ramsey Rise of the Guardians
Anthony Hemingway Red Tails
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Don Cheadle

Honored for : House of Lies

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Anderson Guys with Kids
Damon Wayans, Jr. Happy Endings
Don Cheadle House of Lies
Donald Faison The Exes
Hosea Chanchez The Game
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Vanessa L. Williams

Honored for : Desperate Housewives

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anna Deavere Smith Nurse Jackie
Gabourey Sidibe The Big C
Gladys Knight The First Family
Rashida Jones Parks and Recreation
Vanessa L. Williams Desperate Housewives
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Cassi Davis

Honored for : Tyler Perry's House of Payne

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Nominee Nominated Work
Amber Riley Glee
Cassi Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Kellita Smith The First Family
Tatyana Ali Love That Girl!
Wendy Raquel Robinson The Game
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Scandal

(ABC)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Boardwalk Empire
Grey's Anatomy
Scandal
Treme
True Blood
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
Michael Clarke Duncan The Finder
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles
Dulé Hill Psych
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Wendell Pierce Treme
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Kerry Washington

Honored for : Scandal

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
Kerry Washington Scandal
Khandi Alexander Treme
Regina King Southland
Sandra Oh Grey's Anatomy
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Omar Epps

Honored for : House

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Nominee Nominated Work
Omar Epps House
Clarke Peters Treme
Dev Patel The Newsroom
Rockmond Dunbar Sons of Anarchy
Rocky Carroll NCIS
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

The Weinstein Company

Honored for : The Intouchables

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Weinstein Company The Intouchables
GKIDS Chico and Rita
ARC Entertainment Cristiada
E1 Entertainment Special Forces
Sony Pictures Classics The Raid
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Loretta Devine

Honored for : Grey's Anatomy

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Nominee Nominated Work
Loretta Devine Grey's Anatomy
Archie Panjabi The Good Wife
Joy Bryant Parenthood
Lucy Liu Southland
Rutina Wesley True Blood
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Steel Magnolias

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sugar Mommas
Steel Magnolias
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Raising Izzie
Firelight
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Honored for : Firelight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Firelight
Afemo Omilami Steel Magnolias
Michael Jai White Somebody's Child
Rockmond Dunbar Raising Izzie
Tory Kittles Steel Magnolias
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

The Game

(BET)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Game
BET
Glee
Fox
Modern Family
ABC
The Mindy Project
Fox
The Soul Man
TV Land
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series

The View

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Nominee Nominated Work
The View
Don't Sleep!
Oprah's Lifeclass
Oprah's Next Chapter
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
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
Angell Conwell The Young and the Restless
Julia Pace Mitchell The Young and the Restless
Kristolyn Lloyd The Bold and the Beautiful
Shenell Edmonds One Life to Live
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Reality Series

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's

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Nominee Nominated Work
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's
Dancing with the Stars
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
The X Factor (U.S.)
Tia & Tamera
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special

Black Girls Rock! 2012

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Nominee Nominated Work
Black Girls Rock! 2012
The First Graduating Class: Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls
Verses & Flow
Oprah Presents Master Class
Oprah and the Legendary Cast of Roots 35 Years Later
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special

Loretta Devine

Honored for : Doc McStuffins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nick Cannon TeenNick HALO Awards
2012 TeenNick Halo Awards
Loretta Devine Doc McStuffins
China Anne McClain A.N.T. Farm
Keke Palmer Winx Club: Enchantix
Tyler James Williams Let It Shine
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bruno Mars
Lupe Fiasco
Miguel Jontel Pimentel
Trey Songz
Usher
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elle Varner
Gary Clark, Jr.
Lianne La Havas
Melanie Amaro
OMG Girlz
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alicia Keys
Elle Varner
Estelle
Missy Elliott
Tamela Mann
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Alfre Woodard

Honored for : Steel Magnolias

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alfre Woodard Steel Magnolias
Jill Scott Steel Magnolias
Keke Palmer Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Phylicia Rash?d Steel Magnolias
Queen Latifah Steel Magnolias
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Mary
Chuck D
Will.i.am
Herbie Hancock
DJ Johnny Juice
Fun
Janelle Monae
Lupe Fiasco
Guy Sebastian
Ne-Yo
Herbie Hancock
John Rzeznik
Delta Rae
Natasha Bedingfield
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Honored for : The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeff Bradshaw Bone Appetit
Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection
Brian Culbertson Dreams
Marcus Miller Renaissance
Kenny Garrett Seeds From the Underground
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music Album

Estelle

Honored for : All of Me

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Nominee Nominated Work
Estelle All of Me
KG Omulo Ayah Ye! Moving Train
K'naan Country, God or the Girl
Brother B Diversionary
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album

Mary Mary

Honored for : Go Get It

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Mary Go Get It
Columbia
Tamela Mann Best Days
Tillymann Music Group
Fred Hammond God, Love & Romance
Verity Gospel Music Group
Marvin Sapp I Win
Verity Gospel Music Group
Le'Andria Johnson The Experience
Music World Gospel
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Kristoff St. John

Honored for : The Young and the Restless
(CBS)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron D. Spears The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS
Erik Valdez General Hospital
ABC
James Reynolds Days of Our Lives
NBC
Kristoff St. John The Young and the Restless
CBS
Rodney Saulsberry The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

Whitney Houston

Honored for : I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

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Nominee Nominated Work
Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
Michael Jackson Bad 25
Alicia Keys Girl on Fire
Chuck D On the Shoulders of Giants - The Soundtrack
Will.i.am On the Shoulders of Giants - The Soundtrack
Herbie Hancock On the Shoulders of Giants - The Soundtrack
Nikki Yanofsky On the Shoulders of Giants - The Soundtrack
Elle Varner Perfectly Imperfect
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

Alicia Keys

Honored for : Girl On Fire

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Nominee Nominated Work
Miguel Jontel Pimentel Adorn
Alicia Keys Girl On Fire
Bruno Mars Locked Out of Heaven
Cee Lo Green This Christmas
Kem You're On My Mind
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author

Darryl L. Lacy

Honored for : Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words

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Nominee Nominated Work
Darryl L. Lacy Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
Yvvette Edwards A Cupboard Full of Coats
R. Kayeen Thomas Antebellum
Mayi Ngwala Congo: Spirit of Darkness
Sonia Jackson Myles The Sister Accord: 51 Ways To Love Your Sister
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry

Truth Thomas

Honored for : Speak Water

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Nominee Nominated Work
Truth Thomas Speak Water
Arisa White Hurrah's Nest
Marcus Wicker Maybe the Saddest Thing
Rowan Ricardo Phillips The Ground: Poems
Natasha Trethewey Thrall: Poems
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth / Teens

Gregory Reed

Honored for : Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue with America's Young Leader

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kekla Magoon Fire in the Streets
Sharon Flake Pinned
Alice Randall The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess
Caroline Randall William The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess
Shadra Strickland The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess
Christopher Paul Curtis The Mighty Miss Malone
Gregory Reed Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue with America's Young Leader
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional

Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard

Honored for : Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer S. Matthews 12 Ways To Put Money In Your Pocket Every Month Without A Part-Time Job: The Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat
50 Cent Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life
Eleanor Hinton Hoytt Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide
Hilary Beard Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide
Paul Carrick Brunson It's Complicated (But It Doesn't Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love
Jim Smith Jr. The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss or Life Throws at You
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary

On the Shoulders of Giants

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Nominee Nominated Work
On the Shoulders of Giants
Brooklyn Castle
First Position
Marley
Black Wings
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

Whitney Houston, R. Kelly

Honored for : I Look to You

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Nominee Nominated Work
Whitney Houston I Look to You
R. Kelly I Look to You
Kem Be Mine for Christmas
Kem Glorify the King
Bruno Mars Locked Out of Heaven
Kem You're On My Mind
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Marc Wilmore

Honored for : The Simpsons
(The Spy Who Learned Me)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Karin Gist House of Lies
Mini-Mogul
Marc Wilmore The Simpsons
The Spy Who Learned Me
Michael Shipley Last Man Standing
High Expectations
Prentice Penny Happy Endings
Meet the Parrots
Vali Chandrasekaran 30 Rock
Murphy Brown Lied to Us
Robert Carlock 30 Rock
Murphy Brown Lied to Us
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

Cheo Hodari Coker

Honored for : Southland
(God's Work)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cheo Hodari Coker Southland
God's Work
Janine Sherman Barrois Criminal Minds
The Pact
Shonda Rhimes Grey's Anatomy
Flight
Shonda Rhimes Scandal
Sweet Baby
Zoanne Clack Grey's Anatomy
This Magic Moment
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Ken Whittingham

Honored for : Parks and Recreation
(How a Bill Becomes Law)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Whittingham Parks and Recreation
How a Bill Becomes Law
Stan Lathan The Soul Man
Pilot
Millicent Shelton Go On
Big League Chew
Ken Whittingham 30 Rock
Queen of Jordan 2: The Mystery of the Phantom Pooper
Bentley Kyle Evans Love That Girl!
Right or Right Now
NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
NAACP Image Award – Vanguard Award
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Paris Barclay

Honored for : Smash
(For episode The Coup)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paris Barclay Smash
For episode \"The Coup\"
Thomas Carter The Mob Doctor
For episode \"Legacy\"
Mario Van Peebles Boss
For episode \"Backflash\"
Kevin Hooks Last Resort
For episode \"Blue on Blue\"
Ernest R. Dickerson Treme
For episode \"Don't You Leave Me Here\"
NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

Kimberla Lawson Roby

Honored for : The Reverend's Wife

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Nominee Nominated Work
Victoria Christopher Murray Destiny's Divas
Dywane D. Birch Silent Cry
Kimberla Lawson Roby The Reverend's Wife
Reshonda Tate-Billingsley The Secret She Kept
Beverly Jenkins A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Kasha and the Zulu King

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kasha and the Zulu King
BET
Degrassi: The Next Generation
TeenNick
Avatar: Legend of Korra
Nickelodeon
TeenNick HALO Awards
Nick@Nite. For the TeenNick HALO Awards 2012 episode.
The Weight Of The Nation For Kids
HBO
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Children's

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld

Honored for : What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jabari Asim Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
Renee Watson Harlem's Little Blackbird
Joyce Carol Thomas In the Land of Milk and Honey
Kwame Alexander Indigo Blume and the Garden City
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Raymond Obstfeld What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto-biography

John Lewis

Honored for : Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Lewis Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change
Kofi Annan Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
Tom Reiss The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Willie Allen The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
RJ Smith The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction

Jeffrey Toobin

Honored for : The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court

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Nominee Nominated Work
Spiegel & Grau Fraternity
Jeffrey Toobin The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Deborah Davis Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation
Constance L. Rice Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones
Shirley Sherrod The Courage to Hope
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Viola Davis

Honored for : Won't Back Down

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Nominee Nominated Work
Viola Davis Won't Back Down
Emayatzy E. Corinealdi Middle of Nowhere
Halle Berry Cloud Atlas
Loretta Devine In the Hive
Quvenzhané Wallis Beasts of the Southern Wild
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

UnSung

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Nominee Nominated Work
UnSung
Power of 12
Ask Obama Live: An MTV Interview with The President
Judge Mathis
Save My Son with Dr. Steve Perry
Washington Watch with Roland Martin
NAACP Image Award – President's Award