44th NAACP Image Awards

{{Short description|American entertainment awards for 2012 works}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 44th NAACP Image Awards

| image =

| caption =

| date = February 1, 2013

| location = Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

| presenter = National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

| host = Steve Harvey

| network = NBC

| producer =

| previous = 43rd

| main = {{nowrap|NAACP Image Awards}}

| next = 45th

}}

The 44th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, recording, and literature of 2012.{{cite web|title=2013 Image Award Nominations |url=http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/2013-image-awards-nominations |publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |access-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128061107/http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/2013-image-awards-nominations |archive-date=January 28, 2015 }}{{cite web|title=The 44th NAACP Image Award complete winners list|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-en-the-44th-naacp-image-award-winners-20130201-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=February 28, 2015}} The ceremony took place on February 1, 2013, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, aired live on NBC and was hosted by Steve Harvey.{{Cite web |last=Hofler |first=Robert |date=February 1, 2013 |title=NAACP Image Award nominees crossover with Oscar |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/naacp-image-award-nominees-crossover-with-oscar-1118065410/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=Variety}}

U.S. Admiral Michelle Howard was received the Chairman's Award.{{Cite web |last=Bunch |first=Joey |date=February 4, 2013 |title=Aurora native and Navy leader receives NAACP Image Award |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/04/aurora-native-and-navy-leader-receives-naacp-image-award/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=The Denver Post}} American actress Kerry Washington was honored with the President's Award for being a "modern trailblazer".{{Cite web |last=Hofler |first=Robert |date=February 1, 2013 |title=Kerry Washington receives NAACP Honors |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/kerry-washington-receives-naacp-honors-1118065403/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=Variety}} Harry Belafonte was recognized with the Spingarn Medal while Jamie Foxx won the Entertainer of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Natalie |date=February 2, 2013 |title=NAACP Image Awards Best Moments: Halle Berry, Kerry Washington's Quentin Tarantino Shout-Out, George Lucas & More |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/384450/naacp-image-awards-best-moments-halle-berry-kerry-washington-s-quentin-tarantino-shout-out-george-lucas-more |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=E! Online}}

All nominees are listed below with the winners listed in bold.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=February 1, 2013 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Winners Announced |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-announced-417553/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Medium |first=Seattle |date=January 9, 2013 |title=The 2013 NAACP Image Awards Nominees Announced |url=https://seattlemedium.com/the-2013-naacp-image-awards-nominees-announced/ |access-date=January 29, 2024 |website=Seattle Medium}}

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Motion picture

= Motion Picture =

= Actor in a Motion Picture =

= Actress in a Motion Picture =

= Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture =

  • David Oyelowo - Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM)
  • Don Cheadle - Flight (Paramount Pictures)
  • Dwight Henry - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Lenny Kravitz - The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
  • Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)

= Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture =

  • Amandla Stenberg - The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
  • Gloria Reuben - Lincoln (The Walt Disney Studios)
  • Kerry Washington - Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)
  • Phylicia Rashad - Tyler Perry's Good Deeds (Lionsgate)
  • Taraji P. Henson - Think Like a Man (Screen Gems)

= Independent Motion Picture =

  • Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • Chico & Rita (GKIDS)
  • Red Tails (Lucasfilm)
  • Unconditional (Harbinger Media Partners)
  • Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day (Codeblack)

= International Motion Picture =

Documentary

= Documentary - (Theatrical or Television) =

  • Black Wings (Smithsonian Channel)
  • Brooklyn Castle (Producers Distribution Agency)
  • First Position (IFC Films)
  • Marley (Magnolia Pictures)
  • On the Shoulders of Giants - The Story of the Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of (Showtime)

Television

= Comedy Series =

= Actor in a Comedy Series =

  • Anthony Anderson - Guys with Kids (NBC)
  • Damon Wayans, Jr. - Happy Endings (ABC)
  • Don Cheadle - House Of Lies (Showtime)
  • Donald Faison - The Exes (TV Land)
  • Hosea Chanchez - The Game (BET)

= Actress in a Comedy Series =

= Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series =

  • Aziz Ansari - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
  • Craig Robinson - The Office (NBC)
  • Donald Glover - Community (NBC)
  • Lance Gross - Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)
  • Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock (NBC)

= Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series =

  • Anna Deavere Smith - Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
  • Gabourey Sidibe - The Big C (Showtime)
  • Gladys Knight - The First Family (Syndicated)
  • Rashida Jones - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
  • Vanessa Williams - Desperate Housewives (ABC)

= Drama Series =

  • Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
  • Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • Scandal (ABC)
  • Treme (HBO)
  • True Blood (HBO)

= Actor in a Drama Series =

= Actress in a Drama Series =

  • Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • Kerry Washington - Scandal (ABC)
  • Khandi Alexander - Treme (HBO)
  • Regina King - SouthLAnd (TNT)
  • Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

= Supporting Actor in a Drama Series =

  • Clarke Peters - Treme (HBO)
  • Dev Patel - The Newsroom (HBO)
  • Omar Epps - House M.D. (FOX)
  • Rockmond Dunbar - Sons of Anarchy (FX)
  • Rocky Carroll - NCIS (CBS)

= Supporting Actress in a Drama Series =

  • Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife (CBS)
  • Joy Bryant - Parenthood (NBC)
  • Loretta Devine - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • Lucy Liu - SouthLAnd (TNT)
  • Rutina Wesley - True Blood (HBO)

= Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special =

  • Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame's FIRELIGHT (ABC)
  • Raising Izzie (GMC TV)'
  • Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
  • Sugar Mommas (GMC TV)

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

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

= Actor in a Daytime Drama Series =

= Actress in a Daytime Drama Series =

  • Angell Conwell - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
  • Julia Pace Mitchell - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
  • Kristolyn Lloyd - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
  • Shenell Edmonds - One Life to Live (ABC)
  • Tatyana Ali - The Young and the Restless (CBS)

= News/ Information - (Series or Special) =

  • Ask Obama Live: An MTV Interview with The President (MTV)
  • Judge Mathis (Syndicated)
  • Save My Son with Dr. Steve Perry (TV One)
  • Unsung (TV One)
  • Washington Watch with Roland Martin (TV One)

= Talk Series =

  • Don't Sleep! (BET)
  • Oprah's Lifeclass (OWN)
  • Oprah's Next Chapter (OWN)
  • The View (ABC)
  • Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (FX)

= Reality Series =

  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
  • Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
  • The X Factor (FOX)
  • Tia & Tamera (Style)
  • Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (OWN)

= Variety Series or Special =

  • Black Girls Rock (BET)
  • Oprah and the Legendary Cast of Roots 35 Years Later (OWN)
  • Oprah's Master Class (OWN)
  • The First Graduating Class: Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWN)
  • Verses & Flow (TV One)

= Children’s Program =

  • Degrassi (TeenNick)
  • Kasha and the Zulu King (BET)
  • The Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
  • Big Time Movie (TeenNick)
  • The Weight of the Nation for Kids (HBO)

= Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special) =

Screenwriting

= Writing in a Comedy Series =

  • Karin Gist - House of Lies - Mini-Mogul (Showtime)
  • Marc Wilmore - The Simpsons - The Spy Who Learned Me (FOX)
  • Michael Shipley - Last Man Standing - High Expectations (ABC)
  • Prentice Penny - Happy Endings - Meet the Parrots (ABC)
  • Vali Chandrasekaran, Robert Carlock - 30 Rock - Murphy Brown Lied to Us (NBC)

= Writing in a Dramatic Series =

  • Cheo Hodari Coker - SouthLAnd - God's Work (TNT)
  • Janine Sherman Barrios - Criminal Minds - The Pact (CBS)
  • Shonda Rhimes - Grey's Anatomy - Flight (ABC)
  • Shonda Rhimes - Scandal - Sweet Baby (ABC)
  • Zoanne Clack - Grey's Anatomy - This Magic Moment (ABC)

= Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television) =

  • Elizabeth Hunter - Abducted: The Carlina White Story (Lifetime)
  • John Gatins - Flight (Paramount Pictures)
  • John Ridley, Aaron McGruder - Red Tails (Lucasfilm)
  • Keith Merryman, David A. Newman - Think Like a Man (Screen Gems)
  • Ol Parker - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Recording

= New Artist =

  • Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)
  • Gary Clark, Jr. (Warner Bros. Records)
  • Lianne La Havas (Nonesuch Records Inc. / Warner Bros. Records)
  • Melanie Amaro (Epic Records)
  • The OMG Girlz (Pretty Hustle / Grand Hustle / Streamline / Interscope)

= Male Artist =

  • Bruno Mars (Atlantic)
  • Lupe Fiasco (Atlantic)
  • Miguel (ByStorm / RCA)
  • Trey Songz (Atlantic)
  • Usher (RCA Records)

= Female Artist =

  • Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
  • Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)
  • Estelle (Atlantic)
  • Missy Elliott (Atlantic)
  • Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)

= Duo, Group or Collaboration =

  • Chuck D, Johnny Juice, Will.i.am, Herbie Hancock (Iconomy Multi-Media & Entertainment)
  • fun. feat. Janelle Monáe (Atlantic)
  • Lupe Fiasco feat. Guy Sebastian (Atlantic)
  • Mary Mary (Columbia)
  • Ne-Yo, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Rzeznik, Delta Rae, Natasha Bedingfield (Forward Song, LLC)

= Jazz Album =

  • Bone Appetit [Vol. 1 and 2] - Jeff Bradshaw (Hidden Beach)
  • Dreams - Brian Culbertson (Verve Records)
  • Renaissance - Marcus Miller (Concord Jazz)
  • Seeds From The Underground - Kenny Garrett (Mack Avenue Records)
  • The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection - The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Legacy)

= Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary) =

  • Best Days - Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
  • Go Get It - Mary Mary (Columbia)
  • God, Love & Romance - Fred Hammond (Verity Gospel Music Group)
  • I Win - Marvin Sapp (Verity Gospel Music Group)
  • Le'Andria Johnson The Experience - Le'Andria Johnson (Music World Gospel / Music World)

= World Music Album =

  • [https://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145531571/k-g-omulo-globally-minded-afropop Ayah Ye! Moving Train] - KG Omulo (KG Omulo)
  • Country, God, Or The Girl - K'NAAN (A&M / Octone Records)
  • Diversionary - Brother B (King Chero Records)
  • All of Me - Estelle (Atlantic)

= Music Video =

  • Adorn - Miguel (ByStorm / RCA)
  • Girl On Fire - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
  • Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars (Atlantic)
  • This Christmas - CeeLo Green (Elektra)
  • You're On My Mind - KEM (Universal Motown)

= Song =

  • "Be Mine for Christmas" - KEM (Universal Motown)
  • "Glorify the King" - KEM (Universal Motown)
  • "I Look To You" - Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (RCA Records)
  • "Locked Out Of Heaven" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic)
  • "You're On My Mind" - KEM (Universal Motown)

= Album =

  • Bad - 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Michael Jackson (Legacy / Epic)
  • Girl On Fire - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
  • I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (RCA Records)
  • On the Shoulders of Giants - The Soundtrack - Chuck D, Will.i.am, Herbie Hancock, Nikki Yannofsky (Iconomy Multi-Media & Entertainment )
  • Perfectly Imperfect - Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)

Literature

= Literary Work - Fiction =

  • A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel - Beverly Jenkins (HarperCollins Publishers (William Morrow Paperbacks))
  • Destiny's Divas - Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone / Simon & Schuster)
  • Silent Cry - Dywane Birch (Strebor Books)
  • The Reverend's Wife - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central's Wife)
  • The Secret She Kept - ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster)

= Literary Work - Non-Fiction =

  • Fraternity - Diane Brady (Spiegel & Grau (Random House))
  • Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation - Deborah Davis (Atria Books / Simon & Schuster)
  • Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones - Connie Rice (Scribner)
  • The Courage to Hope - Shirley Sherrod (Atria Books)
  • The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court - Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday)

= Literary Work - Debut Author =

  • A Cupboard Full of Coats - Yvvette Edwards (HarperCollins Publishers (Amistad))
  • Antebellum - R. Kayeen Thomas (Strebor Books)
  • Congo: Spirit of Darkness - Mayi Ngwala (Genet Press)
  • Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words - Darryl L. Lacy (Darryl L. Lacy (iUniverse))
  • The Sister Accord: 51 Ways To Love Your Sister - Sonia Jackson Myles (The Sister Accord, LLC)

= Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography =

  • Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change - John Lewis (Hyperion)
  • Interventions: A Life in War and Peace - Kofi Annan (The Penguin Press)
  • The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo - Tom Reiss (Crown Publishers)
  • The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities – Will Allen (Gotham Books)
  • The One: The Life and Music of James Brown - RJ Smith (Gotham Books)

= Literary Work - Instructional =

  • 12 Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without A Part Time Job; The Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat - Jennifer Matthews (Pickett Fennell Publishing Group)
  • Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life – 50 Cent (Avery (Penguin Group))
  • Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide - Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard (SmileyBooks)
  • It's Complicated (But It Doesn't Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love - Paul Carrick Brunson (Gotham Books)
  • The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss or Life Throws at You - Jim Smith, Jr. (Career Press)

= Literary Work - Poetry =

  • Hurrah's Nest - Arisa White (Virtual Artists Collective)
  • Maybe the Saddest Thing - Marcus Wicker (HarperCollins Publishers (Harper Perennial))
  • Speak Water - Truth Thomas (Cherry Castle Publishing)
  • The Ground - Rowan Ricardo Phillips (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
  • Thrall - Natasha Trethewey (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

= Literary Work - Children =

  • Fifty Cents and a Dream - Jabari Asim (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Harlem's Little Blackbird - Renee Watson (Author), Christian Robinson (Illustrator) (Random House Books for Young Readers (Random House Children's Books))
  • In the Land of Milk and Honey - Joyce Carol Thomas (Author), Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) (HarperCollins / Amistad)
  • Indigo Blume and the Garden City - Kwame Alexander (Word of Mouth Books)
  • What Color is My World? - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymons Obstfeld (Author), A.G. Ford (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)

= Literary Work - Youth/Teens =

  • Fire in the Streets - Kekla Magoon (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)
  • Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America's Young Leaders - Gregory Reed (Amber Books)
  • Pinned - Sharon G. Flake (Scholastic Press)
  • The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess - Alice Randall (Author), Caroline Williams (Author), Shadra Strickland (Illustrator) (Turner Publishing Company)
  • The Mighty Miss Malone - Christopher Paul Curtis (Wendy Lamb Books (Random House Children's Books))

References

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