Cheyney University of Pennsylvania alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant's at the NAACP Image Awards 2015 (2761 hits)

February is here which means "Awards Season" is in full gear and media correspondent and Cheyney alum Tanisha LaVerne Grant has been live on the red carpet in Hollywood covering some of the hottest shows on the calendar including Thursday night's (Feb. 5, 2015) 46th Annual NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PRE SHOW. Tanisha had opportunity to interview Black Hollywood Elites like Iyanla Vanzant of Owns "Fix My Life" which was nominated a second year in a row for "Best Reality Series".

Two-Hour Special Was Hosted By Anthony Anderson 

With Appearances By:

Will Smith, Common, Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Laurence Fishburne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Larenz Tate, Sharon Leal, Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Octavia Spencer, Keegan Michael-Key, Taraji P. Henson, Tessa Thompson, Shemar Moore, Uzo Aduba, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Russell Simmons, John Gaskins III, Valeska Guittierez, Nicole Beharie, Mehcad Brooks, Lamorne Morris, Taye Diggs, Quvenzhané Wallis, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps and Henry Simmons

And Cast Members from Orange is the New Black, Belle, ‘black-ish, Grey’s Anatomy, House of Cards, How to Get Away with Murder and more…

Spike Lee, Clive Davis and Attorney General of the United States Eric H. Holder, Jr. Received Special Honors

One-Hour Pre-Show hosted by Kevin Frazier and Shaun Robinson

Affion Crockett was the backstage Social Media Commentator

The winners of the “46th NAACP Image Awards” were announced tonight during the live broadcast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium which aired on TV One (9-11 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed).  The two-hour live special was hosted by Anthony Anderson.  There was a one-hour live pre-show from the red carpet hosted by Kevin Frazier and Shaun Robinson. 

NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock presented the NAACP Chairman’s Award to Attorney General of the United States, Eric H. Holder, Jr., NAACP President Cornell William Brooks presented the NAACP President’s Award to Spike Lee and Russell Simmons presented the NAACP Vanguard Award to Clive Davis.

Some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including Will Smith, Common, Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Laurence Fishburne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Larenz Tate, Sharon Leal, Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Octavia Spencer, Keegan Michael-Key, Taraji P. Henson, Tessa Thompson, Shemar Moore, Uzo Aduba, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Russell Simmons, John Gaskins III, Valeska Guittierez, Nicole Beharie, Mehcad Brooks, Lamorne Morris, Taye Diggs, Quvenzhané Wallis, Gabrielle Union, Omar Epps, and Henry Simmons.  In addition, cast Members from Orange is the New Black, Belle, black-ish, Grey’s Anatomy, House of Cards, How to Get Away with Murder and more.

Lance Red**** was the in-show announcer.  Affion Crockett was the backstage Social Media Commentator. The NAACP Image Awards production team included Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin was the Director, Byron Phillips was Producer, and Robin Reinhardt was Talent Producer. 

The NAACP Image Awards is the premier multicultural awards show.  It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. 

Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards are determined by the number of entries received by the deadline.  To be eligible, projects must have had a national distribution date between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2014. For the 2014 voting period, over 1,200 submissions were received by the artists, managers, publicists, production companies, record labels, studios, networks and/or publishers. From those entries, a nominating committee of 300 industry professionals and NAACP leaders from across the country select five nominees in each of the 54 categories, excluding Entertainer of the Year. Those results were announced at a press conference. To determine the winners, the members of the NAACP vote via a secured online site. The results are tabulated by the Image Awards auditors, Bert Smith & Co., and the results are confidential until the envelope is opened LIVE on stage during the NBC telecast on Friday, February 6, 2015.

The 46TH NAACP Image Awards are sponsored by: AT&T, Bank of America, FedEx, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Gilead Sciences, Hyundai Motor America, Southwest Airlines, UAW-Chrysler, and Wells Fargo.

The winners are as follows - 

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Taraji P. Henson - “No Good Deed” (Screen Gems)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson - “black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Shemar Moore - “Criminal Minds” (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Viola Davis - “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC) 

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Tracee Ellis Ross - “black-ish” (ABC)

Outstanding Comedy Series

"black-ish" (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series

“How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

David Oyelowo - “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Motion Picture

“Selma”  (Paramount Pictures)

Entertainer of the Year

Taraji P. Henson

The Winners From Last Night's Non-Televised Categories Are As Follows –

LITERATURE:

> Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
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> “A Wanted Woman” – Eric Jerome ****ey (Penguin Random House)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
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> “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” – Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
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> “Forty Acres” – Dwayne Alexander Smith (Atria Books)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Autobiography
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> “Breaking Ground:  My Life in Medicine” – Louis Sullivan with David Chanoff (University of Georgia Press)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
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> “Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life” – Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Hilary Beard (Spiegel & Grau)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
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> “Citizen: An American Lyric” – Claudia Rankine (Graywolf Press)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Children
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> “Dork Diaries 8: Tales From A Not-So Happily Ever After” – Rachel Renee Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell (Simon & Schuster)
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> Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
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> “Brown Girl Dreaming” – Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books)
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> RECORDING:
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> Outstanding New Artist
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> 3 Winans Brothers (BMG)
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> Outstanding Male Artist
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> Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
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> Outstanding Female Artist
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> Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
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> Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
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> “Stay With Me” – Sam Smith feat. Mary J Blige (Capitol)
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> Outstanding Jazz Album
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> “My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke” – Al Jarreau (Concord)
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> Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
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> “Where My Heart Belongs” – Gladys Knight (Shadow Mountain Records)
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> Outstanding Music Video
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> “You and I (Nobody in the World)” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
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> Outstanding Song
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> “We Are Here” – Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
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> Outstanding Album
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> “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” – Aretha Franklin (RCA Records)
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> ANIMATED OR COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE (CGI):
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> Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
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> Loretta Devine - “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)
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> TELEVISION:
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> Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
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> Sara Hess - “Orange is the New Black” – It Was the Change (Netflix)
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> Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
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> Erika Green Swafford - “How to Get Away With Murder” – Let’s Get To Scooping (ABC)
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> Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie
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> Shernold Edwards - “A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks)
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> Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
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> Ken Whittingham - “Parks and Recreation” – Prom (NBC)
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> Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series  
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> Carl Franklin - “House of Cards” – Chapter 14 (Netflix)
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> Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie
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> Reggie Bythewood - “Gun Hill” (BET)
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> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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> Laurence Fishburne - “black-ish” (ABC)
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> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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> Yara Shahidi - “black-ish” (ABC)
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> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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> Joe Morton - “Scandal” (ABC)
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> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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> Khandi Alexander - “Scandal&r


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