38th NAACP Image Awards
| 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, March 2, 2007 |
| Site | Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles |
| Host | LL Cool J |
The 38th NAACP Image Awards honored the best in film, television and music for 2006. The show was televised live on March 2, 2007 on Fox at 8 p.m. EST at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.[1] The show was hosted by LL Cool J.[2] The nominees were announced on January 7, 2007, at a press conference in at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.[1] The winners and nominees[3] are shown below. The winners[4] are indicated in bold.
List of nominees and winners
Television
Comedy
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
- Bernie Mac - The Bernie Mac Show
- Donald Faison – Scrubs
- Duane Martin – All of Us
- George Lopez – The George Lopez Show
- Tyler James Williams – Everybody Hates Chris
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
- America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
- Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live
- Raven-Symoné – That's So Raven
- Tichina Arnold – Everybody Hates Chris
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Girlfriends
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Antonio Fargas – Everybody Hates Chris
- Reggie Hayes – Girlfriends
- Romany Malco – Weeds
- Terry Crews – Everybody Hates Chris
- Victor Williams – The King of Queens
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Dee Dee Davis – The Bernie Mac Show
- LisaRaye McCoy – All of Us
- Telma Hopkins – Half & Half
- Vanessa L. Williams – Ugly Betty
- Whoopi Goldberg– Everybody Hates Chris
Drama
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Actor Drama Series
- Dennis Haysbert – The Unit
- Hill Harper – CSI: NY
- Isaiah Washington – Grey's Anatomy
- Jesse L. Martin – Law & Order
- Michael K. Williams – The Wire
Outstanding Actress Drama Series
- CCH Pounder – The Shield
- Jennifer Beals – The L Word
- Kimberly Elise – Close to Home
- Regina Taylor – The Unit
- Roselyn Sánchez – Without a Trace
Outstanding Supporting Actor Drama Series
- Gary Dourdan – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Glynn Turman – The Wire
- James Pickens, Jr. – Grey's Anatomy
- Omar Epps – House
- Wendell Pierce – The Wire
Outstanding Supporting Actress Drama Series
- Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy
- Khandi Alexander – CSI: Miami
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Without a Trace
- S. Epatha Merkerson – Law & Order
- Sanaa Lathan– Nip/Tuck
Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
- Sleeper Cell: American Terror
- Tsunami: The Aftermath
- The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- Andre Braugher – Thief (TV series)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – Tsunami, the Aftermath
- Clarence Williams III – Mystery Woman
- Kadeem Hardison – Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
- Michael Ealy – Sleeper Cell: American Terror
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- Aisha Tyler – For One Night
- Fantasia Barrino – Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
- Loretta Devine – Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
- Patti LaBelle – Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
- Sophie Okonedo – Tsunami, the Aftermath
Daytime Drama
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
- Antonio Sabato Jr. – The Bold and the Beautiful
- Bryton McClure – The Young and the Restless
- James Reynolds – Days of Our Lives
- Kristoff St. John – The Young and the Restless
- Michael B. Jordan – All My Children
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
- Christel Khalil – The Young and the Restless
- Davetta Sherwood – The Young and the Restless
- Renee Elise Goldsberry – One Life to Live
- Tracey Ross – Passions
- Yvonna Wright – Guiding Light
Variety Programming
Outstanding Reality Series
Outstanding Variety - Series or Special
- 2006 Black Movie Awards – A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present, and Future
- BET Awards 2006
- Cedric The Entertainer: Taking You Higher
- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder
- Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable
Outstanding Children’s Program
- The Backyardigans
- Dora the Explorer
- High School Musical
- Romeo!
- That's So Raven
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - Series or Special
- Corbin Bleu – High School Musical
- Kathleen Hurley – Dora the Explorer
- Kyle Massey – That's So Raven
- Raven-Symoné – That's So Raven
- Romeo – Romeo!
Music Categories
Outstanding New Artist
Outstanding Male Artist
Outstanding Female Artist
Outstanding Duo or Group
Outstanding Jazz Artist
Outstanding Gospel Artist -- Traditional or Contemporary
- Andraé Crouch – Mighty Wind
- The Cast of Inspired By...The Bible Experience– Inspired...The Bible Experience: New Testament
- Fred Hammond – Free To Worship
- Kirk Franklin – Imagine Me
- Patti LaBelle – The Gospel According To Patti
Outstanding Music Video
- Beyoncé – Irreplaceable
- India.Arie – I Am Not My Hair
- Jay-Z – Show Me What You Got
- Mary J. Blige – Be Without You
- Prince – Black Sweat
Outstanding Song
- "Be Without You"– Mary J. Blige
- "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley
- "I Am Not My Hair" – India.Arie
- "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
- "Save Room" – John Legend
Outstanding Album
- B'Day – Beyoncé
- Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae
- Dreamgirls (Soundtrack) – Various
- Once Again – John Legend
- Reflections: A Retrospective – Mary J. Blige
Literary Categories
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
- After – Marita Golden
- All Aunt Hager’s Children – Edward P. Jones
- Baby Brother’s Blues – Pearl Cleage
- Fortunate Son: A Novel – Walter Mosley
- Wizard of the Crow – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream – Barack Obama
- Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster – Michael Eric Dyson
- The Covenant With Black America – Tavis Smiley
- Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete – William C. Rhoden
- Not In My Family: AIDS in the African American Community – Gil Robertson IV
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
- A Dead Man Speaks – Lisa Jones Johnson
- Boldfaced Lies – Charlene A. Porter
- The Legend of Quito Road – Dwight Fryer
- Letters to a Young Brother – Hill Harper
- Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia – Bil Carpenter
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography
- Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley – Christopher John Farley
- Jim Brown: The Fierce Life of an American Hero – Mike Freeman
- Jokes My Father Never Taught Me – Rain Pryor
- The Pursuit of Happyness – Chris Gardner
- Unbowed – Wangari Maathai
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
- Mama Made The Difference – T. D. Jakes
- The Mocha Manual To a Fabulous Pregnancy – Kimberly Allers
- Shine – Star Jones Reynolds
- Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted – Mo'Nique Imes Jackson
- Southern Homecoming Traditions: Recipes And Remembrances – Carolyn Quick Tillery
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
- Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer – Maya Angelou
- Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees – DuEwa M. Frazier
- Hoops – Major Jackson
- Jazz – Walter Dean Myers
- We Speak Your Names – Pearl Cleag
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
- Dear Mr. Rosenwald – Carole Boston Weatherford
- I Like You But I Love Me – Lonnie Lynn
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom – Carole Boston Weatherford
- Nobody Gonna Turn Me’Round – Doreen Rappaport
- Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners – Whoopi Goldberg
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
- Copper Sun – Sharon M. Draper
- Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott – Russell Freedman
- Letters to a Young Brother – Hill Harper
- Maya Angelou – Donna Brown Agins
- Superwoman's Child – J. L. Woodson
Motion Pictures
Outstanding Motion Picture
Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- Denzel Washington – Inside Man
- Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
- Jamie Foxx – Dreamgirls
- Laurence Fishburne – Akeelah and the Bee
- Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
- Beyoncé Knowles – Dreamgirls
- Keke Palmer – Akeelah and the Bee
- Penélope Cruz – Volver
- Queen Latifah – Last Holiday
- Sanaa Lathan – Something New
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Danny Glover – Dreamgirls
- Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
- Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls
- Harry Belafonte – Bobby
- Jaden Christopher Syre Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Angela Bassett – Akeelah and the Bee
- Anika Noni Rose – Dreamgirls
- Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
- Kerry Washington - The Last King of Scotland
- Thandie Newton – The Pursuit of Happyness
Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
- Ali LeRoi – Everybody Hates Chris ("Everybody Hates Elections")
- Ken Whittingham – The Office ("Michael's Birthday")
- Lauren Breiting – According to Jim ("The Stick")
- Millicent Shelton – Everybody Hates Chris ("Everybody Hates Valentine's Day")
- Salim Akil – Girlfriends ("The Game")
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
- Anthony Hemingway – Close to Home ("Prodigal Son")
- Craig Ross, Jr. – Bones ("Aliens in a Spaceship"
- Karen Gaviola – Lost ("The Whole Truth")
- Paris Barclay – Cold Case ("Saving Sammy")
- Seith Mann – The Wire ("Homerooms")
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama
- Alejandro González Iñárritu – Babel
- Chris Robinson – ATL
- Sanaa Hamri – Something New
- Spike Lee – Inside Man
- Tyler Perry – Madea's Family Reunion
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
- Kenny Smith – The Game ("The Trey Wiggs Episode")
- Mara Brock Akil – Girlfriends ("After the Storm")
- Regina Y. Hicks – Girlfriends ("I’ll Have a Blueline Christmas")
- Royale Watkins – All Of Us ("The -N- Word")
- Silvio Horta – Ugly Betty ("Pilot")
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
- Aaron Rahsaan Thomas – Friday Night Lights ("Full Hearts")
- Janine Sherman-Barrois – ER ("Darfur")
- Naren Chankar – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Killer")
- Shonda Rhimes – Grey’s Anatomy ("It's the End of the World")
- Steven Maeda – Day Break ("What if He Lets Her Go")
Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama
- Dianne Houston – Take the Lead
- Doug Atchison – Akeelah and the Bee
- Keith Glover – Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
- Reggie Gaskins – Restraining Order
- Tyler Perry – Madea's Family Reunion
Special awards
The following recipients received distinguished awards[5] by the NAACP for their contributions to arts, civil rights, news, and humanitarian efforts.
Hall of Fame Award
Chairman's Award
President's Award
References
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