41st NAACP Image Awards
The 41st NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2009 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Hill Harper and Anika Noni Rose at the Shrine Auditorium and aired on February 26, 2010 on Fox.
The nominations were announced on January 6, 2010 with the film Precious leading the motion picture categories with 8 nominations. American rapper Jay-Z led the nominees in the music category with five nods.
The nominees are listed below with the winners in bold.
Television
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Daryl Mitchell - Brothers- LaVan Davis - Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- Donald Faison - Scrubs
- Dulé Hill - Psych
- Tyler James Williams - ''Everybody Hates Chris''
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Cassi Davis - Tyler Perry's House of Payne- Tichina Arnold - Everybody Hates Chris
- America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
- C.C.H. Pounder - Brothers
- Sherri Shepherd - ''Sherri''
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lance Gross - Tyler Perry's House of Payne- Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock
- Lamman Rucker - Tyler Perry's House of Payne
- Larenz Tate - Rescue Me
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner - ''Sherri''
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Keshia Knight Pulliam - Tyler Perry's House of Payne- Tisha Campbell-Martin - Rita Rocks
- Ana Ortiz - Ugly Betty
- Wendy Raquel Robinson - The Game
- Vanessa Williams - ''Ugly Betty''
Outstanding Drama Series
Lincoln HeightsCold CaseGrey's AnatomyHawthoRNeOutstanding Actor in a Drama Series
- Hill Harper - CSI: NY
- Anthony Anderson - Law & Order
- Taye Diggs - Private Practice
- Laurence Fishburne - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- LL Cool J - ''NCIS: Los Angeles''
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Jada Pinkett Smith - HawthoRNe- Regina King - Southland
- Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
- Jill Scott - The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
- Chandra Wilson - ''Grey's Anatomy''
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Delroy Lindo - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit- Rocky Carroll - NCIS
- Mekhi Phifer - Lie to Me
- James Pickens Jr. - Grey's Anatomy
- Corey Reynolds - ''The Closer''
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
S. Epatha Merkerson - Law & Order- Audra McDonald - Private Practice
- Anika Noni Rose - The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
- Gabrielle Union - Flash Forward
- Jurnee Smollett - ''Friday Night Lights''
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special
Gifted HandsAmericaBrick CityGeorgia O'Keeffe- ''Relative Stranger''
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special
- Cuba Gooding Jr. - Gifted Hands
- Eriq La Salle - Relative Stranger
- Gus Hoffman - Gifted Hands
- Jaishon Fisher - Gifted Hands
- Phillip Johnson - ''America''
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special
- Kimberly Elise - Gifted Hands
- Aunjanue Ellis - Gifted Hands
- Cicely Tyson - Relative Stranger
- Rosie O'Donnell - America
- Ruby Dee - ''America''
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
*Cornelius Smith Jr. - All My Children- Bryton James - The Young and the Restless
- Cassius Willis - The Young and the Restless
- Terrell Tilford - One Life to Live
- Texas Battle - The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
*Debbi Morgan - All My Children- Daphnee Duplaix - One Life to Live
- Eva Marcille - The Young and the Restless
- Tatyana Ali - The Young and the Restless
- Tonya Lee Williams - The Young and the Restless
Outstanding News/Information - (Series or Special)
The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United StatesAnderson Cooper 360: President Obama's African JourneyCNN Presents: Reclaiming the Dream 2Judge Mathis- ''Leading Women: India.Arie, Dr. Maya Angelou''
Outstanding Talk Series
*The Mo'Nique ShowOutstanding Reality Series
*Extreme Makeover: Home EditionOutstanding Variety
The Michael Jackson Memorial: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson- BET Awards 2009Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American HumorWanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
- ''We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial''
Outstanding Children's Program
*Dora the ExplorerOutstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - (Series or Special)
Keke Palmer - True Jackson VP- Caitlin Sanchez - Dora the Explorer
- LaShawn Jefferies - The Backyardigans
- Nick Cannon - 2009 Nickelodeon HALO Awards
- Selena Gomez - ''Wizards of Waverly Place''
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
*The OfficeOutstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
*Grey's AnatomyDirecting
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
*30 RockOutstanding Directing for a Dramatic Series
*Grey's AnatomyRecording
Outstanding New Artist
*Keri HilsonOutstanding Male Artist
*MaxwellOutstanding Female Artist
*Mary J. BligeOutstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration
The Black Eyed Peas- 3 Mo' Divas
- Day26
- Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind
- Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West - "Run This Town"
Outstanding Jazz Album
*He and She - Wynton Marsalis- Detroit - Gerald Wilson Orchestra
- Kind of Brown - Christian McBride & Inside Straight
- Poetically Justified - Marcus Johnson
- The Real Thing - Vanessa Williams
Outstanding Gospel Album
*Still - BeBe & CeCe Winans- A City Called Heaven - Shirley Caesar
- How I Got Over - Vickie Winans
- Love Unstoppable - Fred Hammond
- We Are All One: Live In Detroit - Donnie McClurkin
Outstanding Music Video
*I Look to You - Whitney Houston- Blame It - Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
- Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas
- Pretty Wings - Maxwell
- Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
Outstanding Song
*God in Me - Mary Mary- Bad Habits - Maxwell
- Blame It - Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
- Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
- Pretty Wings - Maxwell