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Image Awards: 1998

Image Award

Date:	13 February - 14 February
Host:	Vanessa Williams (VII); Gregory Hines

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"New York Undercover" (1994) - Malik Yoba
Other Nominees:
	"413 Hope St." (1997) - Richard Roundtree "ER" (1994) - Eriq La Salle (I) "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) - Andre Braugher "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) - Yaphet Kotto

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Shemar Moore
Other Nominees:
	"General Hospital" (1963) - Joseph C. Phillips "One Life to Live" (1968) - Nathan Purdee "One Life to Live" (1968) - Timothy Stickney "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Kristoff St. John (I)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Jamie Foxx Show, The" (1996) - Jamie Foxx
Other Nominees:
	"Gregory Hines Show, The" (1997) - Gregory Hines "In the House" (1995) - LL Cool J "Living Single" (1993) - Terrence 'T.C.' Carson "Steve Harvey Show, The" (1996) - Steve Harvey (I)

Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress


Winner:
	Soul Food (1997) - Brandon Hammond (I)
Other Nominees:
	"New York Undercover" (1994) - George Gore II Eve's Bayou (1997) - Meagan Good (I) Eve's Bayou (1997) - Jurnee Smollett Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) - Vanessa Lee Chester

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Amistad (1997) - Djimon Hounsou
Other Nominees:
	Eve's Bayou (1997) - Samuel L. Jackson Hoodlum (1997) - Laurence Fishburne Love Jones (1997) - Larenz Tate Rosewood (1997) - Ving Rhames

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Della Reese
Other Nominees:
	"413 Hope St." (1997) - Shari Headley "Law & Order" (1990) - S. Epatha Merkerson "New York Undercover" (1994) - Lauren V�lez "Orleans" (1997) - 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) - Amelia Marshall "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Ren�e Jones "General Hospital" (1963) - Senait Ashenafi "Young and the Restless, The" (1973) - Tonya Lee Williams

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Soul Food (1997) - Vanessa Williams (VII)
Other Nominees:
	Eve's Bayou (1997) - Lynn Whitfield Jackie Brown (1997) - Pam Grier Love Jones (1997) - Nia Long Soul Food (1997) - Vivica A. Fox

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Living Single" (1993) - Erika Alexander
Other Nominees:
	"Cosby" (1996) - Phylicia Rashad "Living Single" (1993) - Kim Coles "Living Single" (1993) - Queen Latifah "Moesha" (1996) - Brandy Norwood

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"In the House" (1995) - Alfonso Ribeiro (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Cosby" (1996) - Doug E. Doug "Frasier" (1993) - James Earl Jones "Sister, Sister" (1994) - Tim Reid (I) "Spin City" (1996) - Michael Boatman

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Louis Gossett Jr.
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Rocky Carroll "ER" (1994) - Michael Beach (I) "Millennium" (1996/I) - Clarence Williams III "NYPD Blue" (1993) - James McDaniel (I)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Amistad (1997) - Morgan Freeman (I)
Other Nominees:
	Eve's Bayou (1997) - Vondie Curtis-Hall Hoodlum (1997) - Clarence Williams III Rainmaker, The (1997) - Danny Glover Rosewood (1997) - Don Cheadle

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Moesha" (1996) - Countess Vaughn
Other Nominees:
	"Cosby" (1996) - T'Keyah Crystal Keym�h "Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) - Penny Johnson (I) "Moesha" (1996) - Sheryl Lee Ralph "NewsRadio" (1995) - Khandi Alexander

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Lynn Whitfield
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) - Lisa Nicole Carson "ER" (1994) - CCH Pounder "ER" (1994) - Gloria Reuben "Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Ja'net DuBois

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Soul Food (1997) - Irma P. Hall
Other Nominees:
	Contact (1997) - Angela Bassett Eve's Bayou (1997) - Debbi Morgan Hoodlum (1997) - Cicely Tyson Rosewood (1997) - Esther Rolle

Outstanding Drama Series


Winner:
	"Touched by an Angel" (1994)
Other Nominees:
	"413 Hope St." (1997) "Chicago Hope" (1994) "ER" (1994) "New York Undercover" (1994)

Outstanding Motion Picture


Winner:
	Soul Food (1997)
Other Nominees:
	Amistad (1997) Eve's Bayou (1997) Love Jones (1997) Rosewood (1997)

Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	"Teen Summit" (1989) - For episode "Don't Kid Yourself: Teen Pregnancy Is No Joke".
Other Nominees:
	"Biography for Kids" (1998) - For episode "Rosa Parks". "Gullah, Gullah Island" (1994) - For the Christmas Show. "Reading Rainbow" (1983) - For episode "Hip Cat". "Sesame Street" (1969) - For episode "Two of the Greatest African-Americans I Know - My Grandparents".

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series


Winner:
	"Young and the Restless, The" (1973)
Other Nominees:
	"Another World" (1964) "As the World Turns" (1956) "Days of Our Lives" (1965) "One Life to Live" (1968)

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special


Winner:
	Dinner with Oprah: A Lifetime Exclusive - Toni Morrison
Other Nominees:
	"Biography" (1987) - For episode "Cinque--Freedom Fighter". Are You Black, White or What? Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997) (TV) When We Were Kings (1996) - For the MTV broadcast.

Outstanding Variety Series/Special


Winner:
	"Sinbad's Summer Jam III: '70s Soul Music Festival"
Other Nominees:
	"Chris Rock Show, The" (1997) "It's Showtime at the Apollo" (1987) "Unplugged" (1989) - For episode with guests Babyface & Friends. 1997 Essence Awards, The (1997) (TV)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special


Winner:
	"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Denzel Washington - For episode "Mother Goose".
Other Nominees:
	"Gullah, Gullah Island" (1994) - Ron Daise; Natalie Daise "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Avery Brooks (I) - For episode "The Golden Goose". "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) - Chris Rock (I) - For episode "Pinocchio". "Reading Rainbow" (1983) - LeVar Burton

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series


Winner:
	"Oprah Winfrey Show, The" (1986) - For Oprah's Book Club Dinner with Maya Angelou.
Other Nominees:
	"48 Hours" (1988) - For the feature "When We Were Kings". "ABC News Nightline" (1980) - For episode "America in Black and White". "America's Black Forum" (1977) - For the segment "Racism From Within". "Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel" (1997) - For the episode with Sergeant Major Gene McKinney.

Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special


Winner:
	1997 Essence Awards, The (1997) (TV) - "God's Property"; Kirk Franklin
Other Nominees:
	"Chris Rock Show, The" (1997) - Chris Rock (I) Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. - Whitney Houston Sinbad's Summer Jam III: '70s Soul Music Festival - Sinbad Tina Turner's Wildest Dreams Concert - Tina Turner

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Living Single" (1993)
Other Nominees:
	"Cosby" (1996) "Gregory Hines Show, The" (1997) "Moesha" (1996) "Steve Harvey Show, The" (1996)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) - Laurence Fishburne
Other Nominees:
	Buffalo Soldiers (1997) (TV) - Danny Glover Buffalo Soldiers (1997) (TV) - Carl Lumbly Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) - Ving Rhames Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV) - Sidney Poitier

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV) - Alfre Woodard
Other Nominees:
	Cinderella (1997) (TV) - Whoopi Goldberg Cinderella (1997) (TV) - Brandy Norwood Odyssey, The (1997) (TV) - Vanessa Williams (VII) To Dance with Olivia (1997) (TV) - Lonette McKee

Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series


Winner:
	Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	Buffalo Soldiers (1997) (TV) Cinderella (1997) (TV) Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) First Time Felon (1997) (TV)

Special Award

Entertainer of the Year


Awarded to:
	Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds