43rd NAACP Image Awards

43rd NAACP Image Awards
DateFebruary 17, 2012
SiteShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted bySanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie
Official websiteNAACPImageAwards.net
Television coverage
NetworkNBC

The 43rd NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, will honor outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2011 calendar year.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie and aired on February 17, 2012, on NBC.[2][3]

During the ceremony show Yolanda Adams and Kirk Franklin gave a tribute performance to Whitney Houston, who died on February 11, 2012.[4][5] Cathy Hughes accepted the Chairman's Award at a separate ceremony in New Jersey, while George Lucas was honored with the Vanguard Award. Black Stuntmen's Association received the President's Award.[6]

All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.[7][8][9]

Special Awards

President's Award
  • Black Stuntmen's Association
Chairman's Award
Vanguard Award

Motion Picture

Outstanding Motion Picture Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
  • Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs – Jumping the Broom

Television series and streaming

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Boardwalk Empire
    • Grey's Anatomy
    • The Good Wife
    • Treme
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
  • L.L. Cool J – NCIS: Los Angeles
    • Andre Braugher – Men of A Certain Age
    • Hill Harper – CSI: NY
    • Taye Diggs – Private Practice
    • Wendell Pierce – Treme
  • Regina King – SouthLAnd
    • Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy
    • Khandi Alexander – Treme
    • Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy
    • Taraji P. Henson – Person of Interest
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • James Pickens Jr. – Grey's Anatomy
    • Corey Reynolds – The Closer
    • Ice T – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Nelsan Ellis – True Blood
    • Omar Epps – House M.D.
  • Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife
    • Alfre Woodard – Memphis Beat
    • Anika Noni Rose – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Diahann Carroll – White Collar
    • Loretta Devine – Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
  • Ernest Dickerson – "Treme" – Do Watcha Wanna
    • Ken Whittingham – "Parenthood" – Opening Night
    • Kevin Sullivan – "NCIS" – Tell–All
    • Paris Barclay – "Sons of Anarchy" – Out
    • Seith Mann – "Dexter" – Get Gellar
  • Lolis Eric Elie – "Treme" – Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?
    • Cheo Hodari Coker – "SouthLAnd" – Punching Water
    • Janine Sherman Barrois – "Criminal Minds" – The Bittersweet Science
    • Pam Veasey – "Ringer" – Oh Gawd, There's Two of Them?
    • Zoanne Clack – "Grey's Anatomy" – I Will Survive

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Malcolm–Jamal Warner – Reed Between the Lines
    • Dulé Hill – Psych
    • Phil Morris – Love That Girl!
    • Pooch Hall – The Game
    • Terry Crews – Are We There Yet?
  • Tracee Ellis Ross – Reed Between the Lines
    • Tatyana Ali – Love That Girl!
    • Tia Mowry–Hardrict – The Game
    • Vanessa Williams – Desperate Housewives
    • Wendy Raquel Robinson – The Game
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Nick Cannon – Up All Night
    • Craig Robinson – The Office
    • Damon Wayans Jr. – Happy Endings
    • J.B. Smoove – Curb Your Enthusiasm
    • Tracy Morgan – 30 Rock
  • Keshia Knight Pulliam – Tyler Perry's House of Payne
    • Amber Riley – Glee
    • Gabourey Sidibe – The Big C
    • Maya Rudolph – Up All Night
    • Sofia Vergara – Modern Family
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
  • Leonard R. Garner Jr. – "Rules of Engagement" – The Set Up
    • Jay Chandrasekhar – "Happy Endings" – The Girl with the David Tattoo
    • Kevin Hooks "Drop Dead Diva" – Mother's Day
    • Miguel Arteta – "How to Make It in America" – Mofongo
    • Salim Akil – "The Game" – Parachutes/Beach Chairs
  • Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil – "The Game" – Parachutes....Beach Chairs
    • Arthur Harris – "Reed Between the Lines" – Let's Talk About Ms. Helen's Son Part 1
    • Prentice Penny – "Happy Endings" – The Girl with the David Tattoo
    • Vali Chandrasekaran – "30 Rock" – It's Never Too Late For Now
    • Vince Cheung, Ben Montanio – "Wizards of Waverly Place" – Wizards vs. Angels

Television movie, limited-series or dramatic special

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
  • Thurgood
    • Five
    • Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith
    • Luther
    • The Least Among You
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
  • Laurence Fishburne – Thurgood
    • Esai Morales – We Have Your Husband
    • Idris Elba – Luther
    • Louis Gossett Jr. – The Least Among You
    • Samuel L. Jackson – The Sunset Limited
  • Taraji P. Henson – Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
    • Anika Noni Rose – Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith
    • Jenifer Lewis – Five
    • Rosario Dawson – Five
    • Tracee Ellis Ross – Five

Recording

Outstanding Album Outstanding New Artist
Outstanding Male Artist Outstanding Female Artist
Outstanding Song Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Outstanding Music Video Outstanding World Music Album
  • Where You At – Jennifer Hudson
    • 25/8 – Mary J. Blige
    • Hear My Call – Jill Scott
    • I Was Here – Beyoncé
    • Someone Like You – Adele
  • Sounds of Blackness – Sounds of Blackness
    • Afrodiaspora – Susana Baca
    • Carnival Fever – Brother B
    • Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Boukman Eksperyans
    • The First Grader – Alex Heffes
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) Outstanding Jazz Album
  • Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
    • Becoming – Yolanda Adams
    • Church on the Moon – Deitrick Haddon
    • Something Big – Mary Mary
    • The Journey – Andraé Crouch
  • Guitar Man – George Benson
    • Chano y Dizzy – Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez
    • Friends – Stanley Jordan
    • Legacy – Gerald Wilson
    • Road Show Vol. – 2 Sonny Rollins

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