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48th NAACP Image Awards
DateFebruary 11, 2017
SitePasadena, California
Hosted byAnthony Anderson
Official websiteNAACPImageAwards.net
Television coverage
NetworkTV One

The 48th 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 2016 calendar year. The 48th ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson and broadcast on TV One on February 12, 2017.[1]

American 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie Bunch was honored with the President's Award for his studies of American and African history, as well as his contribution as the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.[2][3] Harvard Law School ProfessorCharles Ogletree was awarded with the Chairman's Award.[4]

All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.[5][6]

Special Awards

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Lonnie Bunch was honored with the President's Award
Charles Ogletree was honored with the Chairman's Award
Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson was honored with the Entertainer of the Year Award
President's Award
Chairman's Award
Entertainer of the Year

Motion Picture

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Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Television

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Outstanding Drama Series

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Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

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Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

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Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

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Outstanding Comedy Series

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Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

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Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

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Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

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Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

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Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

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Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

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Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

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Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)

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Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Television)

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Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)

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Outstanding Talk Series

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Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)

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Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series

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Outstanding Children’s Program

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Outstanding News / Information – (Series or Special)

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Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety (Series or Special)

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Documentary

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Outstanding Documentary – (Film)

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Outstanding Documentary – (Television)

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  • Roots: A New Vision
    • Major League Legends: Hank Aaron
    • Policing the Police
    • Roots: A History Revealed
    • Streets of Compton

Animated/CGI

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Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – (Television or Film)

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Music

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Outstanding New Artist

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Outstanding Male Artist

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Outstanding Female Artist

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Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

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Outstanding Jazz Album

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Outstanding Gospel Album – Traditional or Contemporary

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Outstanding Music Video

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Outstanding Song, Contemporary

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Outstanding Song, Traditional

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Outstanding Album

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Literature

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Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

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Outstanding Literary Work, Non-Fiction

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Outstanding Literary Work, Debut Author

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  • Trevor Noah – Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
    • Lisa Fenn – Carry On
    • Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court
    • Natashia Deón – Grace: A Novel
    • Cory Booker – United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good

Outstanding Literary Work, Biography/Auto-Biography

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  • Trevor Noah – Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
    • Taraji P. Henson – Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
    • Nathaniel Jones – Answering the Call: An Autobiography of the Modern Struggle to End Racial Discrimination in America
    • Mychal Denzel Smith – Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, A Young Black Man's Education
    • Herb Powell and Maurice White – My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire

Outstanding Literary Work, Instructional

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  • Daymond John and Daniel Paisner – The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
    • JJ Smith – Green Smoothies for Life
    • LA Reid – LA Reid Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next
    • Joy M. Scott-Carrol and Anthony Sparks – Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults
    • The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams – The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Outstanding Literary Work, Poetry

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  • Rita Dove – Collected Poems: 1974 – 2004
    • Clint Smith – Counting Descent
    • Jamaal May – The Big Book of Exit Strategies
    • Joshua Bennett – The Sobbing School
    • Phillip B. Williams – Thief in the Interior

Outstanding Literary Work, Children

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  • Andrea Davis Pinkney – A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day
    • Karissa Culbreath – Daddy's Little Girl
    • Javaka Steptoe – Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
    • Nikkolas Smith – The Golden Girls Of Rio
    • Gwendolyn Hooks – Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas

Outstanding Literary Work, Youth/Teens

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  • Jason Reynolds – As Brave As You
    • Christine Kendall – Riding Chance
    • Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, and RJ Peete - Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express
    • Sharon Robinson – The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend
    • Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick – Two Naomis

References

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  1. ^ Holmes, Mannie (February 9, 2017). "Anthony Anderson Revels in 2017 Image Awards Hosting Gig". Variety. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lonnie G. Bunch III To Receive NAACP President's Award at the 48th NAACP Image Awards on Feb 11". National Museum of African American History and Culture. February 13, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Photo: Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III wins an award at the 48th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California - LAP20170211488". United Press International. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Kelley, Sonaiya (February 12, 2022). "'Hidden Figures' and 'Fences' win big at 48th NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Lewis, Hilary (December 13, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Birth of a Nation' Scores 6 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Washington, Arlene; Lewis, Hilary (February 11, 2022). "2017 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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