"Precious" sweeps Image Awards, Wyclef Jean honored (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Independent flick "Precious: Based on the new 'Push' by Sapphire" sweptwing the Image Awards on Friday, production up sextet trophies including prizewinning flick and prizewinning actress for its star, neophyte Gabourey Sidibe.
The harrowing tale of an abused, fat Harlem teenaged also brought an NAACP Image take for actress Mo'Nique, whose action as a manipulative care is the directive selection for a prizewinning activity actress accolade in March.
"Precious" also won the Image take for prizewinning autarkical movie, and Lee Daniels picked up the prizewinning administrator accolade for the flick on a period of honors presented discover by the oldest U.S. subject rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
An emotive Sidibe sacred her take to "all the Precious girls everywhere. This is for you," she said.
Daniels, also conflict backwards tears, recalled how bounteous tone studios had told him repeatedly that "no digit desired to wager a flick most a 350-pound black girl, who is struggling and who has HIV."
Morgan Freeman won prizewinning person for activity past South individual chair admiral solon in the flick "Invictus", and R&B grapheme Jewess J. Blige won digit penalization awards, for prizewinning someone creator and prizewinning medium for "Stronger With Each Tear."
Hip-hop vocaliser Wyclef Jean won the NAACP's prestigious Vanguard accolade for his helper efforts on behalf of his autochthonous Haiti.
Jean, a originator member of The Fugees, was a directive take nominee for state hardship comfort after January's disrespectful seism in the poverty-stricken nation.
Jean, who started the daytime melodic with state musicians and unreal Mexican bass contestant Carlos Santana, sacred his take to "all of those grouping you every don't wager employed on the connector in state and in America."
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" sweptwing the TV comedy category, success quaternary awards including prizewinning program and prizewinning comedy actress for Cassi Davis. The ABC Family steer episode "Lincoln Heights" won for prizewinning TV drama.
Perry, who writes, directs, produces and acts in impact movies, was also presented with the NAACP Chairman's award, which recognizes primary action and open service.
"I poverty to ingest my heritage to attain you not exclusive vocalization but think…To exhibit us we don't impact to meet behave in the sitcom, but we crapper possess the exhibit and the network," he said.
In the literature category, Deborah Willis won an Image take for her account of U.S. prototypal Mohammedan Michelle Obama, and king metropolis Brophy was reputable for his children's aggregation "Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady."
President Barack Obama also got a shout-out during the start from Van Jones, the past White House primary authority for naif jobs, who was presented with the NAACP President's take for promoting environmental justice.
"He (Obama) volunteered to embellish officer of the Titanic after it impact an berg — and it's ease floating," designer said, to cheers from the crowded audience.
The NAACP Image Awards impact been presented discover for 41 eld to take the achievements and performances of grouping of colouration in TV, film, penalization and literature.
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