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Actresses Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Cicely Tyson and Viola Davis attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Actor Samuel L. Jackson, left, and filmmaker George Lucas pose in the audience at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Hosts Anthony Mackie, left, and Sanaa Lathan speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Presenters Regina King, left, and Sean "Diddy" Combs speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Actress Octavia Spencer accepts the award for outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture for "The Help" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Sidney Poitier, left, and Harry Belafonte speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Laurence Fishburne accepts the award for outstanding actor in a television movie, mini-series or dramatic special for "Thurgood" at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, left, and actress Paula Patton appear onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Actor Laz Alonzo accepts the award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for "Jumping the Broom" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Archie Panjabi accepts the award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for "The Good Wife" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Singer Astro, left, and actress Keke Palmer attend the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Tracee Ellis Ross accepts the award for outstanding actress in a comedy series for "Reed Between the Lines" at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Singer Jill Scott performs "Blessed" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Jennifer Hudson accepts the award for outstanding album for "I Remember Me" at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Actors Gabourey Sidibe, left, and Viola Davis are seen in the audience at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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From left, Taraji P. Henson, Alfre Woodard and Paula Patton are seen in the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Laurence Fishburne, left, and Lenny Kravitz are seen in the audience at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Regina King, left, accepts the award for outstanding actress in a drama series for "Southland" from India Arie at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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From left, actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, and Terrence Howard speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Singers Jennifer Hudson, left, and Ne-Yo perform "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Filmmaker George Lucas accepts the Vanguard Award onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Yolanda Adams performs a tribute to Whitney Houston onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Yolanda Adams performs a tribute to Whitney Houston onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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First lady Michelle Obama, right, and NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock are seen on screen at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Presenters Russell Hornsby, left, and Holly Robinson Peete speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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LL Cool J accepts the award for outstanding actor in a drama series for "NCIS: Los Angeles" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Hill Harper, left, and Taraji P. Henson present the award for outstanding actor in a motion picture at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Cicely Tyson, Dihann Carroll and Louis Gossett Jr. speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Actress Viola Davis accepts the award for outstanding actress in a motion picture for "The Help" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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From left, actresses Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, producers Michael Barnathan, Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and director/screenwriter Tate Taylor accept the award for outstanding motion picture for "The Help" onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles.
