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Image Awards: 1996

Image Award

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"New York Undercover" (1994) - Malik Yoba
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) - Eriq La Salle (I) "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) - Andre Braugher "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) - Yaphet Kotto "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) - Avery Brooks (I)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Kristoff St. John (I)
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Keith Hamilton Cobb "City, The" (1995) - Darnell Williams (I) "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Adam Lazarre-White "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Shemar Moore

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Martin" (1992) - Martin Lawrence (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Family Matters" (1989) - Jaleel White "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Will Smith (I) "In the House" (1995) - LL Cool J "Living Single" (1993) - John Henton

Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress


Winner:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Tatyana Ali
Other Nominees:
	"Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (1992) - Raven-Symon� (I) "New York Undercover" (1994) - George Gore II "New York Undercover" (1994) - Bobby E. McAdams II "Sister, Sister" (1994) - Tia Mowry; Tamera Mowry

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Crimson Tide (1995) - Denzel Washington
Other Nominees:
	Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) - James Earl Jones Othello (1995) - Laurence Fishburne Se7en (1995) - Morgan Freeman (I) Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Gregory Hines

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Della Reese
Other Nominees:
	"Diagnosis Murder" (1993) - Victoria Rowell "Sweet Justice" (1994) - Cree Summer "Sweet Justice" (1994) - Cicely Tyson "Under One Roof" (1995) - Vanessa Bell Calloway

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Victoria Rowell
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Kelli Taylor (I) "City, The" (1995) - Debbi Morgan "General Hospital" (1963) - Rosalind Cash "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Tonya Lee Williams

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Angela Bassett
Other Nominees:
	Boys on the Side (1995) - Whoopi Goldberg Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) - Jennifer Beals (I) Losing Isaiah (1995) - Halle Berry Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Whitney Houston

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Living Single" (1993) - Erika Alexander
Other Nominees:
	"Living Single" (1993) - Kim Coles "Living Single" (1993) - Kim Fields (I) "Living Single" (1993) - Queen Latifah "Martin" (1992) - Tisha Campbell-Martin

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Alfonso Ribeiro (I)
Other Nominees:
	"In the House" (1995) - John Amos (I) "John Larroquette Show, The" (1993) - Daryl Mitchell "Martin" (1992) - Thomas Mikal Ford "Martin" (1992) - Carl Anthony Payne II

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"New York Undercover" (1994) - Ice-T
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Richard Pryor "Client, The" (1995) - Ossie Davis "New York Undercover" (1994) - Bill Nunn "Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Higher Learning (1995) - Laurence Fishburne
Other Nominees:
	Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) - Charles S. Dutton Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) - Don Cheadle Higher Learning (1995) - Ice Cube Outbreak (1995) - Cuba Gooding Jr.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Martin" (1992) - Tichina Arnold
Other Nominees:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Nia Long "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Daphne Reid "Living Single" (1993) - Eartha Kitt "Martin" (1992) - Marla Gibbs

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"New York Undercover" (1994) - Fatima Faloye
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) - CCH Pounder "ER" (1994) - Gloria Reuben "Melrose Place" (1992) - Jasmine Guy "Murder One" (1995) - Vanessa Williams (I)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Loretta Devine
Other Nominees:
	Clockers (1995) - Regina Taylor (I) How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Maya Angelou How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Alfre Woodard Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Lela Rochon

Outstanding Soundtrack Album


Winner:
	Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Arista
Other Nominees:
	"New York Undercover" (1994) Dangerous Minds (1995) - MCA Dead Presidents (1995) - Capitol Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) - Columbia

Outstanding Drama Series


Winner:
	"New York Undercover" (1994)
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) "ER" (1994) "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) "Under One Roof" (1995)

Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Denzel Washington - For episode "Rumpelstiltskin".
Other Nominees:
	"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Danny Glover - For episode "The Frog Prince". "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Whoopi Goldberg - For episode "Rapunzel". "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - James Earl Jones - For episode "The Valiant Little Tailor". "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Sinbad - For episode "The Frog Prince".

Outstanding Motion Picture


Winner:
	Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Other Nominees:
	Crimson Tide (1995) Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) Othello (1995)

Outstanding Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	"CBS Schoolbreak Special" (1984) {What About Your Friends (#12.3)}
Other Nominees:
	"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (1991) "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) "My Brother and Me" (1994) "Spider-Man" (1994)

Outstanding Performance in an Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	LeVar Burton Presents - A Reading Rainbow Special: Act Against Violence (????) (TV) - LeVar Burton
Other Nominees:
	"Marsalis on Music" (1995) - Wynton Marsalis "Teen Summit" (1989) - Belma Johnson "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" (1991) - Lynne Thigpen Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards (????) (TV) - Whitney Houston

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973)
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) "Days of Our Lives" (1965) "General Hospital" (1963) "One Life to Live" (1968)

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special


Winner:
	CNN Special Coverage: The Million Man March (????) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	"Biography" (1987) - For episode "Colin Powell". Conversation with Ed Gordon: Johnnie Cochran (????) (TV) Death of Apartheid (1995) (TV) Hoop Dreams (1994)

Outstanding Variety Series/Special


Winner:
	1995 Essence Awards, The (????) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	"It's Showtime at the Apollo" (1987) Aretha Franklin: Going Home (????) (TV) Oprah Hangs at Q's Jook Joint Sinbad's Summer Jam (????) (TV)

Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	"Reading Rainbow" (1983) - For the special "Act Against Violence".
Other Nominees:
	"Gullah, Gullah Island" (1994) "Marsalis on Music" (1995) "Sesame Street" (1969) "Teen Summit" (1989)

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series


Winner:
	"Oprah Winfrey Show, The" (1986) - For episode "Black For A Day".
Other Nominees:
	"60 Minutes" (1968) - For episode "Too Good To Be True?". "Both Sides with Jesse Jackson" (1992) - For episode "The Million Man March". "Charlie Rose Show, The" (1991) - For episode "The Million Man March". "Dateline NBC" (1992) - For episode "Who Is Agent X?".

Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special


Winner:
	1995 Essence Awards, The (????) (TV) - Eddie Levert; Gerald Levert
Other Nominees:
	"VH1 Honors" (????) - Whitney Houston; CeCe Winans Aretha Franklin: Going Home (????) (TV) - Aretha Franklin Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1995) (TV) - Mariah Carey Fantasy: The Mariah Carey Special (????) (TV) - "Boyz II Men"; Mariah Carey Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame - Al Green

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Living Single" (1993)
Other Nominees:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) "In the House" (1995) "Martin" (1992) "Sister, Sister" (1994)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series


Winner:
	Tuskegee Airmen, The (1995) (TV) - Laurence Fishburne
Other Nominees:
	Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) - Sidney Poitier Piano Lesson, The (1995) (TV) - Charles S. Dutton Tuskegee Airmen, The (1995) (TV) - Andre Braugher Tuskegee Airmen, The (1995) (TV) - Cuba Gooding Jr.

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series


Winner:
	Piano Lesson, The (1995) (TV) - Alfre Woodard
Other Nominees:
	Bye Bye Birdie (1995) (TV) - Vanessa Williams (VII) Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) - Regina Taylor (I) Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV) - Halle Berry Zooman (1995) (TV) - CCH Pounder

Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	Tuskegee Airmen, The (1995) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) Divas (1995) (TV) Piano Lesson, The (1995) (TV) Tyson (1995) (TV)

Special Award

Entertainer of the Year


Awarded to:
	Quincy Jones

Lifetime Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Richard Pryor