NAACP Image Awards 2018

Michael B. Jordan

Tracee Ellis Ross

Black-ish starr Tracee Ellis Ross  shimmered as she walked the red carpet. Tra, 45, flashed some cleavage in the sleeveless number that fell to just below the knee with a flounce hem. She also flashed a big smile for the cameras as she made her way into the event that honors the achievements of people of color in movies, television, music and literature.

During the televised awards show, Tra was announced as outstanding actress in a comedy series for Black-ish.

The sitcom has aired on ABC since 2014 and her co-star Anthony Anderson, who served as host of the Image Awards, also won for outstanding actor.

'It's an extraordinary thing to be able to show what a beautiful black family looks like on television,' Ross said as the cast also accepted the comedy series honor.

Grownish & Blackish Starr Yara Shahidi

 A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVernay with Mary J

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman 

Kerry Washington

Halle Berry

Mandy Moore lovely in blue

Jordan Peele

Teen actress Storm Reid

Common

 Danai Gurira

 Sonequa Martin-Green

 Andra Day

 Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya

 Keegan-Michael Key and his wife

Loretta Divine

Yvette Nicole Brown

Claws starr Niecey Nash

Loni Love

Former Basketball Wives castmember Draya Michele

Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lena Waithe, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Angela Robinson and Laverne Cox encouraged the audience to 'stand by us, stand for us, stand with us' against harassment

Omari Hardwich & Mack Wilds

IssaRae & Chadwick

Insecure Starrs  (L-R) Issa Rae, Jay Ellis, and Yvonne Orji 

 Dondre Whitfield, Kofi Siriboe, Timon Kyle Durrett, Bianca Lawson, and Deric Augustine 

WINNERS: NAACP Image Awards 2018

 SPECIAL AWARDS

Entertainer of the Year - Ava DuVernay

NAACP President’s Award - Danny Glover

NAACP Chairman’s Awards - William Lucy

Music Makes a Difference Honor  - Charlie Wilson

 MOTION PICTURE

Outstanding Motion Picture - Girls Trip

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture - Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture - Octavia Spencer, Gifted

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Idris Elba – THOR: Ragnarok (Marvel Studios)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Tiffany Haddish – “Girls Trip” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture - Detroit (Annapurna Pictures)

 TELEVISION

Outstanding Drama Series - Power

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series - Omari Hardwick, Power

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series - Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Joe Morton – Scandal (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Naturi Naughton – Power (Starz)

Outstanding Comedy Series - black-ish

Outstanding Actor Comedy Series - Anthony Anderson, black-ish

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series - Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Jay Ellis – Insecure (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Marsai Martin – black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited – Series or Dramatic Special - The New Edition Story  (BET)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special - Idris Elba – Guerrilla (Showtime)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited -Series or Dramatic Special - Queen Latifah – Flint (Lifetime)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special) Unsung (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series - The Real (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series - The Manns (TV One)

Outstanding Variety or Game Show – (Series or Special) - Lip Sync Battle (Spike)

Outstanding Children’s Program - Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) - Caleb McLaughlin, Stranger Things (Netflix)

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble - WINNER Roland Martin, News One Now (TV One)

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) Individual or Ensemble - LL Cool J – “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike)

RECORDING 

Outstanding New Artist - SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)

Outstanding Male Artist - Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Female Artist -  Mary J. Blige (Capitol Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration - Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)

Outstanding Jazz Album - Petite Afrique – Somi (Sony Music/OKeh)

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album (Traditional or Contemporary) - “Greenleaf Soundtrack Volume 2” – Greenleaf Soundtrack (RCA Inspiration)

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album - “That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Song. Traditional - “That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Album - “DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)

Outstanding Song Contemporary - “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)

 LITERATURE

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction: “The Annotated African American Folktales” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor),Maria Tatar (Editor), (Liveright Publishing Corporation)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction: “Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies” – Dick Gregory (Author), (HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author: “No One Is Coming to Save Us” – Stephanie Powell Watts (Author), (HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography / Autobiography: “Becoming Ms. Burton – From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women” – Susan Burton (Author), Cari Lynn (Author), Michelle Alexander (Foreword By), (The New Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional: “The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting our Sacred Dreams ” – Dr. Tererai Trent (Author), Oprah Winfrey (Foreword By), (Simon and Schuster)

Outstanding Literary Work:  Poetry“Incendiary Art: Poems” – Patricia Smith (Author), (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press)

Outstanding Literary Work: Children“Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History ” – Vashti Harrison (Author), (Hachette Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth / Teens: “Clayton Byrd Goes Underground” – Rita Williams-Garcia, (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator), (Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers)

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary (Film): “STEP” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Documentary (Television): “The 44th President: In His Own Words” (History)

WRITING  

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Janine Barrois – “Claws” – Batsh*t (TNT)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series: Gina Prince-Bythewood – “Shots Fired” – Hour One: Pilot (Fox)

Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special: Abdul Williams – “The New Edition Story ” – Part 2 (BET)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture: Jordan Peele – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures)

DIRECTING 

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: Anton Cropper – “`black-ish” – Juneteenth (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series: Carl Franklin – “13 Reasons Why” – Tape 5, Side B (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special: Allen Hughes – “The Defiant Ones” (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture: Jordan Peele – “Get Out” (Universal Pictures)

 ANIMATED/CGI

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Tiffany Haddish – “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” (Comedy Central)