TV Winners List of 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards

Big nominee 'Tyler Perry's House of Payne' pocketed four wins at NAACP Image Awards, tailed by 'A Raisin in the Sun' with three.

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Honoring the contribution of people of color in arts, NAACP Image Awards have handed out its trophies to variable TV shows like "Grey's Anatomy", "The Young and the Restless" and "American Idol". The biggest winner however, was "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" which scored Comedy Series, Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress altogether.

Apart from nabbing the Outstanding Drama Series, "Grey's Anatomy" also took home Outstanding Actress in Drama Series through Chandra Wilson. Its spin-off "Private Practice" meanwhile, grabbed the Supporting Actor in Drama Series through Taye Diggs.

Some winners are revealed before the live telecast by FOX on Thursday, February 12 from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. They are among others, Directing in a Drama Series for Ernest Dickerson in "Lincoln Heights", Directing in a Comedy Series for Kevin Sullivan in "30 Rock" and Writing in a Comedy Series for Erica D. Montolfo in "The Game".

• Comedy Series: "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
• Actor in a Comedy Series: LaVan Davis - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
• Actress in a Comedy Series: Tracee Ellis Ross - "Girlfriends"
• Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Lance Gross - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
• Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Keshia Knight Pulliam - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
• Drama Series: "Grey's Anatomy"
• Actor in a Drama Series: Hill Harper - "CSI: NY"
• Actress in a Drama Series: Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy"
• Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Taye Diggs - "Private Practice"
• Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Angela Bassett - "ER"
• Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: "A Raisin in The Sun"
• Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: P. Diddy - "A Raisin in The Sun"
• Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Phylicia Rashad - "A Raisin in The Sun"
• Actor in a Daytime Drama Series: Bryton McClure - "The Young And The Restless"
• Actress in a Daytime Drama Series: Debbi Morgan - "All My Children"
• News/ Information: "In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview"
• Talk: "The View"
• Reality: "American Idol" Season 7
• Variety: "UNCF An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson"
• Children's Program: "Dora The Explorer"
• Performance in a Youth/Children's Program: Keke Palmer - "True Jackson"
• Documentary: "The Black List"

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