NAACP Image Awards: The Winners

The NAACP Image Awards honor the achievements of black persons working in various art forms. This year, amongst the film categories, Lee Daniels’ The Butler had the most nominations (8) while 12 Years a Slave took home the most awards (4) including Best Picture and Best Director. The 45th awards cermonywas held February 22nd, 2014 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium; the event was hosted actor Anthony Anderson.

Entertainer of the Year

WINNER: Kevin Hart

Outstanding Motion Picture

WINNER: “12 Years A Slave”
“Fruitvale Station”
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
“The Best Man Holiday”

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

WINNER: Forest Whitaker – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Chadwick Boseman – “42”
Chiwetel Ejiofor – “12 Years A Slave”
Idris Elba – “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom”
Michael B. Jordan – “Fruitvale Station”

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

WINNER: Angela Bassett – “Black Nativity”
Halle Berry – “The Call”
Jennifer Hudson – “Winnie Mandela”
Kerry Washington – “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples”
Nicole Beharie – “42”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

WINNER: David Oyelowo – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Cuba Gooding Jr. – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Morris Chestnut – “The Best Man Holiday”
Terrence Howard – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Terrence Howard – “The Best Man Holiday”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

WINNER: Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave”
Alfre Woodard – “12 Years A Slave”
Naomie Harris – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Octavia Spencer – “Fruitvale Station”
Oprah Winfrey – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

WINNER: “Fruitvale Station”
“Blue Caprice”
“Dallas Buyers Club”
“The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete”
“The Trials of Muhammad Ali”

Outstanding International Motion Picture

WINNER: “War Witch” (Item 7)
“Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
“High Tech, Low Life” (Argot Pictures)
“La Playa D.C.” (Burning Blue)
“Lion Ark” (ADI Films)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)

WINNER: John Ridley – “12 Years A Slave”
Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón – “Gravity” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Brian Helgeland – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
Danny Strong – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
Ryan Coogler – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)

WINNER: Steve McQueen – “12 Years A Slave”
Jono Oliver – “Home”
Justin Chadwick – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Lee Daniels – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
Malcolm D. Lee – “The Best Man Holiday”

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)

WINNER: “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)
“20 Feet from Stardom” (Tremolo & Gil Friesen Productions)
“Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
“Girl Rising” (The Documentary Group)
“The New Black” (Promised Land Film)

Outstanding Documentary – (Television)

WINNER: “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic ” (Showtime)
“Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream” (HBO)
“Dark Girls” (OWN)
“Venus Vs.” (ESPN)
“Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley” (HBO)