41st NAACP Image Awards

41st NAACP Image Awards
DateFebruary 26, 2010
SiteShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byHill Harper and Anika Noni Rose
Highlights
Best PicturePrecious
Best Comedy SeriesTyler Perry's House of Payne
Best Drama SeriesLincoln Heights'
Most nominationsPrecious (8)
Television coverage
NetworkFox

The 41st NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2009 calendar year.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Hill Harper and Anika Noni Rose at the Shrine Auditorium and aired on February 26, 2010 on Fox.[2][3]

The nominations were announced on January 6, 2010 with the film Precious leading the motion picture categories with 8 nominations.[4][5] American rapper Jay-Z leaded the nominees in the music category with five nods.[6]

The nominees are listed below with the winners in bold.[7][8]

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  3. ^ ""Precious" a big winner at NAACP Image Awards". The Denver Post. February 27, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Finke, Nikki (February 27, 2010). "41st NAACP Image Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ ""Precious" Leads NAACP Image Award Noms". CBS News. January 6, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "`Precious' leads nominees for NAACP Image Awards". San Diego Union-Tribune. January 6, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Finke, Nikki (January 6, 2010). "41st NAACP Image Award Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Rice, Lynette (February 27, 2010). "'Precious' wins multiple honors at annual NAACP Image Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2024.