NAACP Image Awards: Black-Ish, Trip To Bountiful, Murder And Scandal Win Big
ABC's black-ish was TV's big winner Friday evening at the NAACP Image Awards — which celebrate the achievements and performances of people of color in the arts, as well as those who promote social justice through creative endeavors — by topping five comedy categories, including collecting acting kudos for leads Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.
On the drama side, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder picked up a pair of wins each, while Lifetime's The Trip to Bountiful TV-movie amassed four wins, including for actors Cicely Tyson and Blair Underwood.
Also of note, Taraji P. Henson (currently of Fox's Empire) took home two prizes, for Actress in a Motion Picture (No Good Deed) and Entertainer of the Year.
The ceremony was hosted by Anderson and broadcast on TV One. Here are some of TV's major winners; the full list will be posted at the Image Awards website.
Outstanding Drama Series
Being Mary Jane (BET)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
House of Cards (Netflix)
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) — WINNER
Scandal (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
Taye Diggs, Murder in the First (TNT)
Omar Epps, Resurrection (ABC)
Omari Hardwick, Being Mary Jane (BET)
Shemar Moore, Criminal Minds (CBS) — WINNER
Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Nicole Beharie, Sleepy Hollow (FOX)
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) — WINNER
Octavia Spencer, Red Band Society (FOX)
Gabrielle Union, Being Mary Jane (BET)
Kerry Washington, Scandal (ABC)
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Guillermo Diaz, Scandal (ABC)
Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
Joe Morton, Scandal (ABC) — WINNER
Courtney B. Vance, Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Jeffrey Wright, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Khandi Alexander, Scandal (ABC) — WINNER
Aja Naomi King, How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
Jada Pinkett Smith, Gotham (FOX)
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Alfre Woodard, State of Affairs (NBC)
Writing in a Drama Series
Mara Brock Akil, Being Mary Jane: "Uber Love" (BET)
Zoanne Clack, Grey's Anatomy "You Be Illin'" (ABC)
Warren Leight & Julie Martin, Law & Order: SVU: "American Disgrace" (NBC)
Zahir McGhee, Scandal: "Mama Said Knock You Out" (ABC)
Erika Green Swafford, How to Get Away with Murder: "Let's Get To Scooping"
(ABC) — WINNER
Outstanding Comedy
Black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
House of Lies (Showtime)
Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
Don Cheadle, House of Lies (Showtime)
Kevin Hart, Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project (FOX)
Niecy Nash, The Soul Man (TV Land)
Wendy Raquel Robinson, The Game (BET)
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Terry Crews, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
Laurence Fishburne, black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
Boris Kodjoe, Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)
Marcus Scribner, black-ish (ABC)
Glynn Turman, House of Lies (Showtime)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Adrienne C. Moore, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Yara Shahidi, black-ish (ABC) — WINNER
Lorraine Toussaint, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
Writing in a Comedy Series
Sara Hess, Orange Is the New Black: "It Was the Change" (Netflix) — WINNER
Regina Hicks, Instant Mom: "A Kids's Choice" (Nickelodeon/Nick@Nite)
Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project: "Danny and Mindy" (FOX)
Aisha Muharrar, Parks and Recreation: "Ann & Chris" (NBC)
Brigette Munoz-Liebowitz, Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "Road Trip" (FOX)
Outstanding TV-Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
Drumline: A New Beat (VH1)
The Gabby Douglas Story (Lifetime)
The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime) — WINNER
Outstanding Reality Series
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN) — WINNER
Shark Tank (ABC)
The Voice (NBC)
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (OWN)
Outstanding Talk Series
Oprah Prime (OWN)
The Queen Latifah Show (Syndicated)
Steve Harvey (Syndicated) — WINNER
The View (ABC)
The Wendy Williams Show (Syndicated)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
BET Awards (BET)
Beyoncè Jay Z On the Run (HBO)
Family Feud (Syndicated)
Oprah's Master Class (OWN) — WINNER
UNCF An Evening of Stars (Multiple networks)
The complete list of winners will be posted at the Image Awards website.