Awards for 2001

Image Award

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

City of Angels: Blair Underwood
NOMINEES

ER: Eriq La Salle

Gideon's Crossing: Andre Braugher

Law & Order: Jesse L. Martin

The Practice: Steve Harris

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

The Young and the Restless: Shemar Moore
NOMINEES

All My Children: Mathew St. Patrick

One Life to Live: Nathan Purdee

One Life to Live: Timothy Stickney

The Young and the Restless: Kristoff St. John

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Remember the Titans: Denzel Washington
NOMINEES

The Legend of Bagger Vance: Will Smith

Love & Basketball: Omar Epps

Men of Honor: Cuba Gooding Jr.

Shaft: Samuel L. Jackson

Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress

WINNER

Soul Food: Aaron Meeks
NOMINEES

Malcolm in the Middle: Craig Lamar Traylor

Remember the Titans: Krysten Leigh Jones

Love & Basketball: Kyla Pratt

Moesha: Marcus T. Paulk

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER

The Steve Harvey Show: Steve Harvey
NOMINEES

The Hughleys: D.L. Hughley

The Jamie Foxx Show: Jamie Foxx

Malcolm & Eddie: Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Sports Night: Robert Guillaume

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER

Touched by an Angel: Della Reese
NOMINEES

Any Day Now: Lorraine Toussaint

Soul Food: Nicole Ari Parker

Law & Order: S. Epatha Merkerson

Soul Food: Vanessa Williams

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

The Young and the Restless: Victoria Rowell
NOMINEES

Days of Our Lives: Renée Jones

General Hospital: Lynne Moody

Passions: Tracey Ross

The Young and the Restless: Tonya Lee Williams

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Love & Basketball: Sanaa Lathan
NOMINEES

Bamboozled: Jada Pinkett Smith

Big Momma's House: Nia Long

Boesman and Lena: Angela Bassett

Shaft: Vanessa Williams

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER

The Parkers: Mo'Nique
NOMINEES

For Your Love: Holly Robinson Peete

The Hughleys: Elise Neal

Moesha: Brandy Norwood

The Steve Harvey Show: Wendy Raquel Robinson

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Rules of Engagement: Blair Underwood
NOMINEES

Mission: Impossible II: Ving Rhames

Nurse Betty: Morgan Freeman

Remember the Titans: Wood Harris

The Visit: Billy Dee Williams

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER

City of Angels: Ossie Davis
NOMINEES

City of Angels: Hill Harper

City of Angels: Bokeem Woodbine

Oz: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

The West Wing: Dulé Hill

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER

The Steve Harvey Show: Cedric the Entertainer
NOMINEES

The Hughleys: John Henton

The Steve Harvey Show: Merlin Santana

Spin City: Michael Boatman

The Steve Harvey Show: William Lee Scott

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Love & Basketball: Alfre Woodard
NOMINEES

Men of Honor: Aunjanue Ellis

The Visit: Marla Gibbs

Remember the Titans: Nicole Ari Parker

Mission: Impossible II: Thandie Newton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER

The Steve Harvey Show: Terri J. Vaughn
NOMINEES

Arli$$: Sandra Oh

Becker: Hattie Winston

Frasier: Kim Coles

Moesha: Sheryl Lee Ralph

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER

Boston Public: Loretta Devine
NOMINEES

ER: Michael Michele

The Practice: Beah Richards

Soul Food: Irma P. Hall

Touched by an Angel: Marla Gibbs

Outstanding Variety Series/Special

WINNER

2000 Essence Awards
NOMINEES

The Chris Rock Show

MADtv

The 6th Annual Walk of Fame: A Tribute To Luther Vandross

BET 20th Anniversary Special

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

WINNER

Little Bill: Bill Cosby
NOMINEES

Little Bill: Ruby Dee

Reading Rainbow: LeVar Burton

Finding Buck McHenry: Ossie Davis

The Wishing Tree: Alfre Woodard

Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special

WINNER

Soul Train: Lady of Soul Awards: Yolanda Adams
NOMINEES

The Chris Rock Show: Chris Rock

2000 Essence Awards: Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby

2000 MTV Movie Awards: D'Angelo

Audra McDonald in Concert: Audra McDonald

Outstanding Comedy Series

WINNER

The Steve Harvey Show
NOMINEES

For Your Love

The Hughleys

The Jamie Foxx Show

The Parkers

Outstanding Drama Series

WINNER

City of Angels
NOMINEES

Any Day Now

Gideon's Crossing

The Practice

Soul Food

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series

WINNER

BET Tonight
For episode "The Census - If We Get Missed, We Get Dissed".
NOMINEES

60 Minutes
For episode "Dikembe Mutombo".

Access Hollywood
For episode "Diversity In Hollywood".

Behind the Music
For episode "Tina Turner".

The Oprah Winfrey Show
For episode "Oprah's Book Club: Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye".

Outstanding Motion Picture

WINNER

Remember the Titans
NOMINEES

Love & Basketball

Men of Honor

Shaft

The Original Kings of Comedy

Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special

WINNER

BET Tonight
For the special "Black & Blue: A Town Hall Meeting In New York City".
NOMINEES

60 Minutes
For the special "Death by Denial (Aids In Africa)".

Biography
For the special "Sally Hemings: Redefining History".

The Greatest Boxer: Muhammad Ali

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special

WINNER

The Color of Friendship
NOMINEES

Cousin Skeeter

Little Bill

Reading Rainbow

Dear America: Color Me Dark

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

WINNER

Freedom Song: Danny Glover
NOMINEES

The Corner: T.K. Carter

The Corner: Sean Nelson

Deadlocked: Charles S. Dutton

Little Richard: Leon

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

WINNER

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story: Natalie Cole
NOMINEES

The Corner: Khandi Alexander

Freedom Song: Loretta Devine

Holiday Heart: Alfre Woodard

If These Walls Could Talk 2: Nia Long

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

WINNER

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
NOMINEES

The Corner

Disappearing Acts

Freedom Song

A House Divided