Michael B Jordan is the Big Winner at the Image Awards
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 10:39AM 
Michael B Jordan was top dog at the Annual NAACP Image Awards taking both Outstanding Actor and Entertainer of the Year prizes for his work in Creed, which obviously should have netted him an Oscar nominations (we honored him here). Creed was a big player, too, taking Writing and Directing and Supporting Actress (Phylicia Rashad) prizes only to lose the Outstanding Motion Picture prize to Straight Outta Compton.
In other curious developments Idris Elba, fresh off a SAG win, lost the Supporting Actor prize to O'Shea Jackson Jr for Compton. As a reminder of the strange nominee list, of the central trio in Compton only Jason Mitchell (who played Easy E) was snubbed, despite being the actor who received the strongest reviews within the film.
The image awards, now in their 47th year, are kind of an all purpose awards show for black artists so they also honor literature, music, and television. black-ish and Empire were the big television winners and Anthony Anderson hosted the awards show.
After the cuteness of Gabrielle Union & Keegan-Michael Key, the full list of winners.
SPECIAL
Entertainer of the Year: Michael B. Jordan
President's Award: John Legend
FILM
Entertainer of the Year: Michael B. Jordan
Actor in a Motion Picture: Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Actress in a Motion Picture: Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy
Motion Picture: Straight Outta Compton
Independent Motion Picture: Beasts of No Nation
Directing: Ryan Coogler, Creed
Writing: Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed
Supporting Actor: O'Shea Jackson Jr, Straight Outta Compton
Supporting Actress: Phylicia Rashad, Creed
Documentary: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
TELEVISION
TV-Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special: The Wiz Live!
Directing in a Motion Picture (Television): Dee Rees, Bessie
Drama Series: Empire
Comedy Series: Black-ish
Actor in a Drama Series: Terrence Howard, Empire
Actress in a Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Actress in a Comedy Series: Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Actor in a Comedy Series: Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries: Queen Latifah, Bessie
Actor in a TV-Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special: David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!
Documentary: Muhammad Ali: The People's Champ
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Mike Epps, Survivor's Remorse
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Joe Morton, Scandal
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Regina King, American Crime
Performance by a Youth: Marcus Scribner, black-ish
Writing in a Drama Series: Mara Brack Ali, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane, Sparrow
Writing in a Motion Picture (Television): Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes
Directing in a Comedy Series: Don Cheadle, House of Lies, The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule
Directing in a Drama Series: John Ridley, American Crime
Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film): Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins
Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety Program (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble: Steve Harvey, Family Feud
Talk Series: The Talk
News/Information (Series of Special): Unsung
Reality Program/Reality Competition Series: Welcome to Sweetie Pie's
Variety (Series or Special): Family Feud
Children's Program: Doc McStuffins
TV-Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special: The Wiz Live!
Actor in a TV-Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special: David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!
RECORDING
New Artist: Jussie Smollett
Male Artist: Pharrell Williams
Female Artist: Jill Scott
Duo, Group of Collaboration: Estelle & Jussie Smollett "Conqueror" from Empire
Jazz Album: "Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4," Miles Davis
Gospel Album: "It's Personal," Tina Campbell
Music Video: "Shame," Tyrese Gibson
Song (Traditional): "Back Together," Jill Scott
Song (Contemporary): "You're So Beautiful," Jussie Smollett & Yazz from Empire
Album: "Woman," Jill Scott
LITERATURE
Fiction: Stand Your Ground, Victoria Christopher Murray
Nonfiction: Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk
Debut Author: The Fishermen, Chigozle Obloma
Biography/Autobiography: Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Instructional: Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family, Alice Randall
Poetry: How To Be Drawn, Terrance Hayes
Childrens: Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America, Carol Boston
Youth/Teens: X: A Novel, Ilyasa Shabazz, Kekla Magoon
You can see a full list of nominees at the NAACP site
Reader Comments (12)
You know black leading ladies reaaaaaally need better roles when even an Award show dedicated to black entertainment can't find something better than Sanaa Lathan in The Perfect Guy to Award.
Hollywood does not commission racially neutral scripts for female leads. Hence their repeated reply to the actress of color wanting to audition for a female led script is we have nothing for you.
I can't believe Nick Davis is celebratory of Mo'Nique for her opinion. Her entire conversation these days is about compensation. While one can say Jennifer Lawrence is saying the same thing. Lawrence wants to big payday because she's a big deal. Mo'Nique wants the big payday because she wants to luxuriate in luxury. I'm not compassionate to either woman.
When Taraji and Viola talk it is all about the work. Finding quality content to showcase their talent and to be fulfilled and competitive for awards consideration. They are artists. Not business people looking for pro athlete multi millions.
I wonder if the Smiths will complain about this as well.
They were there.
V -- well at least Sanaa Lathan is a very good actress. but it does seem like a weird decision with Teyonah Parris right there for the taking in Chi-Raq
The Image Awards are no different than any other awards body. They all make idiotic decisions on the nominees and winners. Especially when the winner is already a star.
Ruby Dee lost the Supporting Actress award one year to Janet Jackson in "Why Did I Get Married?" I'm not sure anything will ever surprise more than that.
Well, NAACP nominated Justin Timberlake one year. So, I don't really take in consideration their taste level (or their criteria for being a person of color either, Timberlake may think he's black occasionally but that's it).
V the Image Award is not exclusively for black people.
Zig the Image Award gave Dee a special award at that ceremony.
Michael B Jordan has the potential to be a big movie star
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