45th NAACP Image Awards

45th NAACP Image Awards
45th NAACP Image Awards
Date	February 21–22, 2014
Site	Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Rickey Smiley; Kimberly Elise; Anthony Anderson
Official website	NAACPImageAwards.net
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The 45th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music and literature during the 2013 calendar year. The awards were presented in two separate ceremonies. The first ceremony honoring non-televised categories took place on February 21, 2014, hosted by Rickey Smiley and Kimberly Elise. The second was broadcast live on TV One on February 22, hosted by Anthony Anderson.^[1] All nominees are listed below with the winners listed in bold.^[2]

Motion picture edit

Outstanding Motion Picture edit

Outstanding International Motion Picture edit

War Witch (Item 7)
Call Me Kuchu (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
High Tech, Low Life (Argot Pictures)
La Playa D.C. (Burning Blue)
Lion Ark (ADI Films)

Television edit

Outstanding Drama Series edit

Scandal (ABC)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Treme (HBO)

Outstanding Comedy Series edit

Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
House of Lies (Showtime)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Game (BET)
The Soul Man (TV Land)

Outstanding Talk Series edit

Steve Harvey (Syndicated)
Oprah's Lifeclass (OWN)
Oprah's Next Chapter (OWN)
The Arsenio Hall Show (Syndicated)
The Queen Latifah Show (Syndicated)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series edit

LL Cool J - NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
James Pickens, Jr. - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Michael Ealy - Almost Human (FOX)
Shemar Moore - Criminal Minds (CBS)
Wendell Pierce - Treme (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series edit

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series edit

Kevin Hart - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
Cedric the Entertainer - The Soul Man (TV Land)
Don Cheadle - House of Lies (Showtime)
Dulé Hill - Psych (USA Network)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series edit

Wendy Raquel Robinson - The Game (BET)
Aisha Tyler - Archer (FX Networks)
Mindy Kaling - The Mindy Project (FOX)
Niecy Nash - The Soul Man (TV Land)
Tasha Smith - Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (OWN)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series edit

Morris Chestnut - Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Boris Kodjoe - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Jerry "J. B. Smoove" Brooks - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Nick Cannon - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series edit

Brandy Norwood - The Game (BET)
Anna Deavere Smith - Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Nia Long - House of Lies (Showtime)
Rashida Jones - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series edit

Joe Morton - Scandal (ABC)
Columbus Short - Scandal (ABC)
Guillermo Díaz - Scandal (ABC)
Jeffrey Wright - Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Michael Kenneth Williams - Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series edit

Taraji P. Henson - Person of Interest (CBS)
Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife (CBS)
Debbie Allen - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Diahann Carroll - White Collar (USA)
Vanessa L. Williams - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special edit

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special edit

Idris Elba - Luther (BBC America)
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dancing on the Edge (Starz)
Danny Glover - Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (HBO)
Malik Yoba - Betty & Coretta (Lifetime)
Omari Hardwick - Being Mary Jane (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special edit

Gabrielle Union - Being Mary Jane (BET)
Angela Bassett - American Horror Story: Coven (FX Networks)
Angela Bassett - Betty & Coretta (Lifetime)
Gabourey Sidibe - American Horror Story: Coven (FX Networks)
Keke Palmer - CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (VH1)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series edit

Kristoff St. John - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Aaron D. Spears - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Lawrence Saint Victor - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Redaric Williams - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Tequan Richmond - General Hospital (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series edit

Tatyana Ali - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Angell Conwell - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Christel Khalil - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Karla Mosley - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Kristolyn Lloyd - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special) edit

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
Justice for Trayvon (BET)
Mandela: Freedom's Father (BET)
Oprah: Where Are They Now? (OWN)
Unsung (TV One)

Outstanding Reality Series edit

Outstanding Variety Series or Special edit

Black Girls Rock! (BET)
12 Years A Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes (TV One)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (HBO)
Oprah's Master Class (OWN)

Outstanding Children's Program edit

2013 HALO Awards (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)
A.N.T. Farm (Disney Channel)
Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Big Time Rush (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children's Program - (Series or Special) edit

China Anne McClain - A.N.T. Farm (Disney Channel)
Carlos PenaVega - Big Time Rush (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)
Fatima Ptacek - Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Karan Brar - Jessie (Disney Channel)
Zendaya - Shake It Up (Disney Channel)

Writing edit

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series edit

Vincent Brown - A.N.T. Farm - "influANTces" (Disney Channel)
Erica Montolfo-Bura - The Game - "In Treatment" (BET)
Karin Gist - House of Lies - "Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business" (Showtime)
Mara Brock Akil - The Game - "The Blueprint I & II" (BET)
Ralph Farquhar, Chris Spencer - Real Husbands of Hollywood - "Rock, Paper, Stealers" (BET)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series edit

Janine Sherman Barrois - Criminal Minds - "Strange Fruit" (CBS)
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas - SouthLAnd - "Babel" (TNT)
Chitra Elizabeth Sampath, Damian Kindler - Sleepy Hollow - "Sanctuary" (FOX)
Karin Gist - Revenge - "Mercy" (ABC)
Sara Hess - Orange Is the New Black - "Blood Donut" (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television) edit

John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave (River Road/ Plan B/ New Regency/ Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón - Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Brian Helgeland - 42 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
Danny Strong - Lee Daniels' The Butler (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
Ryan Coogler - Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions, OG Project)

Directing edit

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television) edit

Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Jono Oliver - Home
Justin Chadwick - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Lee Daniels - Lee Daniels' The Butler
Malcolm D. Lee - The Best Man Holiday

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series edit

Millicent Shelton - The Hustle - "Rule 4080" (FUSE)
Anton Cropper - House of Lies - "Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business" (Showtime)
Eric Dean Seaton - Mighty Med - "Saving The People Who Save People" (Disney XD)
Paris Barclay - Glee - "Diva" (FOX)
Stan Lathan - Real Husbands of Hollywood - "Rock, Paper, Stealers" (BET)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series edit

Regina King - SouthLAnd - "Off Duty" (TNT)
Carl Franklin - House of Cards - "Chapter 11" (Netflix)
Ernest Dickerson - Treme - "Dippermouth Blues" (HBO)
Millicent Shelton - The Fosters - "Clean" (ABC Family)
Rob Hardy - Criminal Minds - "Carbon Copy" (CBS)

Music edit

Outstanding New Artist edit

Ariana Grande (Republic Records)
Candice Glover (19 Recordings/Interscope Records)
K. Michelle (Atlantic Records)
RaVaughn Brown (Columbia Records)
Zendaya (Hollywood Records)

Outstanding Male Artist edit

John Legend (Columbia Records)
Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
Justin Timberlake (RCA Records)
Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope)

Outstanding Female Artist edit

Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
India.Arie (Motown Records)
Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
Ledisi (Verve Records)
Mary J Blige (Verve Records/Interscope)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration edit

"Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope)
"#Beautiful" - Mariah Carey feat. Miguel (Island Def Jam)
"Fire We Make" - Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records)
"Hurt You" - Toni Braxton feat. Babyface (Motown Records)
"Suit & Tie" - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z (RCA Records)

Outstanding Jazz Album edit

The Songs of Stevie Wonder - SFJAZZ Collective (SFJAZZ Records)
Summer Horns - Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot (Concord Records)
The Beat - Boney James (Concord Records)
The Messenger - Kevin Eubanks (Mack Avenue Records)
The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey - Najee (Shanachie)

Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary) edit

Best Days Deluxe Edition - Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music)
20 Year Celebration Volume 1 - Best For Last - Donald Lawrence (Quietwater Entertainment/eOne Music)
Azusa: The Next Generation - Hezekiah Walker (RCA Inspiration)
Good God - Shirley Caesar (eOne Music)
Music from the Motion Picture Black Nativity - Various (RCA Inspiration)

Outstanding World Music Album edit

Natalie Cole en Español - Natalie Cole (Verve Records)
Coming from a Lady - Lady Ele (13 Black Records)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Emeli Sandé (Capitol)
Sing to the Moon - Laura Mvula (Columbia Records)
The Standards - Gloria Estefan (Masterworks)

Outstanding Music Video edit

"Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
"Cocoa Butter" - India.Arie (Motown Records)
"Fire We Make" - Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records)
"Made to Love" - John Legend (Columbia Records)
"Treasure" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Song edit

"All of me" - John Legend (Columbia Records)
"Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope)
"Fire We Make" - Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records)
"Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
"Treasure" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Album edit

Love, Charlie - Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 - Justin Timberlake (RCA Records)
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope)
Love in the Future - John Legend (Columbia Records)
The Electric Lady - Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic)

Literature edit

Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction edit

Anybody's Daughter - Pamela Samuels Young (Goldman House Publishing)
A Deeper Love Inside: The Porscha Santiaga Story - Sister Souljah (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)
Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery - Walter Mosley (Doubleday)
Never Say Never: A Novel - Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster)
Who Asked You? - Terry McMillan (Viking)

Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction edit

Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery - Deborah Willis, Barbara Krauthamer (Temple University Press)
Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around the World - Retha Powers (Little, Brown and Company)
Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones - Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross - Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Donald Yacovone (SmileyBooks)

Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author edit

Nine Years Under - Sheri Booker (Gotham Books)
Better Than Good Hair - The Curly Girl Guide to Healthy Gorgeous Natural Hair! - Nikki Walton with Ernessa T. Carter (HarperCollins- Amistad)
Ghana Must Go - Taiye Selasi (The Penguin Press)
On The Come Up - Hannah Weyer (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)
The Returned - Jason Mott (Harlequin MIRA)

Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography edit

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks - Jeanne Theoharis (Beacon Press)
Buck: A Memoir - MK Asante (Spiegel & Grau)
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington - Terry Teachout (Gotham Books)
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker - Stanley Crouch (HarperCollins, Harper)
Mom & Me & Mom - Maya Angelou (Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional edit

The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life - Robin Quivers (Avery)
Do I Look Like An ATM? A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African American Children - Sabrina Lamb (Chicago Review Press)
Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It) – Sherri Shepherd with Billie Fitzpatrick (HarperCollins, It Books)
Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education - Donna Y. Ford, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press Inc.)
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs - Kevin D. Johnson (Johnson Media Inc.)

Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry edit

Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers - Frank X Walker (University of Georgia Press)
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid - Nikki Giovanni (HarperCollins, William Morrow)
Hum - Jamaal May (Alice James Books)
The Cineaste: Poems - A. Van Jordan (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
The Collected Poems of Ai - Ai (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)

Outstanding Literary Work - Children edit

Nelson Mandela - Kadir Nelson (HarperCollins Children's Books/Katherine Tegen Books)
I'm A Pretty Little Black Girl! - Betty K. Bynum (Author), Claire Armstrong-Parod (Illustrator) (Dream Title Publishing)
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me - Daniel Beaty (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song - Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
You Never Heard of Willie Mays?! - Jonah Winter (Author), Terry Widener (Illustrator) (RH Children's Books; Schwartz & Wade)

Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens edit

Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers - Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick Press)
God's Graffiti: Inspiring Stories for Teens - Romal Tune (Judson Press)
Invasion - Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Press/Scholastic)
Raising the Bar - Gabrielle Douglas (Zondervan)
Serafina's Promise: A Novel In Verse - Ann E. Burg (Scholastic Press/Scholastic)

Documentaries edit

Outstanding Documentary - (Theatrical) edit

Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)
20 Feet from Stardom (Tremolo & Gil Friesen Productions)
Call Me Kuchu (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
Girl Rising (The Documentary Group)
The New Black (Promised Land Film)

Outstanding Documentary - (Television) edit

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Showtime)
Life Is But a Dream (HBO)
Dark Girls (OWN)
Venus Vs. (ESPN)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (HBO)

Honorary edit

Entertainer of the Year edit

Kevin Hart

NAACP Chairman's Award edit

Forest Whitaker

Image Awards Hall of Fame edit

Paris Barclay
Cheryl Boone Isaacs

References edit

^ "45th NAACP Image Award Winners". NAACP. February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
^ Aaron Couch, Arlene Washington (February 22, 2014). "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

External links edit

NAACP Image Awards official site

[NAACP45-1] "45th NAACP Image Award Winners". NAACP. February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

[THRNIA45-2] Aaron Couch, Arlene Washington (February 22, 2014). "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

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