''Precious'' Wins Big At NAACP Image Awards (Full List Of Winners And Pics Inside)

It was a 'Precious' night at the NAACP Image Awards on Friday, where the film scored six trophies out of eight in the motion picture category.
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" scooped up prizes for best motion picture and best independent feature. Gabourey Sidibe topped Sandra Bullock for best actress, and in the supporting actress category Mo'Nique trumped co-stars Mariah Carey and Paula Patton for the kudo. Precious writer, Geoffrey Fletcher, and director, Lee Daniels, took their turn at the podium as well for their work on the film.

.Rounding out for film, Morgan Freeman picked up the outstanding actor award for "Invictus" and the doc category went to "Good Hair."

In the television category, TBS won big with their comedy "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," besting competish for outstanding comedy series and bringing in wins for Cassi Davis (best actress, comedy) and Keshia Knight Pulliam (best supporting actress, comedy). Meanwhile TNT dominated the best acting categories in drama, collecting wins for Cuba Gooding Jr. (best actor, drama) and Kimberly Elise, (best actress, drama) for work on the show "Gifted Hands." And NBC's "Law & Order" rounded out the supporting actors category with wins for Delroy Lindo (best supporting actor) and S. Epatha Merkson (best supporting actress).

At one point in during the event, things got political. Michael Jackson's memorial, which aired on AMC, BET, CNN, MTV and NBC bested President Obama's Inaugural Celebration (HBO) but the president won in the news/information category by popular vote, scoring the prize for his BET televised Inauguration.



Complete list of winners:

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
S. Epatha Merkerson -- "Law & Order" (NBC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
"Gifted Hands" (TNT)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Cuba Gooding Jr. -- "Gifted Hands" (TNT)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series
Kimberly Elise -- "Gifted Hands" (TNT)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series or Dramatic Special
Cornelius Smith Jr. -- "All My Children" (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Debbi Morgan -- "All My Children" (ABC)

Outstanding News/Information -- (Series or Special)
"The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States" (BET)

Outstanding Talk Series
"The Mo'Nique Show" (BET)

Outstanding Reality Series
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC)

Outstanding Variety -- (Series or Special)
"The Michael Jackson Memorial: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson" (ABC, BET, CNN, MTV, NBC,…)

Outstanding Children's Program
"Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program -- (Series or Special)
Keke Palmer – "True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding New Artist
Keri Hilson (Mosley Music Group/Zone 4, Inc./Interscope Records)

Outstanding Male Artist
Maxwell (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Female Artist
Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)

Outstanding Jazz Album
"He and She" -- Wynton Marsalis (Blue Note Records)

Outstanding Gospel Album -- (Traditional or Contemporary)
"Still" -- BeBe & CeCe Winans (B & C Records)

Outstanding World Music Album
"Black President" -- Sila and the Afrofunk Experience (Visila Records)

Outstanding Music Video
"I Look To You" -- Whitney Houston (Arista Records)

Outstanding Song
"God In Me" -- Mary Mary (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Album
"Stronger With Each Tear" -- Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Fiction
"The Long Fall" -- Walter Mosley (Riverhead Books)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Non-Fiction
"In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past" -- Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Crown)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Debut Author
"A Question of Freedom" -- R. Dwayne Betts (Avery Books)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Biography/Autobiography
"Michelle Obama" -- Deborah Willis (W. W. Norton)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Instructional
"Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man" -- Steve Harvey (Amistad)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Poetry
"Bicycles" -- Nikki Giovanni (William Morrow)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Children
"Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change" -- Michelle Cook (Author)(Bloomsbury Children's Books)

Outstanding Literary Work -- Youth/Teens
"Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady" -- David Bergen Brophy (Collins -- An Imprint of HarperCollins Children's Publishing)

Outstanding Motion Picture
"Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Morgan Freeman -- "Invictus" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Gabourey Sidibe -- "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Adam Rodriguez -- "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Mo'Nique -- "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
"Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
"The Stoning of Soraya M." (Mpower Pictures)

Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
"Good Hair" (Roadside Attractions)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein -- "The Office" -- Café Disco (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Shonda Rhimes -- "Grey's Anatomy" -- What a Difference A Day Makes (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Geoffrey Fletcher -- "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Ken Whittingham -- "30 Rock" -- The Funcooker (NBC)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Chandra Wilson -- "Grey's Anatomy" -- Give Peace a Chance (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) Lee Daniels -- "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Comedy Series
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell -- "Brothers" (FOX)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Cassi Davis -- "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lance Gross -- "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Keshia Knight Pulliam -- "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)

Outstanding Drama Series
"Lincoln Heights" (ABC Family)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Hill Harper -- "CSI: NY" (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Jada Pinkett Smith -- "HawthoRNe" (TNT)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Delroy Lindo -- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)