The 42nd 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 2010 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Holly Robinson Peete and Wayne Brady and aired on March 4, 2011, on Fox.
Nominations The nominations were announced on January 12, 2011, at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills by Kimberly Elise, Sanaa Lathan, 50 Cent, Smokey Robinson, Columbus Short, Affion Crockett and awards chairman Clayola Brown. Tyler Perry earned 19 nominations across the film and television categories.
All nominees are listed below, with the winners listed first in boldface. No Vanguard or Hall of Fame awards were bestowed in this year.
Special awards President's AwardChairman's Award Gen. Colin L. Powell Regina M. Benjamin
Motion Picture Outstanding Motion PictureOutstanding Directing in a Motion Picture For Colored Girls Just Wright The Book of Eli The Kids Are All Right Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? Tyler Perry – For Colored Girls Geoffrey Sax – Frankie & Alice George Tillman Jr. – Faster Tanya Hamilton – Night Catches Us The Hughes Brothers – The Book of EliOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Denzel Washington – The Book of Eli Anthony Mackie – Night Catches Us Common – Just Wright Jaden Smith – The Karate Kid Morgan Freeman – Red Halle Berry – Frankie & Alice Janet Jackson – Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? Kerry Washington – Night Catches Us Queen Latifah – Just Wright Zoe Saldana – The LosersOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Samuel L. Jackson – Mother and Child Don Cheadle – Brooklyn's Finest Idris Elba – Takers Justin Timberlake – The Social Network Michael Ealy – For Colored Girls Kimberly Elise – For Colored Girls Anika Noni Rose – For Colored Girls Phylicia Rashad – For Colored Girls Jill Scott – Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? Whoopi Goldberg – For Colored GirlsOutstanding Foreign Motion PictureOutstanding Independent Motion Picture Biutiful A Barefoot Dream Four Lions Mother Outside the Law Frankie & Alice Conviction La Mission Mother and Child Night Catches UsOutstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Michael Elliot – Just Wright Mary King, Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel, Marko King, Jonathan Watters and Cheryl Edwards – Frankie & Alice Michael C. Martin – Brooklyn's Finest Rodrigo Garcia – Mother and Child Tyler Perry – Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
Television series and streaming
Drama Outstanding Drama Series Grey's Anatomy Detroit 1-8-7 HawthoRNe Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Treme Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Actress in a Drama Series LL Cool J – NCIS: Los Angeles Anthony Anderson – Law & Order Blair Underwood – The Event Hill Harper – CSI: NY Laurence Fishburne – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Regina King – Southland Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Undercovers Jada Pinkett Smith – HawthoRNe Wendy Davis – Army WivesOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Terrence Howard – Law & Order: Los Angeles Andre Braugher – Men of a Certain Age Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad James Pickens Jr. – Grey's Anatomy Nelsan Ellis – True Blood S. Epatha Merkerson – Law & Order Alfre Woodard – Memphis Beat Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy Sara Ramirez – Grey's Anatomy Vanessa Bell Calloway – HawthoRNeOutstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesOutstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series Darnell Williams – All My Children Aaron D. Spears – The Bold and the Beautiful Cornelius Smith Jr. – All My Children Rodney Saulsberry – The Bold and the Beautiful Tatyana Ali – The Young and the Restless Debbi Morgan – All My Children Julia Pace Mitchell – The Young and the Restless Tonya Lee Williams – The Young and the Restless Yvette Freeman – The Bold and the BeautifulOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesOutstanding Directing in a Drama Series Shonda Rhimes – Private Practice: "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?" Alexander Woo – True Blood: "It Hurts Me Too" Janine Sherman Barrois – Criminal Minds: "Remembrance of Things Past" Judith McCreary – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: "Disabled" Leyani Diaz and Vanessa Rojas – The Event: "Loyalty" Millicent Shelton – Men of a Certain Age: "Go with the Flow" Felix Alcala – Southland: "What Makes Sammy Run" Paris Barclay – In Treatment: "Sunil: Week 6" Seith Mann – Friday Night Lights: "Injury List" Stephen L. Williams – Undercovers: "Instructions"
Comedy Outstanding Comedy Series Tyler Perry's House of Payne 30 Rock Are We There Yet? Glee Modern FamilyOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series David Mann – Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Dule Hill – Psych LaVan Davis – Tyler Perry's House of Payne Phil Morris – Love That Girl! Terry Crews – Are We There Yet? Vanessa Williams – Desperate Housewives Cassi Davis – Tyler Perry's House of Payne Essence Atkins – Are We There Yet? Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Eureka Tatyana Ali – Love That Girl!Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Ice Cube – Are We There Yet? Craig Robinson – The Office Lamman Rucker – Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Lance Gross – Tyler Perry's House of Payne Tracy Morgan – 30 Rock Sofia Vergara – Modern Family Amber Riley – Glee Anna Deavere Smith – Nurse Jackie Keshia Knight Pulliam – Tyler Perry's House of Payne Viola Davis – United States of TaraOutstanding Writing in a Comedy SeriesOutstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Aaron McGruder – The Boondocks: "The Fund-Raiser" Daniel Chun – The Office: "Nepotism" Kenny Smith – Pair of Kings: "Where the Wild Kings Are" Myra J. – Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: "Meet the Racist" Vali Chandrasekaran – 30 Rock: "Khonani" Kevin Rodney Sullivan – Modern Family: "Game Changer" Joe Morton – Eureka: "Stoned" Justin Lin – Community: "Modern Warfare" Ken Whittingham – 30 Rock: "Anna Howard Shaw Day" Michael Schultz – Chuck: "Chuck versus The Couch Lock"
Television movie, limited-series or dramatic special Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Sins of the Mother America: The Story of Us – "Part 4" Filling the Gap Luther The Wronged ManOutstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialOutstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Idris Elba – Luther Benito Martinez – Lies in Plain Sight Jon Seda – The Pacific Mahershalalhashbaz Ali – The Wronged Man Michael Jai White – One Angry Juror Jill Scott – Sins of the Mother Lucy Liu – Marry Me Rosie Perez – Lies in Plain Sight Tamera Mowry – Double Wedding Tia Mowry – Double Wedding
Other Outstanding News/Information – Series or SpecialOutstanding Talk (Series) Unsung A Conversation with President Obama Anderson Cooper 360 The Judge Mathis Show Washington Watch with Roland Martin The View Conversations with Ed Gordon Larry King Live The Mo'Nique Show TV One on One with Cathy HughesOutstanding Reality SeriesOutstanding Variety – Series or Special Sunday Best American Idol America's Next Top Model Dancing with the Stars Extreme Makeover: Home Edition UNCF: An Evening of Stars – Tribute to Lionel Richie BET Honors 2010 Beyonce: I Am... World Tour Black Girls Rock! TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music FestivalOutstanding Children's ProgramOutstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) True Jackson, VP Brave New Voices 2010 Dora the Explorer The Backyardigans Wizards of Waverly Place Keke Palmer – True Jackson, VP Lance Robertson – Yo Gabba Gabba!: Baby Nick Cannon – TeenNick Halo Awards 2010 Selena Gomez – Wizards of Waverly Place Victoria Justice – VictoriousOutstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television) For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel If God is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise Waiting for Superman William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Recording Outstanding AlbumOutstanding New Artist Wake Up! – John Legend and The Roots My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West Now and Then – Smokey Robinson Raymond vs. Raymond – Usher Soldier of Love – Sade Willow B.o.B Bruno Mars Jason Derulo Nicki MinajOutstanding Male ArtistOutstanding Female Artist Usher CeeLo Green Jay-Z Kanye West Ne-Yo Mary J. Blige Chrisette Michele Corinne Bailey Rae Rihanna SadeOutstanding SongOutstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration Bittersweet – Fantasia Fistful of Tears – Maxwell Forget You – CeeLo Green Soldier of Love – Sade Un-thinkable (I'm Ready) – Alicia Keys John Legend and The Roots Diddy-Dirty Money Eminem & Rihanna Herbie Hancock (feat. India Arie, Chaka Khan and others) The Black Eyed PeasOutstanding Music VideoOutstanding World Music Album Un-thinkable (I'm Ready) – Alicia Keys Fistful of Tears – Maxwell Soldier of Love – Sade Whip My Hair – Willow Why Don't You Love Me – Beyonce Knowles VOCAbuLarieS – Bobby McFerrin Hymns for the Rebel Soul – Rocky Dawuni Oyo – Angelique Kidjo The Imagine Project – Herbie Hancock The Sound of Sunshine – Michael Franti & SpearheadOutstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)Outstanding Jazz Album You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III – Kirk Whalum Here I Am – Marvin Sapp Just Love Deluxe – Brian Courtney Wilson The Master Plan – Tamela Mann From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marciac – The Wynton Marsalis Quintet and Richard Galliano Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater Geri Allen & Timeline Live – Geri Allen and Timeline The Imagine Project – Herbie Hancock VOCAbuLarieS – Bobby McFerrin
Literature Outstanding Literary Work – FictionOutstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction Getting to Happy – Terry McMillan A Taste of Honey – Jabari Asim Glorious – Bernice L. McFadden Till You Hear From Me – Pearl Cleage Wench – Dolen Perkins-Valdez The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness – Michelle Alexander Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority – Tom Burrell Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC – editors: Faith S. Holsaert, Judy Richardson, Martha Prescod Norman Noonan, Betty Garman Robinson, Jean Smith Young and Dorothy M. Zellner Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History – Dr. Julianne Malveaux The History of White People – Nell Irvin PainterOutstanding Literary Work – Debut AuthorOutstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration – Isabel Wilkerson Wench – Dolen Perkins-Valdez The Girl Who Fell from the Sky – Heidi W. Durrow Beneath the Lion's Gaze – Maaza Mengiste Forest Gate – Peter Akinti You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles – Ray Charles Robinson Jr. Conversations with Myself – Ruth Hobday and Nelson Mandela Decoded – Jay-Z Extraordinary, Ordinary People – Condoleezza Rice I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen - My Journey Home – Shoshana JohnsonOutstanding Literary Work – InstructionalOutstanding Literary Work – Poetry A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life – Antwone Fisher Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness and Mindset Makeover to Maximize Fat Loss – Robert Ferguson If it Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too – Malaak Compton-Rock The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms – Kirk Franklin