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2013 NAACP Image Awards - TV
By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
The
44th Annual, 2013 NAACP Image Awards was broadcast live from the
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angels on the NBC-TV network, Friday, February 1,
2013. The two-hour special was hosted by comedian/author/TV and Radio
personality Steve Harvey.
Actor/comedian/singer Jamie Foxx was named
Entertainer of the Year. The
performances of the night included singer Gladys Knight giving a vocal
rendition of “The Way We Were” for
the in memoriam segment and singer Wyclef Jean and rapper/actor Common
performed a version of Harry Belafonte’s “Day-O.”
Actor Dennis Haysbert was the show’s announcer for the night. Some of the major categories highlights included LL Cool J (“NCIS”: Los Angeles-CBS) for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series; Elle Varner (MBK/RCA) Outstanding New Artist; “Red Tails” (Lucasfilm) Outstanding Motion Picture; Denzel Washington (“Flight” Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and Viola Davis (“Won’t Back Down” 20th Century Fox Picture) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.
The presenters included Archie Panjabi,
Cedric The Entertainer, Common, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Keke Palmer, Lamorne
Morris, Laz Alonso, LL Cool J, Meagan Good, Niecy Nash, Samuel L. Jackson,
Terrence Jenkins, Tony Goldwyn, Tyler James Williams, Wanda Sykes, David
Oyelowo, Dwight Henry, Eddie Cibrian, Garcelle Beauvais, current Oscar nominee
Quvenzhane Wallis and James Remar.
The 2013 NAACP Image
Awards
Was A Historical And
Magical Evening!
Photos STC & NBC/NAACP
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| Host Steve Harvey on the Red Carpet |
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| L-R: Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier |
The grand prizes of the night were awarded to
singer/actor/civil and human rights activist Harry Belafonte who was presented The Spingarn Medal Award by his close
friend, Oscar winning actor Sidney Poitier.
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| Multi-Winner Kerry Washington |
NAACP President/CEO Benjamin
Jealous and actress Diahann Carroll who was the first African-American female
to lead a primetime network TV series with NBC’s “Julia” from 1968-71, presented The
President’s Award to actress/activist Kerry Washington who is now the
second African-American actress to lead a major primetime network show with
ABC-TV’s “Scandal.” This basically
was Washington’s night as she also won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Motion Picture for “Django Unchained”
(The Weinstein Company) and her mega-hit TV show “Scandal” won Outstanding Drama Series.
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| U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michelle Howard |
Actor Dennis Haysbert with
NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock presented The
Chairman’s Award to U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michelle Howard.
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| Jamie Foxx Entertainer of the Year |
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| Gladys Knight Belts One Out |
Actor Dennis Haysbert was the show’s announcer for the night. Some of the major categories highlights included LL Cool J (“NCIS”: Los Angeles-CBS) for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series; Elle Varner (MBK/RCA) Outstanding New Artist; “Red Tails” (Lucasfilm) Outstanding Motion Picture; Denzel Washington (“Flight” Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and Viola Davis (“Won’t Back Down” 20th Century Fox Picture) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.
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| KeKe Palmer |
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| Youngest Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis and Samuel L. Jackson |
The multicultural NAACP Image Awards
celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television,
music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote
social justice through creative endeavors. The show’s production team includes
Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Brad Lachman, Supervising Producer Bill
Bracken, Producer Byron Phillips, Director Tony McCuin and Melanie Massie as
the Talent Executive.
The “44TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS”
WINNER’S RESULTS
Category
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Title/Name
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Outstanding Comedy Series
|
"The Game"
(BET)
|
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
|
Don Cheadle
"House Of Lies"
(Showtime)
|
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
|
Cassi Davis
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
(TBS)
|
Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Comedy Series
|
Lance Gross
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
(TBS)
|
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
|
Vanessa Williams
"Desperate Housewives"
(ABC)
|
Outstanding Drama Series
|
"Scandal"
(ABC)
|
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
|
LL Cool J
"NCIS: Los Angeles"
(CBS)
|
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
|
Kerry Washington
"Scandal"
(ABC)
|
Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Drama Series
|
Omar Epps
"House M.D."
(FOX)
|
Outstanding Supporting Actress
in a Drama Series
|
Loretta Devine
"Grey's Anatomy"
(ABC)
|
Outstanding Television Movie,
Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
|
"Steel Magnolias"
(Lifetime)
|
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
|
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
"Hallmark Hall of Fame's FIRELIGHT"
(ABC)
|
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
|
Alfre Woodard
"Steel Magnolias"
(Lifetime)
|
Outstanding Actor
in a Daytime Drama Series
|
Kristoff St. John
"The Young and the Restless"
(CBS)
|
Outstanding Actress
in a Daytime Drama Series
|
Tatyana Ali
"The Young and the Restless"
(CBS)
|
Outstanding News/Information
(Series or Special)
|
"Unsung"
(TV One)
|
Outstanding Talk Series
|
"The View"
(ABC)
|
Outstanding Reality Series
|
"Welcome to Sweetie Pie's"
(OWN)
|
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
|
"Black Girls Rock"
(BET)
|
Outstanding Children’s Program
|
"Kasha and the Zulu King"
(BET)
|
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
|
Loretta Devine
"Doc McStuffins"
(Disney Junior block on Disney Channel)
|
Outstanding New Artist
|
Elle Varner
(MBK/RCA)
|
Outstanding Male Artist
|
Usher
(RCA Records)
|
Outstanding Female Artist
|
Alicia Keys
(RCA Records)
|
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
|
Mary Mary
(Columbia)
|
Outstanding Jazz Album
|
"The Preservation Hall
50th Anniversary Collection"
The Preservation Hall Jazz
Band
(Legacy)
|
Outstanding Gospel Album
(Traditional
or Contemporary)
|
"Go Get It"
Mary Mary
(Columbia)
|
Outstanding World Music Album
|
"All
of Me"
Estelle
(Atlantic)
|
Outstanding Music Video
|
"Girl On Fire"
Alicia Keys
(RCA Records)
|
Outstanding Song
|
"I Look To You"
Whitney Houston and R. Kelly
(RCA Records)
|
Outstanding Album
|
"I Will Always Love You:
The Best Of Whitney Houston"
Whitney Houston
(RCA Records)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
|
"The Reverend's Wife"
Kimberla Lawson Roby
(Grand Central Publishing)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
|
"The Oath: The Obama White House
and the Supreme Court "
Jeffrey Toobin
(Doubleday)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
|
"Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni
in Her Own Words"
Darryl L. Lacy
(Darryl L. Lacy
(iUniverse))
|
Outstanding Literary Work
Biography/Auto-Biography
|
"Across That Bridge:
Life Lessons and a Vision for Change"
John Lewis
(Hyperion)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
|
"Health First:
The Black Woman's Wellness Guide"
Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard (SmileyBooks)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
|
"Speak Water"
Truth Thomas
(Cherry Castle Publishing)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
|
"What Color is My World?"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author),
Raymond Obstfeld (Author),
A.G. Ford (Illustrator)
(Candlewick Press)
|
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
|
"Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons
A Dialogue With
America's Young Leaders"
Gregory Reed
(Amber Books)
|
Outstanding Motion Picture
|
"Red Tails"
(Lucasfilm)
|
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
|
Denzel Washington
"Flight"
(Paramount Pictures)
|
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
|
Viola Davis
"Won't Back Down"
(20th Century Fox)
|
Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Motion Picture
|
Samuel L. Jackson
"Django Unchained"
(The Weinstein Company)
|
Outstanding Supporting Actress
in a Motion Picture
|
Kerry Washington
"Django Unchained"
(The Weinstein Company)
|
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
|
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
"Red Tails"
(Lucasfilm)
|
Outstanding International Motion Picture
|
"The Intouchables"
(The Weinstein Company)
|
Outstanding Documentary
(Theatrical or Television)
|
"On the Shoulders of Giants
The Story of the Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of"
(Showtime)
|
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
|
Marc Wilmore
"The Simpsons" - The Spy Who Learned Me (FOX)
|
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
|
Cheo Hodari Coker
"SouthLAnd" - God's Work
(TNT)
|
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
|
Elizabeth Hunter
"Abducted: The Carlina White Story"
(Lifetime)
|
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
|
Ken Whittingham
"Parks
and Recreation"
(NBC)
|
Outstanding Directing
in a Dramatic Series
|
Paris Barclay
"Smash"
(NBC)
|
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
(Theatrical or Television)
|
Benh Zeitlin
Beasts of the
Southern Wild
(Fox Searchlight
Pictures)
|
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