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Image Awards: 1997

Image Award

Date:	7 February - 8 February
Host:	Arsenio Hall; Patti LaBelle
Location:	Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA

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 "General Hospital" (1963) - Joseph C. Phillips "One Life to Live" (1968) - Nathan Purdee "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Shemar Moore

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Family Matters" (1989) - Jaleel White
Other Nominees:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Will Smith (I) "In the House" (1995) - LL Cool J "Living Single" (1993) - Terrence 'T.C.' Carson "Martin" (1992) - Martin Lawrence (I)

Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress


Winner:
	"Moesha" (1996) - Brandy Norwood
Other Nominees:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) - Tatyana Ali "New York Undercover" (1994) - George Gore II Preacher's Wife, The (1996) - Justin Pierre Edmund Time to Kill, A (1996) - Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Courage Under Fire (1996) - Denzel Washington
Other Nominees:
	Get on the Bus (1996) - Ossie Davis Jerry Maguire (1996) - Cuba Gooding Jr. Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) - Samuel L. Jackson Nutty Professor, The (1996) - Eddie Murphy (I)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Della Reese
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Vanessa Williams (I) "ER" (1994) - Gloria Reuben "Law & Order" (1990) - S. Epatha Merkerson "New York Undercover" (1994) - Lauren V�lez

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Victoria Rowell
Other Nominees:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Lynne Thigpen "All My Children" (1970) - Leslie Uggams "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Ren�e Jones "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Tonya Lee Williams

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Preacher's Wife, The (1996) - Whitney Houston
Other Nominees:
	Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - Whoopi Goldberg Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) - Phylicia Rashad Set It Off (1996) - Queen Latifah Set It Off (1996) - Jada Pinkett Smith

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Cosby" (1996) - Phylicia Rashad
Other Nominees:
	"Living Single" (1993) - Erika Alexander "Living Single" (1993) - Kim Coles "Living Single" (1993) - Queen Latifah "Martin" (1992) - Tisha Campbell-Martin

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Time to Kill, A (1996) - Samuel L. Jackson
Other Nominees:
	Phenomenon (1996) - Forest Whitaker Ransom (1996) - Delroy Lindo Set It Off (1996) - Blair Underwood Time to Kill, A (1996) - Charles S. Dutton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Preacher's Wife, The (1996) - Loretta Devine
Other Nominees:
	Courage Under Fire (1996) - Regina Taylor (I) Preacher's Wife, The (1996) - Jenifer Lewis Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Alfre Woodard Time to Kill, A (1996) - Tonea Stewart

Outstanding Drama Series


Winner:
	"New York Undercover" (1994)
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) "NYPD Blue" (1993) "Touched by an Angel" (1994)

Outstanding Motion Picture


Winner:
	Time to Kill, A (1996)
Other Nominees:
	Courage Under Fire (1996) Get on the Bus (1996) Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) Preacher's Wife, The (1996)

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series/Special


Winner:
	BET News Special: Ron Brown--A Celebration of Life (1996) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	"60 Minutes" (1968) - For episode with the Louis Farrakhan Interview. "America's Black Forum" (1977) - For episode "Black Church Burnings". "Biography" (1987) - For episode "Muhammad Ali--The Greatest". "Dateline NBC" (1992) - For episode "Jordan On Air".

Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	"Teen Summit" (1989)
Other Nominees:
	"All That" (1994) "Gullah, Gullah Island" (1994) "Reading Rainbow" (1983) "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" (1991)

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)

Outstanding Variety Series/Special


Winner:
	Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	1996 Essence Awards, The (1996) (TV) Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies (1996) (TV) Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) (TV) Sinbad's Summer Jam II: '70s Soul Music Festival (1996) (TV)

Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special


Winner:
	1996 Essence Awards, The (1996) (TV) - Patti LaBelle
Other Nominees:
	"Oprah Winfrey Show, The" (1986) - Natalie Cole 68th Annual Academy Awards, The (1996) (TV) - Whoopi Goldberg Son of a Preacher Man (1996) (TV) - Sinbad Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York (1996) (TV) - Vanessa Williams (VII)

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Cosby" (1996)
Other Nominees:
	"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) "Living Single" (1993) "Martin" (1992) "Moesha" (1996)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Wesley Snipes
Other Nominees:
	Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV) - Louis Gossett Jr. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) - Don Cheadle Soul of the Game (1996) (TV) - Delroy Lindo Soul of the Game (1996) (TV) - Blair Underwood

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	Road to Galveston, The (1996) (TV) - Cicely Tyson
Other Nominees:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Vanessa Bell Calloway America's Dream (1996) (TV) - Jasmine Guy Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996) (TV) - Ruby Dee (I) If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV) - Jada Pinkett Smith

Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	America's Dream (1996) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	Deadly Voyage (1996) (TV) Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996) (TV) Soul of the Game (1996) (TV)

Special Award

Entertainer of the Year


Awarded to:
	Denzel Washington