The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Similar to other awards, like the Oscars and the Grammys, the over 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the award organization's members (in this case, NAACP members). Honorary awards (similar to the Academy Honorary Award) have also been included, such as the President's Award, the Chairman's Award, the Entertainer of the Year, and the Hall of Fame Award. Beyoncé is the All-Time leading winner with 25 wins as a solo artist.
The award ceremony was first organized and presented on August 13, 1967, by activists Maggie Hathaway, Sammy Davis Jr. and Willis Edwards, all three of whom were leaders of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch.[1][2] While it was first taped for television by NBC (which broadcast the awards from 1987 to 1994 in January, on weeks when Saturday Night Live wasn't airing a new episode), it would only be broadcast in primetime beginning in 1996. Due to changes in timing of the awards, there was no awards ceremony held the following years: 1973, as the timing was changed to honor a full calendar year early in the following year (reverted to a "late-in-year" ceremony for 1981–1990); 1991, as the timing returned to late in a calendar year to honor that same year; 1995, but note that the reasoning is not clear.[clarify]
The first live broadcast of the awards, also on the Fox Network, occurred in 2007 for its 38th edition (up until 2007, the ceremony had been broadcast with tape delay) and the annual ceremonies usually take place in or around the Los Angeles area, in February or early March. The 44th edition aired on NBC. Sources have had trouble verifying the winners in the top categories from 1983 to 1995.
The New York firm Society Awards manufactures the trophy since its redesign in 2008.
In 1987, the NAACP came under fire for dropping their Best Actress award for that year. They defended this position, citing a lack of meaningful roles for black women.[14] In 1990, they were criticized once again for not awarding Best Actress.[15] This was the fourth time it could not find enough nominees for Best Actress.[15] Sandra Evers-Manly, president of the organization's Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch, said, "The [film] industry has yet to show diversity or present realistic leading roles for African-American women."[15]
In other years, some nominees have been called undeserving of NAACP attention. In response, some NAACP representatives have argued that the quality of an artist's work is the salient issue, with factors such as criminal charges inconsequential in this regard. For example, in 1994, Tupac Shakur was a nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for the film Poetic Justice despite the filing of sexual assault charges against him in December 1993.[16] More specifically, Shakur had been accused of felony counts of forcible sodomy and unlawful detainment in New York City, when a woman alleged that he and two other men held her down in a hotel room while a fourth man sodomized her.[17] Shakur was also indicted for two counts of aggravated assault in an unrelated incident in which he supposedly shot and wounded two off-duty police officers.[17] In the same year, Martin Lawrence was criticized for winning Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series and the show was criticized for its sexual controversy.[17][clarification needed] In 2004, R. Kelly's Chocolate Factory was nominated for Outstanding Album[18] while he was under indictment for charges related to child pornography.[19]
Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures. In 2003, the movie Barbershop received five nominations, including Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Supporting Actor (for Cedric the Entertainer's performance). In the film, Cedric's character makes pejorative remarks about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jackson, and Jesse Jackson, content that elicited criticism, including Rosa Parks's refusal to attend the awards event.[20] The rap group OutKast received six nominations in 2004 but faced criticism because they had previously recorded the song "Rosa Parks", which had resulted in Parks suing them over the use of her name.[19]
^"NAACP to Confer Honors at Beverly Hilton Fete". Valley Times (of North Hollywood). San Fernando Valley Times Co. August 6, 1968. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^Robinson, Leroy (May 1980). Marr, Warren II (ed.). "'Together They Did It!' The 12th Annual NAACP Image Awards". The Crisis. Vol. 85, no. 5. pp. 162–164. ISSN 0011-1422. OCLC 609962350 – via Google Books.
^"NAACP board may decide fate of costly Image Awards at meeting this week". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
^Lewis, Ida E., ed. (March 1999). "NAACP Image Awards Glitters For 30 Years". The Crisis. Vol. 106, no. 2. pp. 35–37. ISSN 0011-1422. OCLC 609962350. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
^"Halle Berry and Tyler Perry to Host Live Broadcast of "40th Naacp Image Awards" Thursday, February 12, on Fox" (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. December 16, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
^. naacpimageawards.net. March 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^. TV By The Numbers. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^"NAACP cites lack of Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award due to lack of meaningful roles". UPI.com. October 29, 1987. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
^ abc"Why NAACP lacks image award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture". LA Times. October 25, 1990. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^"Michael Jackson makes surprise appearance at NAACP Image Awards". Jet. January 24, 1994. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
^ abcLeonardi, Marisa (January 7, 1994). "Shakur Questionably nominated". LA Times. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^Wiederhorn, Jon (January 8, 2004). "Outkast, Beyoncé, R. Kelly Nominated For NAACP Image Awards". VH1.com. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
^ ab"Paula Zahn Now: Can Democrats Challenge Kerry?; NAACP Controversy; California Death Penalty Debate". CNN.com. January 28, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
^. CNN.com. March 9, 2003. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
External links
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March 20, 2023
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The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U S based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP to honor outstanding performances in film television theatre music and literature Similar to other awards like the Oscars and the Grammys the over 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on by the award organization s members in this case NAACP members Honorary awards similar to the Academy Honorary Award have also been included such as the President s Award the Chairman s Award the Entertainer of the Year and the Hall of Fame Award Beyonce is the All Time leading winner with 25 wins as a solo artist NAACP Image AwardsCurrent 54th NAACP Image AwardsAwarded forExcellence in film television theatre music and literatureCountryUnited StatesPresented byNAACPFirst awardedAugust 13 1967 55 years ago 1967 08 13 Websitewww wbr naacpimageawards wbr net Contents 1 History 1 1 Event dates and locations 2 Controversies 3 Award categories 3 1 Motion picture 3 2 Music 3 3 Literature 3 4 Podcast 3 5 Television 3 6 Special awards 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe award ceremony was first organized and presented on August 13 1967 by activists Maggie Hathaway Sammy Davis Jr and Willis Edwards all three of whom were leaders of the Beverly Hills Hollywood NAACP branch 1 2 While it was first taped for television by NBC which broadcast the awards from 1987 to 1994 in January on weeks when Saturday Night Live wasn t airing a new episode it would only be broadcast in primetime beginning in 1996 Due to changes in timing of the awards there was no awards ceremony held the following years 1973 as the timing was changed to honor a full calendar year early in the following year reverted to a late in year ceremony for 1981 1990 1991 as the timing returned to late in a calendar year to honor that same year 1995 but note that the reasoning is not clear clarify The first live broadcast of the awards also on the Fox Network occurred in 2007 for its 38th edition up until 2007 the ceremony had been broadcast with tape delay and the annual ceremonies usually take place in or around the Los Angeles area in February or early March The 44th edition aired on NBC Sources have had trouble verifying the winners in the top categories from 1983 to 1995 The New York firm Society Awards manufactures the trophy since its redesign in 2008 Event dates and locations Edit Date Host s Location1st August 13 1967 2 The Beverly Hilton2nd September 22 1968 3 The Beverly Hilton3rd October 11 1969 4 4th November 15 1970 5 5th November 21 1971 6 6th November 18 1972 7 1973 not presented timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year7th January 19 1974 Hollywood Palladium8th January 18 19759th February 7 197610th April 24 197711th June 9 197812th January 27 1979 Hollywood Palladium13th January 27 1980 8 Louis Gossett Jr Rita Moreno Ted Lange Benjamin Hooks Valenti14th December 5 1981 Robert Guillaume note timing changed achievements of 1980 81 were honored late in 1981 Hollywood Palladium15th December 1982 Jayne Kennedy George Peppard Michael Warren16th December 4 1983 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion17th December 198418th December 198519th December 13 1986 Debbie Allen Denzel Washington20th December 1987 Denzel Washington Debbie Allen21st December 198822nd December 9 198923rd December 9 19901991 not presented timing changed to have achievements of a calendar year honored early in following year24th January 11 1992 Pasadena Civic Auditorium25th January 16 199326th January 5 19941995 not presented financial concerns 9 27th April 6 1996 Whitney Houston Denzel Washington Pasadena Civic Auditorium28th February 8 1997 Arsenio Hall Patti LaBelle29th February 14 1998 Vanessa L Williams Gregory Hines30th February 14 1999 Mariah Carey Blair Underwood 10 31st February 12 2000 Diana Ross32nd February 23 2001 Chris Tucker Universal Amphitheatre33rd March 3 200234th March 8 2003 Cedric the Entertainer35th March 6 2004 Tracee Ellis Ross Golden Brooks Persia White Jill Marie Jones36th March 19 2005 Chris Tucker Dorothy Chandler Pavilion37th February 26 2006 Cuba Gooding Jr Shrine Auditorium38th March 2 2007 LL Cool J39th February 14 2008 D L Hughley40th February 12 2009 11 Halle Berry Tyler Perry41st February 26 2010 Anika Noni Rose Hill Harper42nd March 4 2011 12 Wayne Brady Holly Robinson Peete43rd February 17 2012 Sanaa Lathan Anthony Mackie44th February 1 2013 Steve Harvey45th February 22 2014 Anthony Anderson 13 Pasadena Civic Auditorium46th February 6 201547th February 5 201648th February 11 201749th January 15 201850th March 30 2019 Dolby Theatre51st February 22 2020 Pasadena Civic Auditorium52nd March 27 2021 Virtual53rd February 26 202254th February 25 2023 Queen Latifah Pasadena Civic AuditoriumControversies EditIn 1987 the NAACP came under fire for dropping their Best Actress award for that year They defended this position citing a lack of meaningful roles for black women 14 In 1990 they were criticized once again for not awarding Best Actress 15 This was the fourth time it could not find enough nominees for Best Actress 15 Sandra Evers Manly president of the organization s Beverly Hills Hollywood branch said The film industry has yet to show diversity or present realistic leading roles for African American women 15 In other years some nominees have been called undeserving of NAACP attention In response some NAACP representatives have argued that the quality of an artist s work is the salient issue with factors such as criminal charges inconsequential in this regard For example in 1994 Tupac Shakur was a nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for the film Poetic Justice despite the filing of sexual assault charges against him in December 1993 16 More specifically Shakur had been accused of felony counts of forcible sodomy and unlawful detainment in New York City when a woman alleged that he and two other men held her down in a hotel room while a fourth man sodomized her 17 Shakur was also indicted for two counts of aggravated assault in an unrelated incident in which he supposedly shot and wounded two off duty police officers 17 In the same year Martin Lawrence was criticized for winning Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series and the show was criticized for its sexual controversy 17 clarification needed In 2004 R Kelly s Chocolate Factory was nominated for Outstanding Album 18 while he was under indictment for charges related to child pornography 19 Other nominees have faced controversy due to their portrayals of major civil rights figures In 2003 the movie Barbershop received five nominations including Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Cedric the Entertainer s performance In the film Cedric s character makes pejorative remarks about Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Jr Michael Jackson and Jesse Jackson content that elicited criticism including Rosa Parks s refusal to attend the awards event 20 The rap group OutKast received six nominations in 2004 but faced criticism because they had previously recorded the song Rosa Parks which had resulted in Parks suing them over the use of her name 19 Award categories EditThese are the major categories Motion picture Edit Outstanding Motion Picture Outstanding Documentary Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Outstanding International Motion Picture Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Outstanding Character Voice Performance Motion Picture Outstanding Short Form animated Music Edit Outstanding New Artist Outstanding Female Artist Outstanding Male Artist Outstanding Duo or Group Outstanding Jazz Artist Outstanding Jazz Album Outstanding Gospel Artist Outstanding Gospel Album Traditional or Contemporary Outstanding Music Video Outstanding Song Traditional and Contemporary Outstanding Album Literature Edit Outstanding Literary Work Fiction Outstanding Literary Work Nonfiction Outstanding Literary Work Biography Autobiography Outstanding Literary Work Debut Author Outstanding Literary Work Poetry Outstanding Literary Work Instructional Outstanding Literary Work Children Outstanding Literary Work Youth Teens Podcast Edit Outstanding News and Information Podcast Outstanding Lifestyle Self Help Podcast Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast Outstanding Literary Work Debut Author Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast Television Edit Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Outstanding Children s Program Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series Outstanding Television Movie Mini Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie Mini Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie Mini Series or Dramatic Special Outstanding Performance by a Youth Series Special Television Movie or Limited series Outstanding News Information Series or Special Outstanding Talk Series Outstanding Variety Series or Special Outstanding Character Voice Over Performance Television Special awards Edit Vanguard Award Chairman s Award President s Award Hall of Fame Award Entertainer of the Year Activist of the Year Social Media Personality of the YearReferences Edit The Show Image Awards History naacpimageawards net January 12 2020 Archived from the original on January 12 2020 a b NAACP Will Present Nine Image Awards Los Angeles Times August 7 1967 p 74 via Newspapers com NAACP to Confer Honors at Beverly Hilton Fete Valley Times of North Hollywood San Fernando Valley Times Co August 6 1968 p 7 via Newspapers com Knapp Dan September 27 1969 Getting Blacker But Not Black Enough Vancouver Sun via Newspapers com NAACP Sets Annual Image Awards Show Los Angeles Times September 8 1970 via Newspapers com Marvin Gaye Wins Top Honors at NAACP Image Awards Show Pittsburgh Courier December 4 1971 via Newspapers com NAACP Honors Black Performers The Palm Beach Post November 20 1972 via Newspapers com Robinson Leroy May 1980 Marr Warren II ed Together They Did It The 12th Annual NAACP Image Awards The Crisis Vol 85 no 5 pp 162 164 ISSN 0011 1422 OCLC 609962350 via Google Books NAACP board may decide fate of costly Image Awards at meeting this week Baltimore Sun Retrieved September 10 2022 Lewis Ida E ed March 1999 NAACP Image Awards Glitters For 30 Years The Crisis Vol 106 no 2 pp 35 37 ISSN 0011 1422 OCLC 609962350 Retrieved January 21 2017 Halle Berry and Tyler Perry to Host Live Broadcast of 40th Naacp Image Awards Thursday February 12 on Fox Press release Fox Broadcasting Company December 16 2008 Retrieved May 4 2022 via The Futon Critic 42nd NAACP Image Awards Winners amp Honorees Television naacpimageawards net March 4 2011 Archived from the original on June 25 2012 Retrieved August 9 2012 The 45th NAACP Image Awards Announces Additional Presenters Including Idris Elba Vin Diesel Terry Crews amp More TV By The Numbers February 13 2014 Archived from the original on June 30 2017 Retrieved June 3 2019 NAACP cites lack of Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award due to lack of meaningful roles UPI com October 29 1987 Retrieved July 23 2016 a b c Why NAACP lacks image award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture LA Times October 25 1990 Retrieved August 29 2016 Michael Jackson makes surprise appearance at NAACP Image Awards Jet January 24 1994 Retrieved September 29 2006 a b c Leonardi Marisa January 7 1994 Shakur Questionably nominated LA Times Retrieved July 1 2016 Wiederhorn Jon January 8 2004 Outkast Beyonce R Kelly Nominated For NAACP Image Awards VH1 com Retrieved September 29 2006 a b Paula Zahn Now Can Democrats Challenge Kerry NAACP Controversy California Death Penalty Debate CNN com January 28 2004 Retrieved September 29 2006 Image Awards rekindle Barbershop controversy CNN com March 9 2003 Archived from the original on June 29 2006 Retrieved September 29 2006 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NAACP Image Awards amp oldid 1142024940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
