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.
Motion Picture Outstanding Motion PictureOutstanding Directing in a Motion PicturePrecious The Blind Side Invictus Michael Jackson's This Is It The Princess and the Frog Lee Daniels - Precious F. Gary Gray - Law Abiding Citizen George Tillman Jr - Notorious Scott Sanders - Black Dynamite Spike Lee - Passing Stranger: The MovieOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Morgan Freeman - Invictus Denzel Washington - The Taking of Pelham 123 Idris Elba - Obsessed Jamie Foxx - Law Abiding Citizen Quinton Aaron - The Blind Side Gabourey Sidibe - Precious Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side Taraji P. Henson - Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself Sophie Okonedo - Skin Anika Noni Rose - The Princess and the FrogOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Adam Rodriguez - Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself Chiwetel Ejiofor - 2012 Danny Glover - 2012 Lenny Kravitz - Precious Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker Mo'Nique - Precious Mariah Carey - Precious Paula Patton - Precious Zoe Saldaña - Avatar Alfre Woodard - American VioletOutstanding Foreign Motion PictureOutstanding Independent Motion PictureThe Stoning of Soraya M. The Maid Rudo y Cursi Sin Nombre Skin Precious American Violet Amreeka Endgame Medicine for MelancholyOutstanding DocumentaryOutstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Good Hair Capitalism: A Love Story Crips and Bloods: Made in America Crude More Than a Game Geoffrey S. Fletcher - Precious Anthony Peckham - Invictus John Lee Hancock - The Blind Side Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker - Notorious Tyler Perry - Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Television Outstanding Comedy Series Tyler Perry's House of Payne 30 Rock Everybody Hates Chris Glee Ugly Betty
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 Heights Cold Case Grey's Anatomy HawthoRNe The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
Outstanding 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 Hands America Brick City Georgia 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 States Anderson Cooper 360: President Obama's African Journey CNN Presents: Reclaiming the Dream 2 Judge Mathis Leading Women: India.Arie, Dr. Maya Angelou
Outstanding Talk Series *The Mo'Nique Show Lopez Tonight The Tyra Banks Show The View The Wanda Sykes Show
Outstanding Reality Series *Extreme Makeover: Home Edition American Idol America's Next Top Model Dancing with the Stars Real Housewives of Atlanta
Outstanding Variety The Michael Jackson Memorial: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson BET Awards 2009 Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Outstanding Children's Program *Dora the Explorer The Backyardigans Go, Diego, Go! True Jackson, VP Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
Outstanding 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 Office Brothers The Game The Simpsons Psych
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series *Grey's Anatomy True Blood Lincoln Heights House Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Directing Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series *30 Rock Community Drop Dead Diva Everybody Hates Chris The Office
Outstanding Directing for a Dramatic Series *Grey's Anatomy Battlestar Galactica CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dexter Lincoln Heights
Outstanding Directing for a Motion Picture
Recording Outstanding New Artist *Keri Hilson Jeremih K'Jon Kristinia DeBarge Melanie Fiona
Outstanding Male Artist *Maxwell Anthony Hamilton Charlie Wilson Jay-Z Ne-Yo
Outstanding Female Artist *Mary J. Blige Alicia Keys India.Arie Rihanna Whitney Houston
Outstanding 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
Outstanding Album *Stronger with Each Tear - Mary J. Blige The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell The Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel - Mariah Carey
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