The NAACP Image Award an award bestowed
by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). The award honors outstanding achievements by people of
color in film, television, music, and literature. The awards are
voted on by members of the NAACP.
The NAACP held its 48th annual Image
Awards ceremony, which celebrate the accomplishments of people of
color in Television, Recording (Music), Literary (Books), Motion
Picture, Documentary (film and television), Writing (for film and
television), Directing (for film and television), and Animated/CGI
(for film and television). Winners were announced Saturday, February
11, 2017 during a ceremony airing live on TV One at 9PM EST. Actor
Anthony Anderson was the cermony's host.
2017 / 48th NAACP Image Awards winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
• “Hidden Figures” (20th
Century Fox)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion
Picture – (Film)
• Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight”
(A24)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
(Film)
• Barry Jenkins “Moonlight”
(A24)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Denzel Washington – “Fences”
(Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden
Figures” (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Motion Picture
• Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight”
(A24)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Motion Picture
• Viola Davis – “Fences”
(Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• “Moonlight” (A24)
Outstanding Documentary – (Film)
• “13th” (Netflix)
ANIMATED/CGI
Outstanding Character Voice-Over
Performance – (Television or Film)
• Idris Elba – “The Jungle
Book” (Walt Disney Studios)
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
• “black-ish” (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Anthony Anderson – “black-ish”
(ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• Tracee Ellis Ross –
“black-ish” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Comedy Series
• Laurence Fishburne –
“black-ish” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Comedy Series
• Tichina Arnold – “Survivor’s
Remorse” (Starz)
Outstanding Drama Series
• “Queen Sugar” (OWN: Oprah
Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• Sterling K. Brown – “This Is
Us” (NBC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• Taraji P. Henson – “Empire”
(FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Series
• Jussie Smollett – “Empire”
(FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Drama Series
• Naturi Naughton – “Power”
(Starz)
Outstanding Television Movie,
Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
• “The People v. O.J. Simpson:
American Crime Story” (FX)
Outstanding Actor in a Television
Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
• Courtney B. Vance – “The
People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (FX)
Outstanding Actress in a Television
Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
• Regina King – “American
Crime” (ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy
Series
• Donald Glover – “Atlanta”
– Value (FX)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic
Series
• John Singleton – “The People
v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: The Race Card” – (FX)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion
Picture (Television)
• Rick Famuyiwa – “Confirmation”
– (HBO)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Kenya Barris – “black-ish”
– Hope (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic
Series
• Ava DuVernay – “Queen Sugar”
– First Things First (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
– (Television)
• Charles Murray – “Roots
(Night 3)” (History)
Outstanding Documentary –
(Television)
• “Roots: A New Vision”
(History)
Outstanding News / Information –
(Series or Special)
• “BET Love and Happiness White
House Special” (BET)
Outstanding Talk Series
• “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality
Competition Series
• “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN:
Oprah Winfrey Network)
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
• “2016 Black Girls Rock”
(BET)
Outstanding Children’s Program
• “An American Girl Story –
Melody 1963: Love Has to Win” (Amazon)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth
(Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series)
• Marsai Martin – “black-ish”
(ABC)
Outstanding Host in a News, Talk,
Reality, or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
• Roland S. Martin – “NewsOne
Now with Roland S. Martin” (TV One)
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist
• Chance the Rapper (Chance the
Rapper)
Outstanding Male Artist
• Maxwell (Columbia)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Beyoncé (Columbia
Record/Parkwood Entertainment)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• “Freedom” – Beyoncé feat.
Kendrick Lamar (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment)
Outstanding Jazz Album
• “Latin America Songbook” –
Edward Simon (Sunnyside)
Outstanding Gospel Album –
(Traditional or Contemporary)
• “One Way” – Tamela Mann
(Tillymann, Inc.)
Outstanding Music Video
• “Formation” – Beyoncé
(Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment)
Outstanding Song – Traditional
• “I See Victory” – Kim
Burrell and Pharrell Williams (I Am Other/Columbia)
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
• “Freedom” – Beyoncé feat.
Kendrick Lamar (Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment)
Outstanding Album
• “Lemonade” – Beyoncé
(Columbia Record/Parkwood Entertainment)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
• “The Book of Harlan” –
Bernice L. McFadden (Akashic Books)
Outstanding Literary Work –
Non-Fiction
• “Hidden Figures” – Margot
Lee Shetterly (HarperCollins Publishers / William Morrow)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut
Author
• “Born A Crime: Stories from a
South African Childhood” – Trevor Noah (Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work –
Biography/ Auto-Biography
• “Born A Crime: Stories from a
South African Childhood” – Trevor Noah (Random House)
Outstanding Literary Work –
Instructional
• “The Power of Broke: How Empty
Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your
Greatest Competitive Advantage” – Daymond John (Author), Daniel
Paisner (With), (Crown Business / The Crown Publishing Group)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
• “Collected Poems: 1974 —
2004″ – Rita Dove (W. W. Norton & Company)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
• “Tiny Stitches: The Life of
Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas” – Gwendolyn Hooks (Author), Colin
Bootman (Illustrator), (Lee & Low Books)
Outstanding Literary Work –
Youth/Teens
• “As Brave As You” – Jason
Reynolds (Simon & Schuster (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books))
The Jackie Robinson Sports Award:
LeBron James
The Chairman's Award:
Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
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