The 45th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music and literature during the 2013 calendar year. The awards were presented in two separate ceremonies. The first ceremony honoring non-televised categories took place on February 21, 2014, hosted by Rickey Smiley and Kimberly Elise. The second was broadcast live on TV One on February 22, hosted by Anthony Anderson. All nominees are listed below with the winners listed in bold.
Motion picture
Outstanding Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave Fruitvale Station Lee Daniels' The Butler Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom The Best Man Holiday
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Forest Whitaker - Lee Daniels' The Butler Chadwick Boseman - 42 Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave Idris Elba - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale Station
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Angela Bassett - Black Nativity Halle Berry - The Call Jennifer Hudson - Winnie Mandela Kerry Washington - Tyler Perry Presents Peeples Nicole Beharie - 42
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture David Oyelowo - Lee Daniels' The Butler Cuba Gooding Jr. - Lee Daniels' The Butler Morris Chestnut - The Best Man Holiday Terrence Howard - Lee Daniels' The Butler Terrence Howard - The Best Man Holiday
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave Alfre Woodard - 12 Years a Slave Naomie Harris - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Octavia Spencer - Fruitvale Station Oprah Winfrey - Lee Daniels' The Butler
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Fruitvale Station Blue Caprice Dallas Buyers Club The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Outstanding International Motion Picture War Witch (Item 7)Call Me Kuchu (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC) High Tech, Low Life (Argot Pictures) La Playa D.C. (Burning Blue) Lion Ark (ADI Films)
Television
Outstanding Drama SeriesScandal (ABC)Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Grey's Anatomy (ABC) The Good Wife (CBS) Treme (HBO)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesReal Husbands of Hollywood (BET)House of Lies (Showtime) Modern Family (ABC) The Game (BET) The Soul Man (TV Land)
Outstanding Talk SeriesSteve Harvey (Syndicated)Oprah's Lifeclass (OWN) Oprah's Next Chapter (OWN) The Arsenio Hall Show (Syndicated) The Queen Latifah Show (Syndicated)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesLL Cool J - NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)James Pickens Jr. - Grey's Anatomy (ABC) Michael Ealy - Almost Human (FOX) Shemar Moore - Criminal Minds (CBS) Wendell Pierce - Treme (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesKerry Washington - Scandal (ABC)Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy (ABC) Khandi Alexander - Treme (HBO) Nicole Beharie - Sleepy Hollow (FOX) Regina King - SouthLAnd (TNT)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesKevin Hart - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET)Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX) Cedric the Entertainer - The Soul Man (TV Land) Don Cheadle - House of Lies (Showtime) Dulé Hill - Psych (USA Network)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy SeriesWendy Raquel Robinson - The Game (BET)Aisha Tyler - Archer (FX Networks) Mindy Kaling - The Mindy Project (FOX) Niecy Nash - The Soul Man (TV Land) Tasha Smith - Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (OWN)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesMorris Chestnut - Nurse Jackie (Showtime)Boris Kodjoe - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET) Jerry "J. B. Smoove" Brooks - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET) Nick Cannon - Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET) Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesBrandy Norwood - The Game (BET)Anna Deavere Smith - Nurse Jackie (Showtime) Nia Long - House of Lies (Showtime) Rashida Jones - Parks and Recreation (NBC) Sofia Vergara - Modern Family (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesJoe Morton - Scandal (ABC)Columbus Short - Scandal (ABC) Guillermo Díaz - Scandal (ABC) Jeffrey Wright - Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Michael Kenneth Williams - Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesTaraji P. Henson - Person of Interest (CBS)Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife (CBS) Debbie Allen - Grey's Anatomy (ABC) Diahann Carroll - White Collar (USA) Vanessa L. Williams - 666 Park Avenue (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialBeing Mary Jane (BET)Betty & Coretta (Lifetime) CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (VH1) Luther (BBC America) Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialIdris Elba - Luther (BBC America)Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dancing on the Edge (Starz) Danny Glover - Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (HBO) Malik Yoba - Betty & Coretta (Lifetime) Omari Hardwick - Being Mary Jane (BET)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialGabrielle Union - Being Mary Jane (BET)Angela Bassett - American Horror Story: Coven (FX Networks) Angela Bassett - Betty & Coretta (Lifetime) Gabourey Sidibe - American Horror Story: Coven (FX Networks) Keke Palmer - CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (VH1)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesKristoff St. John - The Young and the Restless (CBS)Aaron D. Spears - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Lawrence Saint Victor - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Redaric Williams - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Tequan Richmond - General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama SeriesTatyana Ali - The Young and the Restless (CBS)Angell Conwell - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Christel Khalil - The Young and the Restless (CBS) Karla Mosley - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Kristolyn Lloyd - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special)The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)Justice for Trayvon (BET) Mandela: Freedom's Father (BET) Oprah: Where Are They Now? (OWN) Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Reality SeriesIyanla: Fix My Life (OWN)Shark Tank (ABC) Sunday Best (BET) The Voice (NBC) Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (OWN)
Outstanding Variety Series or SpecialBlack Girls Rock! (BET)12 Years A Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes (TV One) Key & Peele (Comedy Central) Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (HBO) Oprah's Master Class (OWN)
Outstanding Children's Program2013 HALO Awards (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)A.N.T. Farm (Disney Channel) Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon) Big Time Rush (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children's Program - (Series or Special)China Anne McClain - A.N.T. Farm (Disney Channel)Fatima Ptacek - Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon) Karan Brar - Jessie (Disney Channel) Zendaya - Shake It Up (Disney Channel)
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy SeriesVincent Brown - A.N.T. Farm - "" (Disney Channel) Erica Montolfo-Bura - The Game - "In Treatment" (BET) Karin Gist - House of Lies - "Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business" (Showtime) Mara Brock Akil - The Game - "The Blueprint I & II" (BET) Ralph Farquhar, Chris Spencer - Real Husbands of Hollywood - "Rock, Paper, Stealers" (BET)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic SeriesJanine Sherman Barrois - Criminal Minds - "Strange Fruit" (CBS)Aaron Rahsaan Thomas - SouthLAnd - "Babel" (TNT) Chitra Elizabeth Sampath, Damian Kindler - Sleepy Hollow - "Sanctuary" (FOX) Karin Gist - Revenge - "Mercy" (ABC) Sara Hess - Orange Is the New Black - "Blood Donut" (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television) John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave (River Road/ Plan B/ New Regency/ Fox Searchlight Pictures)Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón - Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures) Brian Helgeland - 42 (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures) Danny Strong - Lee Daniels' The Butler (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions) Ryan Coogler - Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions, OG Project)
Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television) Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave Jono Oliver - Home Justin Chadwick - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Lee Daniels - Lee Daniels' The Butler Malcolm D. Lee - The Best Man Holiday
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Millicent Shelton - The Hustle - "Rule 4080" (FUSE) Anton Cropper - House of Lies - "Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business" (Showtime) Eric Dean Seaton - Mighty Med - "Saving The People Who Save People" (Disney XD) Paris Barclay - Glee - "Diva" (FOX) Stan Lathan - Real Husbands of Hollywood - "Rock, Paper, Stealers" (BET)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Regina King - SouthLAnd - "Off Duty" (TNT) Carl Franklin - House of Cards - "Chapter 11" (Netflix) Ernest Dickerson - Treme - "Dippermouth Blues" (HBO) Millicent Shelton - The Fosters - "Clean" (ABC Family) Rob Hardy - Criminal Minds - "Carbon Copy" (CBS)
Music
Outstanding New Artist K. Michelle (Atlantic Records) Ariana Grande (Republic Records) Candice Glover (19 Recordings/Interscope Records) RaVaughn Brown (Columbia Records) Zendaya (Hollywood Records)
Outstanding Male Artist John Legend (Columbia Records) Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) Charlie Wilson (RCA Records) Justin Timberlake (RCA Records) Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope)
Outstanding Female Artist Beyoncé (Columbia Records) India.Arie (Motown Records) Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic) Ledisi (Verve Records) Mary J Blige (Verve Records/Interscope)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration "Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope) "#Beautiful" - Mariah Carey feat. Miguel (Island Def Jam) "Fire We Make" - Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records) "Hurt You" - Toni Braxton feat. Babyface (Motown Records) "Suit & Tie" - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z (RCA Records)
Outstanding Jazz Album The Songs of Stevie Wonder - SFJAZZ Collective (SFJAZZ Records) Summer Horns - Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot (Concord Records) The Beat - Boney James (Concord Records) The Messenger - Kevin Eubanks (Mack Avenue Records) The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey - Najee (Shanachie)
Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary) Best Days Deluxe Edition - Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music) 20 Year Celebration Volume 1 - Best For Last - Donald Lawrence (Quietwater Entertainment/eOne Music) Azusa: The Next Generation - Hezekiah Walker (RCA Inspiration) Good God - Shirley Caesar (eOne Music) Music from the Motion Picture Black Nativity - Various (RCA Inspiration)
Outstanding World Music Album Natalie Cole en Español - Natalie Cole (Verve Records) Coming from a Lady - Lady Ele (13 Black Records) Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Emeli Sandé (Capitol) Sing to the Moon - Laura Mvula (Columbia Records) The Standards - Gloria Estefan (Masterworks)
Outstanding Music Video "Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy/Atlantic) "Cocoa Butter" - India.Arie (Motown Records) "Fire We Make" - Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records) "Made to Love" - John Legend (Columbia Records) "Treasure" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Song "All of me" - John Legend (Columbia Records) "Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope) "Fire We Make" - Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records) "Q.U.E.E.N." - Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy/Atlantic) "Treasure" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Album Love, Charlie - Charlie Wilson (RCA Records) The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 - Justin Timberlake (RCA Records) Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope) Love in the Future - John Legend (Columbia Records) The Electric Lady - Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
Literature
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction Anybody's Daughter - Pamela Samuels Young (Goldman House Publishing) A Deeper Love Inside: The Porscha Santiaga Story - Sister Souljah (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)