And The 2014 NAACP Image Award Winners Are…
The complete list of 2014 NAACP Image Award winners, including both televised and non-televised categories, has been released. There were a few surprises, but no one will be shocked to learn that Kerry Washington took home Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, for Scandal, or that Lupita Nyong’o took home the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for 12 Years A Slave.
The 45th NAACP Image Awards winners are:
Television Categories
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
“Scandal” (ABC)
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
Outstanding Talk Series
“Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Motion Picture
“12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Forest Whitaker – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment,
Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures,
Pam Williams Productions)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett – “Black Nativity” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Mavin Pictures/Wonderful Films)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
David Oyelowo – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment,
Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures,
Pam Williams Productions)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Entertainer of the Year
Kevin Hart
Non-televised Categories
Television Categories
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Hart – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Morris Chestnut – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Brandy Norwood – “The Game” (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson – “Person of Interest” (CBS)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
“Being Mary Jane” (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Idris Elba – “Luther” (BBC America)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)
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)
“The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
Outstanding Reality Series
“Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
“Black Girls Rock!” (BET)
Outstanding Children’s Program
“Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/Children’s Program (Series or Special)
China Anne McClain – “A.N.T. Farm” (Disney Channel)
Recording Categories
Outstanding New Artist
K. Michelle (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
John Legend (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope)
Outstanding Jazz Album
“The Songs of Stevie Wonder” – SFJAZZ Collective (SFJAZZ Records)
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Best Days Deluxe Edition” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music)
Outstanding World Music Album
“Natalie Cole en Español” – Natalie Cole (Verve Records)
Outstanding Music Video
“Q.U.E.E.N.” – Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy / Atlantic)
Outstanding Song
“All Of Me” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Album
“Love, Charlie” – Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
Literature Categories
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“Anybody’s Daughter” – Pamela Samuels Young (Goldman House Publishing)
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery” – Deborah Willis, Barbara
Krauthemer (Temple University Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“Nine Years Under” – Sheri Booker (Gotham Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” – Jeanne Theoharis (Beacon Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life” – Robin Quivers (Avery)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers” – Frank X Walker (University of Georgia
Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“Nelson Mandela” – Kadir Nelson (Harper Collins Children’s Books/Katherin Tegen Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers”
– Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick Press)
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG
Project)
Outstanding International Motion Picture
“War Witch” (Item 7)
Documentary Categories
Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)
“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)
Outstanding Documentary – (Television)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Showtime)
Writing Categories
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Vincent Brown – “A.N.T. Farm” – InfluANTces (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Janine Sherman Barrois – “Criminal Minds” – Strange Fruit (CBS)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
John Ridley – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Directing Categories
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Millicent Shelton – “The Hustle” – Rule 4080 (FUSE)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Regina King – “SouthLAnd” – Off Duty (TNT)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
Steve McQueen – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight
Pictures)
