The 44th NAACP Image Awards was held on Friday evening at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The evening was filled will Hollywood's biggest stars. Steve Harvey hosted the two-hour ceremony that was telecast on NBC.
The evening's biggest winner was actress Kerry Washington. She won for actress in a TV drama series for ABC's "Scandal," supporting actress in a motion picture for "Django Unchained" and the NAACP President's Award in recognition of special achievement and public service. Dianne Carroll the last African-American woman to star in a network drama over 20 years ago, presented Washington with the President's award.
As expected, "Scandal" won for dramatic TV series and BET's "The Game" received the award for comedy series. Jamie Foxx was honored as entertainer of the year and ignited the audience when broke out in song with Fred Hammond's "No Weapons Formed Against Me" as he accepting his award.
Complete List: 44th NAACP Image Awards
- Comedy Series: "The Game" (BET)
- Actor in a Comedy Series: Don Cheadle, "House of Lies" (Showtime); Cassi Davis, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
- Actress in a Comedy Series: Cassi Davis, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
- Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Lance Gross, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Vanessa Williams, "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
- Drama Series: "Scandal" (ABC)
- Actor in a Drama Series: LL Cool J, "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
- Actress in a Drama Series: Kerry Washington, "Scandal" (ABC)
- Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Omar Epps, "House M.D." (FOX)
- Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Loretta Devine, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
- Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: "Steel Magnolias" (Lifetime)
- Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Cuba Gooding Jr., "Hallmark Hall of Fame's FIRELIGHT" (ABC)
- Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Alfre Woodard, "Steel Magnolias" (Lifetime)
- Actor in a Daytime Drama Series: Kristoff St. John, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
- Actress in a Daytime Drama Series: Tatyana Ali, "The Young and the Restless"(CBS)
- News/Information(Series or Special): "Unsung" (TV One)
- Talk Series: "The View" (ABC)
- Reality Series: "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" (OWN)
- Variety Series or Special: "Black Girls Rock" (BET)
- Children's Program: "Kasha and the Zulu King" (BET)
- Performance in a Youth/ Children's Program - (Series or Special): Loretta Devine, "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior block on Disney Channel)
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