42nd NAACP Image Awards

The 42nd NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2010 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Holly Robinson Peete and Wayne Brady and aired on March 4, 2011, on Fox.

Nominations
The nominations were announced on January 12, 2011, at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills by Kimberly Elise, Sanaa Lathan, 50 Cent, Smokey Robinson, Columbus Short, Affion Crockett and awards chairman Clayola Brown. Tyler Perry earned 19 nominations across the film and television categories.

All nominees are listed below, with the winners listed first in boldface. No Vanguard or Hall of Fame awards were bestowed in this year.