49th NAACP Image Awards: Girls Trip, Get Out, black-ish and Idris Elba win big
The 49th NAACP Image Awards, handed out over two nights (Sunday and Monday) reveal their winners tonight in Motion Picture and Television and Entertainer of the Year.
Get Out was the big winner of the evening, grabbing Actor in a Motion Picture (Daniel Kaluuya) and Directing and Writing wins for Jordan Peele. But Motion Picture went to the raucous hit Girls Trip, which also won Tiffany Haddish the Supporting Actress prize. Idris Elba was a double winner, for Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Thor: Ragnarok) and Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special for Guerilla. black-ish was also a multi-winner, which dominated the Comedy categories for television.
Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Ava DuVernay was chosen as the Entertainer of the Year winner.
Anthony Anderson (black-ish) hosted the evening and was a winner tonight himself.
Here are the winners.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Ava DuVernay
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
“Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures)
“Get Out” (Universal Pictures)
“Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures)
“Marshall” (Open Road Films)
“Roman J. Israel, Esq.” (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Detroit” (Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Daniel Kaluuya – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer – “Gifted” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Idris Elba – “Thor: Ragnarok” (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Tiffany Haddish – “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Jordan Peele – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Jordan Peele – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures)
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
“black-ish” (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – “black-ish” (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish ” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jay Ellis – “Insecure” (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
“Power” (Starz)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson – “Empire” (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Naturi Naughton – “Power” (Starz)
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited – Series or Dramatic Special
“The New Edition Story” (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Idris Elba – “Guerrilla” (Showtime)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Queen Latifah – “Flint” (Lifetime)
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
“Unsung” (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
“The Real” (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
“The Manns” (TV One)
Outstanding Variety or Game Show – (Series or Special)
“Lip Sync Battle” (Spike)
Outstanding Children’s Program
“Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Caleb McLaughlin – “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Roland Martin – “News One Now” (TV One)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
LL Cool J – “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike)
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist
SZA – “Ctrl” (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Outstanding Male Artist
Bruno Mars – “Versace On the Floor” (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
Mary J. Blige – “Strength of a Woman” (Capitol Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna – “LOYALTY.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Petite Afrique” – Somi (Sony Music/OKeh)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
“Greenleaf Soundtrack Volume 2” – Greenleaf Soundtrack (RCA Inspiration)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Song – Traditional
“That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)
Outstanding Album
“DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“The Annotated African American Folktales” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Author), Maria Tatar (Author) (Liveright Publishing Corporation)
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies” – Dick Gregory (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“No One Is Coming to Save Us” – Stephanie Powell Watts (HarperCollins Publishers)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Autobiography
“Becoming Ms. Burton – From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women” – Susan Burton (Author), Cari Lynn (Author), Michelle Alexander (Foreword By) (The New Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams” – Dr. Tererai Trent (Author), Oprah Winfrey (Foreword By) (Simon and Schuster)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Incendiary Art: Poems” – Patricia Smith (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” – Vashti Harrison (Hachette Book Group)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth / Teens
“Clayton Byrd Goes Underground” – Rita Williams-Garcia (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers)
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