The Golden Globe [1]-nominated drama The Great Debaters [2] won big Thursday night at the 39th NAACP Image Awards [3]. The NAACP, which uses the annual Image Awards to honor outstanding achievements and performances by people of color and individuals and groups who work to promote social justice, recognized the film with four awards, including Best Motion Picture, Best Actor for Denzel Washington, and Best Actress for Jurnee Smollett.
Talk To Me [4] also nabbed a couple of awards, including one for director Kasi Lemmons. On the television side, Grey's Anatomy [5] won for Best Drama, while Tyler Perry's House of Payne won three awards, including Best Comedy. Alicia Keys won four awards in the music categories, and American Idol [6] alum Jordin Sparks took home the award for Best New Artist.
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MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Motion Picture
The Great Debaters
Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Washington, The Great Debaters
Actress in a Motion Picture
Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Denzel Whitaker, The Great Debaters
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
Directing in a Motion Picture
Kasi Lemmons, Talk To Me
Writing in a Motion Picture
Michael Genet and Rick Famuyiwa, Talk To Me
Independent or Foreign Film
Honeydripper
Documentary
Darfur Now
TELEVISION CATEGORIES:
Comedy Series
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Actor in a Comedy Series
LaVan Davis, Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Actress in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lance Gross, Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Vanessa L. Williams, Ugly Betty
Directing in a Comedy Series
Ken Whittingham, The Office, "Phyllis's Wedding"
Writing in a Comedy Series
Ali LeRoi, Everybody Hates Chris, "Everybody Hates Guidance Counselor"
Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy
Actor in a Drama Series
Hill Harper, CSI: NY
Actress in a Drama Series
Regina Taylor, The Unit
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Omar Epps, House
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Directing in a Dramatic Series
Seith Mann, Friday Night Lights, "Are You Ready For Friday Night?"
Writing in a Dramatic Series:
Shonda Rhimes and Krista Vernoff, Grey's Anatomy, "A Change is Gonna Come"
TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
Life Support
Actor in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
Wendell Pierce, Life Support
Actress in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
Queen Latifah, Life Support
Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Kristoff St. John, The Young And The Restless
Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil, The Young And The Restless
News/Information, Series or Special
In Conversation: The Senator Barack Obama Interview
Talk Series:
Tavis Smiley, "Crisis in Darfur"
Reality Series
Run's House 4
Variety Series or Special
Celebration of Gospel '07
Children's Program
That's So Raven
Performance in a Youth/Children's Program, Series or Special
Raven-Symone, That's So Raven
RECORDING CATEGORIES
Album
Alicia Keys, As I Am
Song
"Like You'll Never See Me Again," Alicia Keys
Male Artist
Chris Brown
Female Artist
Alicia Keys.
Duo or Group
Eddie and Gerald Levert
New Artist
Jordin Sparks
Jazz Artist
Herbie Hancock
Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
World Music Album
Angelique Kidjo, Djin Djin
Music Video:
"Like You'll Never See Me Again," Alicia Keys
LITERATURE CATEGORIES:
Fiction
Blonde Faith, Walter Mosley
Nonfiction
Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond, Don Cheadle, John Prendergast
Debut Author
The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir, Victoria Rowell
Biography/Autobiography:
Obama: From Promise to Power, David Mendell
Instructional
The Covenant in Action, Tavis Smiley
Poetry
Acolytes: Poems, Nikki Giovanni
Children
Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson, Sue Stauffacher, author; Greg Couch, illustrator
Youth/Teens
More Than Entertainers: An Inspirational Black Career Guide, Charles B. Schooler, author; Gary Young, illustrator
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