2009
Best Film
Cadillac Records | TriStar Pictures
Best Actor
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actress
Queen Latifah – The Secret Life of Bees
Best Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright – Cadillac Records
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis – Doubt
Best Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Secret Life of Bees
Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Secret Life of Bees
Best Breakthrough Performance
Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Ensemble
Cadillac Records | TriStar Pictures
Best Soundtrack
Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight
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PAST WINNERS
2008
No awards
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2007
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress
Keke Palmer – Akeelah and the Bee
Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Best Film Director
Spike Lee – Inside Man
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Kriss Turner – Something New
Best Film Breakthrough Performance
Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls
Best Film Original Soundtrack
Dreamgirls
Best Film Original Score
Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas – Dreamgirls
Best Song, Original or Adapted
Jennifer Hudson – “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” (Dreamgirls)
Best Film
Dreamgirls
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2006
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Best Actress, Drama
Kimberly Elise – Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Best Supporting Actor
Terrence Howard – Crash
Best Supporting Actress
Taraji P. Henson – Hustle & Flow
Best Film Director
Thomas Carter – Coach Carter
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Norman Vance, Jr. – Roll Bounce
Best Film Breakthrough Performance
Brandon T. Jackson – Roll Bounce
Best Ensemble
Crash/Lions Gate
Best Film Original Soundtrack
Hustle & Flow/WEA
Best Film, Drama
Crash/Lions Gate
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
Michael Ealy – Their Eyes Were Watching God
Best Television Actress
S. Epatha Merkerson – Lackawanna Blues
Best Television Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright – Lackawanna Blues
Best Television Supporting Actress
Carmen Ejogo – Lackawanna Blues
Best Television Director
George C. Wolfe – Lackawanna Blues
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Ruben Santiago-Hudson – Lackawanna Blues
Best Television Documentary
Unstoppable: A Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks and Ossie Davis/Starz in Black
Best Television Film
Lackawanna Blues HBO
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Vanguard Award (Entertainer of the Year)
Terrence Howard
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2005
THEATRICAL
Best Actor, Drama
Jamie Foxx – Ray
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy
Bernie Mac – Mr. 3000
Best Actress, Drama
Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda
Best Actress, Musical or Comedy
Irma P. Hall – The Ladykillers
Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Foxx – Collateral
Best Supporting Actress
Sharon Warren – Ray
Best Film Director
Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss!
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss!
Best Film Breakthrough Performance
Sharon Warren – Ray
Best Film Original Score
Ray Charles and Stephen Altman – Ray
Best Film, Drama
Ray/Universal
Best Film, Musical or Comedy
Sony Pictures Classic – Lightning in a Bottle
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
Jamie Foxx – Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Best Television Actress
Lynn Whitfield – Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Best Television Supporting Actor
Clayton LeBeauf – Something the Lord Made
Best Television Supporting Actress
CCH Pounder – Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Best Television Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall – Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
J.T. Allen – Redemption: The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story
Best Television Original Program
America Behind the Color Line: Black Hollywood/PBS
Best Television Film
Something the Lord Made/HBO
INDEPENDENT
Best Independent Actor
Mos Def – The Woodsman
Best Independent Actress
Kimberly Elise – Woman Thou Art Loosed
Best Independent Director
Michael Schultz – Woman Thou Art Loosed
Best Independent Film
The Woodsman/Newmarket Films
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Vanguard Award (Entertainer of the Year)
Jamie Foxx
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2004
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things
Best Actress, Drama
Sanaa Lathan – Out of Time
Best Supporting Actor
Djimon Hounsou – In America
Best Supporting Actress
Anna Devere Smith – The Human Stain
Best Film Director
F. Gary Gray – The Italian Job
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson and B.E. Brauner – Deliver Us From Eva
Best Film Breakthrough Performance
Naomie Harris – 28 Days
Best Film Soundtrack
The Fighting Temptations/Sony
Best Film Song
He Still Loves Me – Beyonce Knowles and Walter Williams, Sr.
(The Fighting Temptations)
Best Film
Out of Time/MGM/UA
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
Forest Whitaker – Deacons for Defense
Best Television Actress
Suzzanne Douglas – Sounder
Best Television Supporting Actor
Jeffrey Wright – Angels in America
Best Television Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique Imes-Jackson – Good Fences
Best Television Director
Bill Duke – Deacons for Defense
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Richard Wesley and Frank Military – Deacons for Defense
Best Television Original Program
Unchained Memories: Readings From the Slave Narratives/HBO
Best Television Film
Deacons for Defense/Showtime
INDEPENDENT
Best Independent Film
Anne B. Real/Screen Media Ventures
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Foreign Film
City of God/Miramax
Documentary Film
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony/Artisan Entertainment
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2003
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher
Best Actress, Drama
Angela Bassett – Sunshine State
Best Supporting Actor
Dennis Haysbert – Far From Heaven
Best Supporting Actress
Queen Latifah – Chicago
Best Film Director
Denzel Washington – Antwone Fisher
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Antwone Quenton Fisher – Antwone Fisher
Best Film Breakthrough Performance
Derek Luke – Antwone Fisher
Best Film Soundtrack
Standing in the Shadows of Motown/Hip-O Records
Best Film Song
Love of My Life: An Ode to Hip Hop – Raphael Saddiq and Erykah Badu (Brown Sugar)
Best Film
Antwone Fisher/Fox Searchlight
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
Harry Lennix – Keep the Faith, Baby
Best Television Actress
Angela Bassett – The Rosa Parks Story
Best Television Supporting Actor
Charles S. Dutton – 10,000 Black Men Named George
Best Television Supporting Actress
Cicely Tyson – The Rosa Parks Story
Best Television Director
Robert Townsend – 10,000 Black Men Named George
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Paris Qualles – The Rosa Parks Story
Best Television Original Program
Jim Brown All American/HBO
Best Television Film
The Rosa Parks Story/CBS
INDEPENDENT
Best Independent Actor
Eriq LaSalle – Crazy as Hell
Best Independent Actress
Erika Alexander – 30 Years to Life
Best Independent Film
Standing in the Shadows of Motown/Artisan Entertainment
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2002
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Denzel Washington – Training Day
Best Actress, Drama
Halle Berry – Monster’s Ball
Best Supporting Actor
Jamie Foxx – Ali
Best Supporting Actress
Nona Gaye – Ali
Best Film Director
Antoine Fuqua – Training Day
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Jordan Walker-Perlman – The Visit
Best Film Soundtrack
Ali/Interscope
Best Film Song
Love Don’t Love Me – Eric Benet (The Brothers)
Best Film Poster
Training Day/Warner Bros.
Best Film
Training Day/Warner Bros.
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
Morris Chestnut – The Killing Yard
Best Television Actress
Angela Bassett – Ruby’s Bucket of Blood
Best Television Supporting Actor
Terrence Howard – Boycott
Best Television Supporting Actress
Kimberly Elise – Bojangles
Best Television Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood – Dancing in September
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Reggie Rock Bythewood – Dancing in September
Best Television Original Program
32nd NAACP Image Awards/FOX
Best Television Film
Boycott/HBO
INDEPENDENT
Best Independent Actor
Rockmond Dunbar – Punks
Best Independent Film
The Visit/Shoreline Entertainment
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2001
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Denzel Washington – Remember the Titans
Best Actress, Drama
Sanaa Lathan – Love & Basketball
Best Supporting Actor
Don Cheadle – Traffic
Best Supporting Actress
Gabrielle Union – Bring It On
Best Film Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood – Love & Basketball
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Gregory Allen Howard – Remember the Titans
Best Film Soundtrack
Love & Basketball/New Line
Best Film Song
Fool of Me – Me’Shell Ndegeocello (Love & Basketball)
Best Film Poster
Love & Basketball/New Line
Best Film
Love & Basketball/New Line
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
T.K. Carter – The Corner
Best Television Actress
Khandi Alexander – The Corner
Best Television Supporting Actor
Glenn Plummer – The Corner
Best Television Supporting Actress
Diahann Carroll – Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal
Best Television Director
Charles S. Dutton – The Corner
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Edward Burns, David Mills and David Simon – The Corner
Best Television Original Program
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks/HBO
Best Television Film
The Corner/HBO
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2000
THEATRICAL
Best Actor
Denzel Washington – The Hurricane
Best Actress, Drama
Nia Long – The Best Man
Best Supporting Actor
Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile
Best Supporting Actress
Erykah Badu – The Cider House Rules
Best Film Director
Malcolm D. Lee – The Best Man
Best Film Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Malcolm D. Lee – The Best Man
Best Film Soundtrack
The Best Man/Columbia
Best Film
The Hurricane/Universal
NETWORK/CABLE
Best Television Actor
Don Cheadle – A Lesson Before Dying
Best Television Actress
Halle Berry – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Best Television Supporting Actor
Mekhi Phifer – A Lesson Before Dying
Best Television Supporting Actress
Cicely Tyson – A Lesson Before Dying
Best Television Director
Louis Gossett, Jr.– Love Songs
Best Television Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Ernest J. Gaines and Anne Peacock – A Lesson Before Dying
Best Television Film
A Lesson Before Dying/HBO
