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What better way to celebrate Black History Month than with recognition of contributions made by people of color?

For almost four decades now, the NAACP Image Awards have recognized the outstanding achievements in black literature & entertainment, with the most anticipated belonging to the popular TV, movie and music categories.

This year, nominees were announced on January 8, 2008 and the winners honored during a live telecast at the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards which aired at 8PM ET February 14, 2008 on FOX.

Included in the night's festivities was a special tribute to Stevie Wonder, an inductee into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame in 2008.

Stevie Wonder Receives NAACP Hall of Fame Award

This year, "The Great Debaters” led the way with eight nominations. Best picture nods also went to “Talk to Her,” “American Gangster,” “I Am Legend” and “Why Did I Get Married?”

“Everybody Hates Chris” and “Girlfriends” received more than a dozen nods, joined with “30 Rock,” “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” and “Ugly Betty” for best comedy. Best dramatic series nominees include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House,” “K-Ville,” “Lincoln Heights” and “The Unit.”

Below, check out the complete list of 2008 nominees & winners in top categories - plus additional info, trivia and a bit of history behind the NAACP Image Awards ...

NAACP Image Awards - The official site, featuring nominees and past winners, image gallery, downloadable videos, and a complete three-page history of the Image Awards.

Fox Broadcasting - 39th NAACP Image Awards - The official TV channel, with feature stories & photos.

NAACP Image Awards - Wikipedia entry with complete background, noted controversial nominees, category list, links to related news stories.

2008 NAACP Image Awards Nominees & * Winners

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Best Picture
* The Great Debaters
American Gangster
I Am Legend
Talk To Me
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?

Independent or Foreign Film
* Honeydripper
A Mighty Heart
Dirty Laundry
My Brother
Persepolis

Actor in a Motion Picture
* Denzel Washington - The Great Debaters
Columbus Short - Stomp The Yard
Don Cheadle - Talk To Me
Terrence Howard - Pride
Will Smith - I Am Legend

Actress in a Motion Picture
* Jurnee Smollett - The Great Debaters
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Halle Berry - Things We Lost In the Fire
Jill Scott - Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?
Taraji P. Henson - Talk To Me

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
* Denzel Whitaker - The Great Debaters
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Talk To Me
Forest Whitaker - The Great Debaters
Nate Parker - The Great Debaters
Tyler Perry - Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
* Janet Jackson - Why Did I Get Married?
Loretta Devine - This Christmas
Meagan Good - Stomp The Yard
Queen Latifah - Hairspray
Ruby Dee - American Gangster

Documentary
* Darfur Now
Bastards of the Party
Desert Bayou
Price of Sugar
Sicko

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Comedy Series
* Tyler Perry’s House of Payne
30 Rock
Everybody Hates Chris
Girlfriends
Ugly Betty

Actor in a Comedy Series
* LaVan Davis - Tyler Perry’s House of Payne
Donald Faison - Scrubs
Dulé Hill - Psych
Reggie Hayes - Girlfriends
Tyler James Williams - Everybody Hates Chris

Actress in a Comedy Series
* America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Golden Brooks - Girlfriends
Tia Mowry - The Game
Tichina Arnold - Everybody Hates Chris
Tracee Ellis Ross - Girlfriends

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
* Lance Gross - Tyler Perry’s House of Payne
Blair Underwood - New Adventures of Old Christine
Romany Malco - Weeds
Terry Crews - Everybody Hates Chris
Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
* Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty
Keesha Sharp - Girlfriends
Tonye Patano - Weeds
Vivica A. Fox - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Wendy Raquel Robinson - The Game

Drama Series
* Grey’s Anatomy
House
K-Ville
Lincoln Heights
The Unit

Actor in a Drama Series
* Hill Harper - CSI: NY
Anthony Anderson - K-Ville
Dennis Haysbert - The Unit
Jesse L. Martin - Law & Order
Jimmy Smits - Cane

Actress in a Drama Series
* Regina Taylor - The Unit
CCH Pounder - The Shield
Jennifer Beals - The L Word
Nicki Micheaux - Lincoln Heights
Wendy Davis - Army Wives

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
* Omar Epps - House
Blair Underwood - Dirty Sexy Money
James Pickens, Jr. - Grey’s Anatomy
Mekhi Phifer - ER
Taye Diggs - Private Practice

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
* Chandra Wilson - Grey’s Anatomy
Audra McDonald - Private Practice
Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Without A Trace
Pam Grier - The L Word
S. Epatha Merkerson - Law & Order

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* Life Support
The Bronx is Burning
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Five Days
The List

Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* Wendell Pierce - Life Support
Adam Beach - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Daniel Sunjata - The Bronx is Burning
Evan Ross - Life Support
Wayne Brady - The List

Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* Queen Latifah - Life Support
Anika Noni Rose - The Starter Wife
Holly Robinson Peete - Matters of Life & Dating
S. Epatha Merkerson - Girl, Positive
Sydney Tamiia Poitier - The List

Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
* Kristoff St. John - The Young And The Restless
Bryton McClure - The Young And The Restless
Kamar de los Reyes - One Life to Live
Mykel Shannon Jenkins - The Bold and the Beautiful
Tobias Truvillion - One Life to Live

Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
* Christel Khalil - The Young And The Restless
Brook Kerr - Passions
Nazanin Boniadi - General Hospital
Tika Sumpter - One Life to Live
Tracey Ross - Passions

News/ Information - (Series or Special)
* In Conversation: The Senator Barack Obama Interview
American Gangster
American Morning Series: MLK Papers
Dr. Sonja Gupta: Saving Your Life
Good Morning America-Breast Cancer Mission

Talk - (Series)
* Tavis Smiley ‘Crisis in Darfur’
Judge Mathis
Our World with Black Enterprise
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tyra Banks Show

Reality - (Series)
* Run’s House 4
American Idol
America’s Next Top Model
Dancing with the Stars
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Variety - (Series or Special)
* Celebration of Gospel ‘07
2007 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin
BET Awards
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry

Children’s Program
* That’s So Raven
Cory in the House
Dora The Explorer
Go, Diego, Go
High School Musical 2

Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program - Series or Special
* Raven-Symoné - That’s So Raven
Andre Benjamin - Class of 3000
Kathleen Herles - Dora the Explorer
Kyle Massey - Cory in the House
Lil’ JJ - Just Jordan

DIRECTING CATEGORIES

Directing in a Comedy Series
* Ken Whittingham - The Office: Phyllis’s Wedding
Ali LeRoi - Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Baseball
Millicent Shelton - Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the Substitute
Salim Akil - Girlfriends: To Be Determined…It’s Been Determined
Seith Mann - Entourage: The Dream Team

Directing in a Dramatic Series
* Seith Mann - Friday Night Lights: Are You Ready For Friday Night?
Darnell Martin - Law & Order: CI: Bombshell
Kevin Hooks - Lincoln Heights: Pilot
Paris Barclay - CSI: Meet Market
Roxanne Dawson - Heroes: Run

Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
* Kasi Lemmons - Talk To Me
Denzel Washington - The Great Debaters
Preston Whitmore - This Christmas
Sunu Gonera - Pride
Sylvain White - Stomp the Yard

RECORDING CATEGORIES

New Artist
* Jordin Sparks
Chrisette Michele
Corbin Bleu
J. Holiday
Sean Kingston

Male Artist
* Chris Brown
Common
Kanye West
Prince
Seal

Female Artist
* Alicia Keys
Aretha Franklin
Beyoncé
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige

Duo or Group
* Eddie & Gerald Levert
Aretha Franklin (feat. Fantasia)
Bow Wow & Omarion
Sounds of Blackness
Stephen Marley & Damian Jr. Gong Marley

Music Video
* Like You’ll Never See Me Again - Alicia Keys
Beautiful Liar - Beyoncé
Just Fine - Mary J. Blige
Show Me - John Legend
Stronger - Kanye West

Song
* Like You’ll Never See Me Again - Alicia Keys
Beautiful Flower - India Arie
Just Fine - Mary J. Blige
Stronger - Kanye West
Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z

Album
* Alicia Keys - As I Am
Chris Brown - Exclusive
Kanye West - Graduation
Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains
Seal - System (Warner Bros. Records)

LITERATURE CATEGORIES

Literary Work - Fiction
* Blonde Faith - Walter Mosley
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
Cion: A Novel - Zakes Mda
Knots - Nuruddin Farah
New England White: A Novel - Stephen L. Carter

Literary Work - Non-Fiction
* Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond - Don Cheadle, John Prendergast
An Unbroken Agony - Randall Robinson
Brother, I’m Dying - Edwidge Danticat
Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip-Hop - Michael Eric Dyson
Race and Racism in the Chinas: Chinese Racial Attitudes Toward Africans and African- Americans - M. Dujon Johnson

Literary Work - Debut Author
* The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir - Victoria Rowell
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu
Grace Will Lead Me Home - Robin Givens
Like Trees, Walking Ravi Howard
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah

Literary Work - Biography/Auto-Biography
* Obama: From Promise to Power - David Mendell
I Got Your Back: A Father and Son Keep it Real About Love, Fatherhood, Family, and Friendship - Eddie Levert Sr., Gerald Levert, Lyah Leflore
My Grandfather’s Son - Clarence Thomas
Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith - Tommie Smith, David Steele (Temple University Press)
The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir - Victoria Rowell

Literary Work - Instructional
* The Covenant in Action - Tavis Smiley
Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success - Russell Simmons
Get Yours!: The Girlfriends’ Guide to Having Everything You Ever Dreamed of and More - Amy Dubois Barnett
Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits - T. D. Jakes
This Year You Write Your Novel - Walter Mosley

Literary Work - Poetry
* Acolytes: Poems - Nikki Giovanni
Duende - Tracy K. Smith
Eloquence: Rhythm and Renaissance - Usi Ku
Quiver of Arrows - Carl Phillips
Selected Poems - Derek Walcott

Literary Work - Children
* Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson - Sue Stauffacher,Author; Greg Couch, Illustrator
A Friendship For Today - Patricia C. McKissack
Elijah of Buxton - Christopher Paul Curtis
Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals - Ashley Bryan
Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star - Lesa Cline-Ransome, Author; James Ransome, Illustrator

Literary Work - Youth/Teens
* More Than Entertainers: An Inspirational Black Career Guide - Charles B. Schooler, Author; Gary Young, Illustrator
Body Drama - Nancy Redd
Center for Cartoon Studies Presents: Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow - James Sturm, Author; Rich Tommaso, Illustrator
Divine Confidential - Jacquelin Thomas
Shadow Speaker - Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

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