The winners of the 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards have been announced. The 2014 NAACP Image Awards are accolades “presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature…the 35 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the award organization’s members (that is, NAACP members).”
The full list of winners for the 2014 NAACP Image Awards winners:
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Motion Picture
“12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Forest Whitaker – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett – “Black Nativity” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Mavin Pictures/Wonderful Films)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
David Oyelowo – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)Outstanding International Motion Picture
“War Witch” (Item 7)Documentary Categories
Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)
“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)Outstanding Documentary – (Television)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Showtime)Television Categories
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)Outstanding Drama Series
“Scandal” (ABC)Outstanding Comedy Series
“Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)Outstanding Talk Series
“Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)Television Categories
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Hart – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Morris Chestnut – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Brandy Norwood – “The Game” (BET)Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson – “Person of Interest” (CBS)Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
“Being Mary Jane” (BET)Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Idris Elba – “Luther” (BBC America)Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Kristoff St. John – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)Outstanding Reality Series
“Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)Outstanding Variety Series or Special
“Black Girls Rock!” (BET)Outstanding Children’s Program
“Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass” (HBO)Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/Children’s Program (Series or Special)
China Anne McClain – “A.N.T. Farm” (Disney Channel)Writing Categories
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Vincent Brown – “A.N.T. Farm” – InfluANTces (Disney Channel)Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Janine Sherman Barrois – “Criminal Minds” – Strange Fruit (CBS)Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
John Ridley – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)Directing Categories
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Millicent Shelton – “The Hustle” – Rule 4080 (FUSE)Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Regina King – “SouthLAnd” – Off Duty (TNT)Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
Steve McQueen – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
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