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

• All of Us
• The Bernie Mac Show
• Everybody Hates Chris
• Girlfriends
• Ugly Betty

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

• 24
• Grey's Anatomy
• Heroes
• The Unit
• The Wire

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

• American Idol
• America's Next Top Model
• Black. White.
• Dancing with the Stars
• Run's House

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

• Cherish
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• LeToya
• Lupe Fiasco
• Mario Vazquez

Outstanding Male Artist

• Chris Brown
• Jay-Z
• John Legend
• Lionel Richie
• Prince

Outstanding Female Artist

• Beyoncé
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Fantasia
• India.Arie
• Mary J. Blige

Outstanding Duo or Group

• The Cheetah Girls
• Dave Matthews Band
• Gnarls Barkley
• Outkast
• The Roots

Outstanding Jazz Artist

• George Duke
• Gerald Albright
• Gladys Knight
• Regina Carter
• Take 6

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

• Akeelah and the Bee
• Blood Diamond
• Catch a Fire
• Dreamgirls
• The Pursuit of Happyness

Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film

• Curse of the Golden Flower
• Days of Glory (Indigènes)
• An Inconvenient Truth
• Tsotsi
• Volver

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

• Bill Cosby

Chairman's Award

• Bono

President's Award

• Soledad O'Brien

References

External links

• 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards Official Site