NAACP Image Awards | Thursday February 12, 2009
Did You Know?
- 1909
On February 12th, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists, who answered "The Call," in New York, New York. They initially called themselves the National Negro Committee. - 1913
In April, Dr. Joel E. Spingarn instituted the Spingarn Medal, a gold medal that was to be awarded annually to an American Negro of ³highest achievement² for the proceeding year or years. - 1939
On April 9th, after the Daughters of the American Revolution barred Marian Anderson from performing at their Constitutional Hall in Washington DC, the NAACP successfully moved to have her appear at the Lincoln Memorial that Easter Sunday where more than seventy five thousand people attended the open air concert broadcast nationally by radio. - 1942
The Association worked with studio executives and politicians to establish an ad hoc committee with the major film studios to monitor the image and portrayal of African Americans on the silver screen. - 1960
Senator John F. Kennedy addressed an audience of seven thousand at the NAACP Civil Rights Rally at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, just four days before he secured the Democratic Presidential Nomination. - 1975
On August 6, President Ford signed H.R. 6219, amending and extending certain provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, culminating a two-year effort by the Washington Bureau and cooperating organizations. The 1974 Act extended protection of the right to register and vote to non-English speaking groups, especially Hispanics. - 1987
On the 25th anniversary of the use of federal troops to enforce integration of the Little Rock¹s Central High, the NAACP reunited the Little Rock Nine and NAACP leader Daisy Bates at ceremonies at the Arkansas Capital. - 1991
Following the victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary by former Klansman and neo-Nazi David Duke, the NAACP Louisiana State Conference launched a voter registration and Get-Out-The-Vote campaign resulting in Duke¹s defeat. - 2006
As part of our on-going efforts to the diversity of emerging talent in Hollywood, the NAACP united with several networks to create Master Degree Writing Fellowships. - 2009
On February 12th, the 40th NAACP Image Awards aired live celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP to the day.
Television Categories
Outstanding Comedy Series
"30 Rock" (NBC)
"Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)
"The Game" (CW)
"Tyler Perry’s House of Payne" (TBS)
"Ugly Betty" (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Donald Faison – "Scrubs" (NBC)
LaVan Davis – "Tyler Perry’s House of Payne" (TBS)
Paul James – "Greek" (ABC Family)
Terry Crews – "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)
Tyler James Williams – "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera – "Ugly Betty" (ABC)
Cassi Davis – "Tyler Perry’s House of Payne" (TBS)
Tia Mowry – "The Game" (CW)
Tichina Arnold – "Everybody Hates Chris" (CW)
Tracee Ellis Ross – "Girlfriends" (CW)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Blair Underwood – "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS)
Dulé Hill – "Psych" (USA)
Lance Gross – "Tyler Perry’s House of Payne" (TBS)
Larramie 'Doc' Shaw – "Tyler Perry’s House of Payne" (TBS)
Tracy Morgan – "30 Rock" (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Keshia Knight Pulliam – "Tyler Perry’s House of Payne" (TBS)
Tisha Campbell-Martin – "Rita Rocks" (Lifetime)
Vanessa Williams – "Ugly Betty" (ABC)
Wanda Sykes – "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS)
Wendy Raquel Robinson – "The Game" (CW)
Outstanding Drama Series
"Grey’s Anatomy" (ABC)
"House" (FOX)
"Lincoln Heights" (ABC Family)
"The Unit" (CBS)
"The Wire" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Anthony Anderson – "Law & Order" (NBC)
Blair Underwood – "In Treatment" (HBO)
Dennis Haysbert – "The Unit" (CBS)
Hill Harper – "CSI: NY" (CBS)
Omar Epps – "House" (FOX)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
CCH Pounder – "The Shield" (FX)
Chandra Wilson – "Grey’s Anatomy" (ABC)
Loretta Devine – "Eli Stone" (ABC)
Nicki Micheaux – "Lincoln Heights" (ABC Family)
Wendy Davis – "Army Wives" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Blair Underwood – "Dirty Sexy Money" (ABC)
James Pickens, Jr. – "Grey’s Anatomy" (ABC)
Michael Kenneth Williams – "The Wire" (HBO)
Taye Diggs – "Private Practice" (ABC)
Wendell Pierce – "The Wire" (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard – "My Own Worst Enemy" (NBC)
Angela Bassett – "ER" (NBC)
Audra McDonald – "Private Practice" (ABC)
S. Epatha Merkerson – "Law & Order" (NBC)
Sonja Sohn – "The Wire" (HBO)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
"24: Redemption" (FOX)
"A Raisin in The Sun" (ABC)
"Accidental Friendship" (Hallmark Channel)
"House of Saddam" (HBO)
"Racing For Time" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Andre Braugher – "The Andromeda Strain" (A&E)
Ben Vereen – "Accidental Friendship" (Hallmark Channel)
Charles S. Dutton – "Racing For Time" (Lifetime)
Sean Combs – "A Raisin in The Sun" (ABC)
Sean Patrick Thomas – "A Raisin in The Sun" (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Audra McDonald – "A Raisin in The Sun" (ABC)
Chandra Wilson – "Accidental Friendship" (Hallmark Channel)
Phylicia Rashad – "A Raisin in The Sun" (ABC)
Sanaa Lathan – "A Raisin in The Sun" (ABC)
Vanessa Williams – "Flirting With Forty" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Bryton McClure – "The Young And The Restless" (CBS)
Cornelius Smith, Jr. – "All My Children" (ABC)
Dan Martin – "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
Montell Williams – "The Guiding Light" (CBS)
Texas Battle – "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil – "The Young And The Restless" (CBS)
Debbi Morgan – "All My Children" (ABC)
Eva Marcille – "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Nia Peeples – "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Tonya Lee Williams – "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
"American Gangster" (BET)
"Anderson Cooper 360: Race in America" (CNN)
"An Oprah Winfrey Show Special Event: The Dream Lives – A Martin Luther King Day Special"
(Syndicated) "In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview" (TVOne)
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" (HBO)
Outstanding Talk – (Series)
"Iconoclasts: Venus Williams & Wyclef Jean" (Sundance Channel)
"Judge Mathis" (Syndicated)
"Tavis Smiley" (PBS)
"The Tyra Banks Show" (CW)
"The View" (ABC)
Outstanding Reality – (Series)
"American Idol 7" (FOX)
"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
"Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" (BET)
"Project Runway" (Bravo)
"Run’s House 5" (MTV)
Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)
"American Idol 7: Idol Gives Back" (FOX)
"BET Awards ‘08" (BET)
"Chris Rock – Kill the Messenger" (HBO)
"Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam" (HBO)
"UNCF An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson" (Syndicated)
Outstanding Children’s Program
"Cheetah Girls: One World" (Disney Channel)
"Cory in the House" (Disney Channel)
"Dora The Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
"Go, Diego, Go" (Nickelodeon)
"True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program - Series or Special
Caitlin Sanchez – "Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
Keke Palmer – "True Jackson" (Nickelodeon)
Kyle Massey – "Cory in the House" (Disney Channel)
Lil’ JJ – "Just Jordan" (Nickelodeon)
Selena Gomez – "Wizards of Waverly Place" (Disney Channel)
The nominees listed in the following category were voted upon by Subcommittee.
Outstanding Documentary
"The Black List" (HBO)
"Black Magic" (ESPN)
"CNN Presents: Black in America" (CNN)
"Dare Not Walk Alone" (DNWA Productions)
"Trouble the Water" (Zeitgeist Films)
