Awards & Winners

2014 NAACP Image Award

Check winners and nominations of 2014 NAACP Image Award. Check awards winners of 45th NAACP Image Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

45th NAACP Image Awards

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Legend
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Charlie Wilson
Robin Thicke
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Janelle Monae
India.Arie
Beyoncé Knowles
Mary J. Blige
Ledisi
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Being Mary Jane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Luther
Being Mary Jane
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Betty and Coretta
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album

Tamela Mann

Honored for : Best Days
(Deluxe Edition)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shirley Caesar Good God
Music From The Motion Picture Black Nativity
Various Artists
Donald Lawrence Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 (Live)
Hezekiah Walker Azusa: The Next Generation
Tamela Mann Best Days
Deluxe Edition
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Kevin Hart

Honored for : Real Husbands of Hollywood

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Nominee Nominated Work
Don Cheadle House of Lies
Kevin Hart Real Husbands of Hollywood
Cedric the Entertainer The Soul Man
Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Dulé Hill Psych
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu

Honored for : Q.U.E.E.N.

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alicia Keys Fire We Make
Maxwell Fire We Make
John Legend Made To Love
India.Arie Cocoa Butter
Bruno Mars Treasure
Janelle Monae Q.U.E.E.N.
Erykah Badu Q.U.E.E.N.
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, T.I.

Honored for : Blurred Lines
(Star Trak/Interscope)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alicia Keys Fire We Make
RCA Records
Maxwell Fire We Make
RCA Records
Robin Thicke Blurred Lines
Star Trak/Interscope
T.I. Blurred Lines
Star Trak/Interscope
Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines
Star Trak/Interscope
Justin Timberlake Suit & Tie
RCA Records
Jay-Z Suit & Tie
RCA Records
Toni Braxton Hurt You
Motown Records
Babyface Hurt You
Motown Records
Mariah Carey Beautiful
Island Def Jam
Miguel Jontel Pimentel Beautiful
Island Def Jam
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Weinstein Company Fruitvale Station
Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions Fruitvale Station
OG Project Fruitvale Station
Sundance Selects Blue Caprice
CodeBlack Entertainment The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
Lions Gate Entertainment The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
iDeal Partners The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
State Street Pictures The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
Kartemquin Films The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Focus Features Dallas Buyers Club
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Reality Series

Iyanla: Fix My Life

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Nominee Nominated Work
Iyanla: Fix My Life
The Voice
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's
Sunday Best
Shark Tank
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
Danny Glover Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Omari Hardwick Being Mary Jane
Malik Yoba Betty and Coretta
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Scandal

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Nominee Nominated Work
Scandal
ABC
Grey's Anatomy
ABC
Boardwalk Empire
HBO
Treme
HBO
The Good Wife
CBS
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Lupita Nyong'o

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Oprah Winfrey The Butler
Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave
Octavia Spencer Fruitvale Station
Naomie Harris Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Alfre Woodard 12 Years a Slave
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Kerry Washington

Honored for : Scandal

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kerry Washington Scandal
Regina King Southland
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
Khandi Alexander Treme
Nicole Beharie Sleepy Hollow
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Brandy Norwood

Honored for : The Game

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nia Long House of Lies
Sofía Vergara Modern Family
Anna Deavere Smith Nurse Jackie
Brandy Norwood The Game
Rashida Jones Parks and Recreation
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series

Steve Harvey

(Syndicated)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Harvey
Syndicated
Oprah Prime
OWN
The Queen Latifah Show
Syndicated
Oprah's Lifeclass
OWN
The Arsenio Hall Show
Syndicated
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
Wendell Pierce Treme
Michael Ealy Almost Human
Shemar Moore Criminal Minds
James Pickens Jr. Grey's Anatomy
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

David Oyelowo

Honored for : The Butler

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Oyelowo The Butler
Terrence Howard The Butler
Cuba Gooding, Jr. The Butler
Terrence Howard The Best Man Holiday
Morris Chestnut The Best Man Holiday
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special

Black Girls Rock! 2013

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Nominee Nominated Work
Black Girls Rock! 2013
Key & Peele
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Oprah's Master Class
12 Years a Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

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Nominee Nominated Work
UnSung
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Justice for Trayvon: Our Son Is Your Son
Oprah: Where Are They Now?
Mandela: Freedom's Father
NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Gabrielle Union

Honored for : Being Mary Jane

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gabrielle Union Being Mary Jane
Angela Bassett American Horror Story
Season: Coven
Angela Bassett Betty and Coretta
Keke Palmer CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
Gabourey Sidibe American Horror Story
Season: Coven
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
RaVaughn
K.Michelle
Zendaya
Ariana Grande
Candice Glover
NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Real Husbands of Hollywood

(BET)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Real Husbands of Hollywood
BET
Modern Family
ABC
The Game
BET
House of Lies
Showtime
The Soul Man
TV Land
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Angela Bassett

Honored for : Black Nativity

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nicole Beharie 42
Jennifer Hudson Winnie
Halle Berry The Call
Angela Bassett Black Nativity
Kerry Washington We the Peeples
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Forest Whitaker

Honored for : The Butler

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Forest Whitaker The Butler
Michael B. Jordan Fruitvale Station
Chadwick Boseman 42
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture

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Nominee Nominated Work
River Road Entertainment 12 Years a Slave
Plan B Entertainment 12 Years a Slave
Regency Enterprises 12 Years a Slave
Fox Searchlight Pictures 12 Years a Slave
The Weinstein Company The Butler
Lee Daniels Entertainment The Butler
Laura Ziskin Productions The Butler
Windy Hill Pictures The Butler
Follow Through Productions The Butler
Salamander Pictures The Butler
Pam Williams Productions The Butler
The Weinstein Company Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Distant Horizon Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Origin Pictures Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Pathé Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Videovision Entertainment Production Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Weinstein Company Fruitvale Station
Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions Fruitvale Station
OG Project Fruitvale Station
Universal Studios The Best Man Holiday
Blackmaled Productions The Best Man Holiday
Sean Daniel Company The Best Man Holiday
NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year

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Nominee Nominated Work
Beyoncé Knowles
Dwayne Johnson
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Nicole Beharie
Oprah Winfrey
Tyler Perry
Pharrell Williams
Steve Harvey
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

Item 7

Honored for : War Witch

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lindy Hop Pictures LLC Call Me Kuchu
ArtMattan Productions La Playa DC
Argot Pictures High Tech, Low Life
Animal Defenders International Lion Ark
Item 7 War Witch
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

John Ridley

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alfonso Cuarón Gravity
Jonás Cuarón Gravity
John Ridley 12 Years a Slave
Ryan Coogler Fruitvale Station
Danny Strong The Butler
Brian Helgeland 42
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Steve McQueen

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jono Oliver Home
Malcolm D. Lee The Best Man Holiday
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
Justin Chadwick Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Lee Daniels The Butler
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Morris Chestnut

Honored for : Nurse Jackie

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tracy Morgan 30 Rock
NBC
Morris Chestnut Nurse Jackie
Showtime
Nick Cannon Real Husbands of Hollywood
BET
Boris Kodjoe Real Husbands of Hollywood
BET
J. B. Smoove Real Husbands of Hollywood
BET
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Wendy Raquel Robinson

Honored for : The Game
(BET)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wendy Raquel Robinson The Game
Niecy Nash The Soul Man
Tasha Smith Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
Aisha Tyler Archer
Mindy Kaling The Mindy Project
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Joe Morton

Honored for : Scandal

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Nominee Nominated Work
Columbus Short Scandal
Joe Morton Scandal
Guillermo Díaz Scandal
Jeffrey Wright Boardwalk Empire
Michael K. Williams Boardwalk Empire
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Taraji P. Henson

Honored for : Person of Interest

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Nominee Nominated Work
Taraji P. Henson Person of Interest
Diahann Carroll White Collar
Debbie Allen Grey's Anatomy
Archie Panjabi The Good Wife
Vanessa L. Williams 666 Park Avenue
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
Kristoff St. John The Young and the Restless
Aaron D. Spears The Bold and the Beautiful
Lawrence Saint-Victor The Bold and the Beautiful
Redaric Williams The Young and the Restless
Tequan Richmond General Hospital
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Tatyana Ali

Honored for : The Young and the Restless
(CBS)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tatyana Ali The Young and the Restless
Christel Khalil The Young and the Restless
Angell Conwell The Young and the Restless
Karla Cheatham Mosley The Bold and the Beautiful
Kristolyn Lloyd The Bold and the Beautiful
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Masterclass

(Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Masterclass
Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass
Postcards: Mandela
The Africa Channel
Dora the Explorer
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon HALO Awards
2013 HALO Awards
A.N.T. Farm
Disney Channel
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special

China Anne McClain

Honored for : A.N.T. Farm
(Disney Channel)

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Nominee Nominated Work
China Anne McClain A.N.T. Farm
Zendaya Shake It Up
Fátima Ptacek Dora the Explorer
Eric I. Keyes III Live Life and Win!
Karan Brar Jessie
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album

SFJazz Collective

Honored for : The Songs of Stevie Wonder

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Nominee Nominated Work
Boney James The Beat
SFJazz Collective The Songs of Stevie Wonder
Dave Koz Summer Horns
Gerald Albright Summer Horns
Mindi Abair Summer Horns
Richard Elliot Summer Horns
Najee The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey
Kevin Eubanks The Messenger
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music Album

Natalie Cole

Honored for : Natalie Cole en Español

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Nominee Nominated Work
Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Gloria Estefan The Standards
Lady Ele Coming from a Lady
Laura Mvula Sing to the Moon
Natalie Cole Natalie Cole en Español
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

John Legend

Honored for : All of Me
(Columbia Records)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robin Thicke Blurred Lines
T.I. Blurred Lines
Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines
John Legend All of Me
Alicia Keys Fire We Make
Maxwell Fire We Make
Bruno Mars Treasure
Janelle Monae Q.U.E.E.N.
Erykah Badu Q.U.E.E.N.
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

Charlie Wilson

Honored for : Love, Charlie

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Legend Love In The Future
Janelle Monae The Electric Lady
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience \u2013 The Complete Experience
Robin Thicke Blurred Lines
Charlie Wilson Love, Charlie
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

Pamela Samuels Young

Honored for : Anybody's Daughter
(Goldman House Publishing)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Pamela Samuels Young Anybody's Daughter
Sister Souljah A Deeper Love Inside
Terry McMillan Who Asked You?
Victoria Christopher Murray Never Say Never: A Novel
Walter Mosley Little Green
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction

Barbara Krauthamer, Deborah Willis

Honored for : Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery
(Temple University Press)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Donald Yacovone The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Deborah Willis Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery
Barbara Krauthamer Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery
Retha Powers Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around the World
Hill Harper Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones
Carl Hart High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author

Sheri Booker

Honored for : Nine Years Under

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sheri Booker Nine Years Under
Taiye Selasi Ghana Must Go
Alicia Walton Better Than Good Hair \u2013 The Curly Girl Guide to Healthy Gorgeous Natural Hair!
Ernessa T. Carter Better Than Good Hair \u2013 The Curly Girl Guide to Healthy Gorgeous Natural Hair!
Jason Mott The Returned
Hannah Weyer On The Come Up
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto-biography

Jeanne Theoharis

Honored for : The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeanne Theoharis The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou Mom & Me & Mom
Stanley Crouch Kansas City Lightning
M. K. Asante Buck: A Memoir
Terry Teachout Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional

Robin Quivers

Honored for : The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life
(Avery)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robin Quivers The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life
Kevin Johnson The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs
Sherri Shepherd Plan D
Billie Fitzpatrick Plan D
Donna Y. Ford Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education
Sabrina Lamb Do I Look Like An ATM? A Parent\u2019s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African American Children
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry

Frank X Walker

Honored for : Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Frank X Walker Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
Nikki Giovanni Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid
A. Van Jordan The Cineaste: Poems
Jamaal May Hum
Ai The Collected Poems of Ai
Roslynn O'Carroll The Collected Poems of Ai
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth / Teens

Tanya Lee Stone

Honored for : Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America\u2019s First Black Paratroopers

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tanya Lee Stone Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America\u2019s First Black Paratroopers
Gabby Douglas Raising the Bar
Romal Tune God\u2019s Graffiti: Inspiring Stories for Teens
Walter Dean Myers Invasion
Ann E. Burg Serafina\u2019s Promise: A Novel in Verse
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Children's

Kadir Nelson

Honored for : Nelson Mandela
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary- Theatrical

Free Angela & All Political Prisoners

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary-Television

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Vincent Brown

Honored for : A.N.T. Farm
(InfluANTces)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vincent Brown A.N.T. Farm
InfluANTces
Erica Montolfo-Bura The Game
In Treatment
Mara Brock Akil The Game
The Blueprint: Part 1\" and \"The Blueprint: Part 2
Karin Gist House of Lies
Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business
Ralph Farquhar Real Husbands of Hollywood
Rock, Paper, Stealers
Chris Spencer Real Husbands of Hollywood
Rock, Paper, Stealers
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

Janine Sherman Barrois

Honored for : Criminal Minds
(for episode 'Strange Fruit')

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas Southland
for episode 'Babel'
Janine Sherman Barrois Criminal Minds
for episode 'Strange Fruit'
Damian Kindler Sleepy Hollow
for episode 'Sanctuary'
Chitra Elizabeth Sampath Sleepy Hollow
for episode 'Sanctuary'
Sara Hess Orange Is the New Black
for episode 'Blood Donut'
Karin Gist Revenge
for episode 'Mercy'
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Millicent Shelton

Honored for : The Hustle
(Rule 4080)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Millicent Shelton The Hustle
Rule 4080
Eric Dean Seaton Mighty Med
Saving the People Who Save People
Anton Cropper House of Lies
Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business
Paris Barclay Glee
Diva
Stan Lathan Real Husbands of Hollywood
Rock, Paper, Stealers
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

Regina King

Honored for : Southland
(Episode: Off Duty)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Regina King Southland
Episode: \"Off Duty\"
Carl Franklin House of Cards
Episode: \"Chapter 11\"
Rob Hardy Criminal Minds
Episode: \"Carbon Copy\"
Millicent Shelton The Fosters
Episode: \"Clean\"
Ernest R. Dickerson Treme
Episode: \"Dippermouth Blues\"