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NAACP Awards: Grey's, Tyler Perry Are Big Winners
While The Great Debaters dominated the film categories at Thursday's NAACP Image Awards — it turned eight nods into a quartet of wins (including best motion picture and acting kudos for Denzel Washington and Jurnee Smollett) — Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Grey's Anatomy emerged as the most-lauded TV series. Grey's walked away with drama series and writing team honors, while Chandra Wilson scored best supporting actress. TBS' House of Payne, meanwhile, was named best comedy series, while LaVan Davis and Lance Gross won for lead and supporting actor in a comedy, respectively.In the other TV races, Ugly Betty's America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams won for lead and supporting comedy actress; CSI: NY's Hill Harper and The Unit's Regina Taylor copped the top prizes on the drama side; and House's Omar Epps took home the supporting actor/drama trophy.
While
The Great Debaters dominated the film categories at Thursday's
NAACP Image Awards - it turned eight nods into a quartet of wins (including best motion picture and acting kudos for Denzel Washington and Jurnee Smollett) -
Tyler Perry's House of Payne and
Grey's Anatomy emerged as the most-lauded TV series.
Grey's walked away with drama series and writing team honors, while
Chandra Wilson scored best supporting actress. TBS'
House of Payne, meanwhile, was named best comedy series, while
LaVan Davis and
Lance Gross won for lead and supporting actor in a comedy, respectively.
In the other TV races,
Ugly Betty's
America Ferrera and
Vanessa Williams won for lead and supporting comedy actress;
CSI: NY's
Hill Harper and
The Unit's
Regina Taylor copped the top prizes on the drama side; and
House's
Omar Epps took home the supporting actor/drama trophy.