The Help, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer Win At NAACP Image Awards

The Help accumulated more accolades tonight with the NAACP Image Awards naming it Best Motion Picture, and Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were chosen Best Actress and Supporting Actress. Ceremonies at the Shrine Auditorium were hosted by Sanaa Latham and Anthony Mackie. In addition, the Founding Members of the Black Stuntmens Association received the NAACP Presidents Award. A list of winners in motion picture and TV categories follows: MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/ Participant Media/ Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Laz Alonso – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Viola Davis – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/ Participant Media/ Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Mike Epps – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Octavia Spencer – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/ Participant Media/ Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Independent Motion Picture “Pariah” (Focus Features) Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict) DOCUMENTARY Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical or Television) “Sing Your Song” (HBO Documentary Films) WRITING Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes….Beach Chairs (BET) Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Lolis Eric Elie – “Treme” – Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues? (HBO) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television) Ann Peacock – “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment) DIRECTING Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Leonard R. Garner Jr. – “Rules of Engagement” – The Set Up (CBS) Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Ernest Dickerson – “Treme” – Do Watcha Wanna (HBO) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television) Salim Akil – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) TELEVISION CATEGORIES Outstanding Comedy Series “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Malcolm-Jamal Warner – “Reed Between the Lines” (BET) Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tracee Ellis Ross – “Reed Between the Lines” (BET) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nick Cannon – “Up All Night” (NBC) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS) Outstanding Drama Series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC) Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series L.L. Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS) Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Regina King – “SouthLAnd” (TNT) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife” (CBS) Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special “Thurgood” (HBO) Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Laurence Fishburne – “Thurgood” (HBO) Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Taraji P. Henson – “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” (Lifetime) Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series Emerson Brooks – “All My Children” (ABC) Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS) Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special) “Unsung” (TV One) Outstanding Talk Series “Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Outstanding Reality Series “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC) Outstanding Variety Series or Special “Oprah Presents: Master Class” (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) Outstanding Childrens Program “I Can Be President: A Kids-Eye View” (HBO) Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Childrens Program – (Series or Special) Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)