Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The NAACP Image Awards were handed out Saturday night in a ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood in a ceremony that aired live on TV One.
Black Panther, which earned the most nominations with 13 and ultimately snagged eight at the ceremony, including Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Actor for Chadwick Boseman and Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress for Michael B. Jordan and Danai Gurira.
In the TV categories, ABC’s black-ish ruled; in the drama categories, Power and its star Omari Hardwick were winners, as were Taraji P. Henson for Empire, Regina King for Seven Seconds, Kerry Washington for How to Get Away with Murder and Michael B. Jordan for Fahrenheit 451.
The night also made light of the recent controversy surrounding Jussie Smollett, with a roast of the Empire star by Chris Rock. While Smollett was nominated, he didn’t win and didn’t appear at the ceremony, either. Meanwhile, Rock — who said he was told not to do any jokes about the beleaguered star — slammed Smollett for his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime in January.
“What a waste of light skin,” cracked Rock, “You know what I could do with that light skin? That curly hair? My career would be outta here. I would be f**king running Hollywood!”
“What the hell was he thinking?” asked Rock. “You’re ‘Jessie’ from now on… You don’t even get the ‘U’ no more. That ‘U’ was respect. You ain’t gettin’ no respect from me.”
The winners in the key categories are listed below:
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Marcus Scribner, black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin, black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
Power (Starz)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick, Power (Starz)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jesse Williams, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf (OWN)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kerry Washington – How to Get Away with Murder – “Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania” (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
The Bobby Brown Story (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Michael B. Jordan, Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Regina King, Seven Seconds (Netflix)
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Danai Gurira – Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Letitia Wright – Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Motion Picture
Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
Special Award – Entertainer of the Year
Beyoncé