The 47th NAACP Image Awards were handed out on Friday and Ghana’s breakthrough child star, Abraham Attah was spotted with Haitian Hollywood heartthrob, Jimmy Jean-Louis. Young Attah’s critically acclaimed movie, ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ picked up the award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.
Other big winners from the night included Straight Outta Compton for Outstanding Motion Picture, Black-ish (Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross won Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively), and Empire(Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson got top honors.)
Full list of winners:
Entertainer of the Year:
Michael B. Jordan
FILM
Outstanding Motion Picture:
Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:
Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Phylicia Rashad, Creed
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture:
Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Documentary (Film):
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film):
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film):
Ryan Coogler, Creed
TELEVISION
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:
Terrence Howard, Empire
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Mike Epps, Survivor’s Remorse
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Joe Morton, Scandal
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Regina King, American Crime
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series:
Empire (FOX)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:
The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special):
Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champ (BET)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Kenya M. Barris, Black-ish – “The Word”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:
Mara Brack Ali, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane “Sparrow”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television):
Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, “The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:
John Ridley, American Crime
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television):
Dee Rees, Bessie
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film):
Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins
Outstanding Talk Series:
The Talk (CBS)
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series:
Welcome to Sweetie Pie‘s (OWN)
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special):
Family Feud (Syndicated)
Outstanding Children’s Program:
Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series):
Marcus Scribner, Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special):
Steve Harvey, Family Feud
MUSIC
Outstanding New Artist:
Jussie Smollett (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Male Artist:
Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records/iamOTHER)
Outstanding Female Artist:
Jill Scott (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration:
Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett, “Conqueror” (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Jazz Album:
“Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4” – Miles Davis (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary):
Tina Campbell, “It’s Personal” (Gee Tree Creative)
Outstanding Music Video:
Tyrese Gibson, ”Shame” (Voltron Recordz)
Outstanding Song – Traditional:
Jill Scott, “Back Together” (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Album:
Jill Scott, “Woman” (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Song – Contemporary:
Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz, “You’re So Beautiful” (Columbia Records)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction:
Stand Your Ground, by Victoria Christopher Murray
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction:
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, by Pamela Newkirk
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author:
Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Auto-Biography:
Between The World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional:
Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family, by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry:
How to Be Drawn, by Terrance Hayes
Outstanding Literary Work – Children:
Gordon Parks How the Photographer Captured Black and White America, by Carole Boston Weatherford (Author) and Jamey Christoph (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
X: A Novel, by Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon
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