NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

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The 'NAACP Image Awards' is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature.
Similar to other awards, like the Oscars and the Grammys, the 35 categories of Image Awards are voted on by members of the NAACP. There are also honorary awards, including the President's Award, the Chairman's Award, Entertainer of the Year and The Image Award Hall of Fame.
The awards were first presented in 1969. The awards series, normally broadcast on a tape delay and aired by Fox Network, was broadcast live for the first time in 2007 for the 38th edition of the awards show. It was first nationally televised in 1974. They usually take place around February to early March and take place in or around the Los Angeles area.

Contents

Past Shows

Controversy

Award categories

Motion picture

Television

Music

Literature

Special awards

External link

References

Past Shows

Year	Day	Host	Location
1970
1972	November
1974	January 19		Hollywood Palladium
1982	December 5	Robert Guillaume	Hollywood Palladium
1984	December 4
1987		Debbie Allen/Denzel Washington
1996		Whitney Houston/Denzel Washington
1997	February 8	Arsenio Hall/Patti LaBelle	Pasadena Civic Auditorium
1998	February 14	Vanessa L. Williams/Gregory Hines
1999	February 14	Mariah Carey/Blair Underwood	Pasadena Civic Auditorium
2000	February 12	Diana Ross	Pasadena Civic Auditorium
2001	February 23	Chris Tucker	Universal Amphitheater
2002	March 3	Chris Tucker	Universal Amphitheater
2003	March 8	Cedric the Entertainer	Universal Amphitheater
2004	March 6	Tracee Ellis Ross/Golden Brooks/Persia White/Jill Marie Jones	Universal Amphitheater
2005	March 19	Chris Tucker	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
2006	March 3	Cuba Gooding, Jr.	Shrine Auditorium
2007	March 2	LL Cool J	Shrine Auditorium

Controversy

The NAACP Image Awards have sometimes been the subject of controversy due to claims that certain nominees did not deserve to be honored by the NAACP. For example, in 1994, Tupac Shakur was a nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for the film ''Poetic Justice'' although he had been charged in December 1993 with sexually abusing a woman.^[1] In 2004, R. Kelly's ''Chocolate Factory'' was nominated for Outstanding Album^[2] although he was under indictment at the time for charges related to child pornography.^[3]
Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures. In 2003, the movie ''Barbershop'' received five nominations including Outstanding Motion Picture and Cedric the Entertainer as Outstanding Supporting Actor. The film had been criticized because Cedric's character in the film makes unflattering remarks about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jesse Jackson.^[4] The rap group OutKast received six nominations in 2004 but faced criticism because they had previously recorded a song titled "Rosa Parks" which had resulted in them being sued by Parks over the use of her name.

Award categories

Motion picture

★ Outstanding Motion Picture

★ Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

★ Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Television

★ Outstanding Drama Series

★ Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

★ Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

★ Outstanding Comedy Series

★ Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

★ Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

★ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

★ Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

★ Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

★ Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

★ Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

★ Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

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

★ Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special

★ Outstanding Variety - Series or Special

Music

★ Outstanding New Artist

★ Outstanding Female Artist

★ Outstanding Male Artist

★ Outstanding Duo or Group

★ Outstanding Jazz Artist

★ Outstanding Gospel Artist

★ Outstanding Music Video

★ Outstanding Song

★ Outstanding Album

Literature

★ Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

★ Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction

★ Outstanding Literary Work, Children's

Special awards

★ Chairman's Award

★ President's Award

★ Hall of Fame Award

★ Entertainer of the Year

External link

★ The Official NAACP Image Awards Site

References

1. Michael Jackson makes surprise appearance at NAACP Image Awards
2. Outkast, Beyonce, R. Kelly Nominated For NAACP Image Awards
3. Paula Zahn Now: Can Democrats Challenge Kerry?; NAACP Controversy; California Death Penalty Debate
4. Image Awards rekindle 'Barbershop' controversy