In it to win it. Michael B. Jordan swept the NAACP Image Awards on Friday, February 5, taking home the hardware for Creed in every category the boxing drama was nominated for, save one.
Jordan, 28, even took home the Entertainer of the Year award for his turn as Apollo Creed’s son, opposite action flick veteran Sylvester Stallone.
“I used to sneak into the Image Awards, and now I’m standing here as the Entertainer of the Year, which is mind-blowing,” he said upon accepting his win.
Creed also took home the awards for best director (Ryan Coogler), best supporting actress (Phylicia Rashad) and best writing.
Jordan is not nominated for an Academy Award for his performance, though Stallone, 69, is up for best supporting actor.
On Friday, awards show host Anthony Anderson kicked off the ceremony by joking about the ongoing #OscarsSoWhite controversy.
"Listen, y'all, I don't mean to sound cocky, but the movie's called Creed, not Rocky,” he rapped at one point during his opening monologue.
Later, his tone turned more serious as he addressed the audience.
“Hollywood needs to know that this is what diversity is supposed to look like,” he said.
Other big winners from the night included Straight Outta Compton for Outstanding Motion Picture, Black-ish (Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross won Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively), and Empire (Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson got top honors).
Entertainer of the Year
Michael B. Jordan
FILM
Outstanding Motion Picture
Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
O’Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Phylicia Rashad, Creed
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Ryan Coogler, Creed
TELEVISION
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Terrence Howard, Empire
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Mike Epps, Survivor’s Remorse
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton, Scandal
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Regina King, American Crime
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
Empire (FOX)
Outstanding Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
The Wiz Live! (NBC)
Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special)
Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champ (BET)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Kenya M. Barris, Black-ish — “The Word”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Mara Brack Ali, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane — “Sparrow”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Don Cheadle, House of Lies, “The Urge to Save Humanity Is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
John Ridley, American Crime
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Dee Rees, Bessie
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins
Outstanding Talk Series
The Talk (CBS)
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's (OWN)
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Family Feud (Syndicated)
Outstanding Children’s Program
Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Miniseries)
Marcus Scribner, Black-ish (ABC)
Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special)
Steve Harvey, Family Feud
MUSIC
Outstanding New Artist
Jussie Smollett (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records/iamOTHER)
Outstanding Female Artist
Jill Scott (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Empire Cast featuring Estelle and Jussie Smollett, “Conqueror” (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4” — Miles Davis (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Tina Campbell, “It’s Personal” (Gee Tree Creative)
Outstanding Music Video
Tyrese Gibson, ”Shame” (Voltron Recordz)
Outstanding Song – Traditional
Jill Scott, “Back Together” (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Album
Jill Scott, Woman (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Song — Contemporary
Empire Cast featuring Jussie Smollett and Yazz, “You’re So Beautiful” (Columbia Records)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work — Fiction
Stand Your Ground, by Victoria Christopher Murray
Outstanding Literary Work — Nonfiction
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, by Pamela Newkirk
Outstanding Literary Work — Debut Author
Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen
Outstanding Literary Work — Biography/Autobiography
Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Outstanding Literary Work — Instructional
Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family, by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams
Outstanding Literary Work — Poetry
How to Be Drawn, by Terrance Hayes
Outstanding Literary Work — Children
Gordon Parks How the Photographer Captured Black and White America, by Carole Boston Weatherford (Author) and Jamey Christoph (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work — Youth/Teens
X: A Novel, by Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon
