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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 ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 2006 and took place on March 2, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium.^[1] The show was televised live on Fox at 8 p.m. EST and 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

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

Outstanding Actor Drama Series

Outstanding Actress Drama Series

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

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
Renée Elise Goldsberry – One Life to Live
Tracey Ross – Passions
Yvonna Wright – Guiding Light

Variety Programming

Outstanding Reality Series

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

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - Series or Special

Corbin Bleu – High School Musical
Kathleen Herles – Dora the Explorer
Kyle Massey – That's So Raven
Raven-Symoné – That's So Raven
Romeo – Romeo!

Music Categories

Outstanding New Artist

Outstanding Male Artist

Outstanding Female Artist

Outstanding Duo or Group

Outstanding Jazz Artist

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

Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film

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

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

^ ^a ^b NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Welcome to the NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
^ NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Host - LL Cool J". Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
^ NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Nominees List" (PDF). NAACP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
^ "THE 38th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS TAKES PLACE WITH SUPERSTAR ENTERTAINER LL COOL J AS HOST" (PDF). naacpimageawards.net. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
^ NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Special Awards". NAACP. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.

External links

38th Annual NAACP Image Awards Official Site (Archived)

[link1-1] NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Welcome to the NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.

[link2-2] NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Host - LL Cool J". Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.

[link3-3] NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Nominees List" (PDF). NAACP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-26.

[link5-4] "THE 38th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS TAKES PLACE WITH SUPERSTAR ENTERTAINER LL COOL J AS HOST" (PDF). naacpimageawards.net. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.

[link4-5] NAACP Image Awards (2007). "Special Awards". NAACP. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.

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