The 13th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards was a celebration of variegation on Tuesday as it honored several shows for their efforts to increase diversity in original cable programming. MTV and Showtime championed the night, bringing home three awards a piece.
MTV’s triple crown included best animation for Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardians,” best actor-comedy to Carlos Mencia for Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia,” and best variety/talk show for TV Land’s “That’s What I’m Talking About.”
Showtime’s trio of honors came from best drama for “Sleeper Cell,” best actress-drama for “Dexter’s” Lauren Velez and best actress-comedy for “Weeds'” Tonye Patano.
Proceeds from the awards benefited the NAMIC Foundation and its Digital Bridge Alliance project.
WINNERS – 13th ANNUAL NAMIC VISION AWARDS
SPECIAL HONOREES
Robi Reed, Legacy Award
Raven-Symoné, North Star Award
BEST ANIMATION
“The Backyardigans,” “Mission to Mars” – MTV Networks: Nickelodeon
BEST ACTOR COMEDY
“Carlos Mencia: Mind of Mencia” – MTV Networks: Comedy Central
BEST ACTOR DRAMA
Forest Whitaker, “The Shield,” “Kavanuagh” – FX Networks
BEST ACTRESS COMEDY
Tonye Patano: “Weeds” – Showtime Networks
BEST ACTRESS DRAMA
Lauren Velez: “Dexter” – Showtime Networks
BEST CHILDREN’S (Tie)
“That’s So Raven,” “The Four Aces” – Disney Channel
“Lisa Knight and the Roundtable” – Black Family Channel
BEST COMEDY
“Comic View with Sheryl Underwood” – BET
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” – HBO
BEST DRAMA
“Sleeper Cell” – Showtime Networks
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE
“El Reto Final Nissan” – Fox Sports en Español
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Strut” – Cheetah Girls 2 – Disney Channel
BEST NEWS/INFORMATIONAL
“Race & Hollywood: Black Images on Film” – Turner Classic Movies
BEST ORIGINAL MOVIE/SPECIAL
“Tsunami, the Aftermath” – HBO
BEST REALITY
“Mo’Nique’s F.A.T. Chance” – Oxygen Media
BEST VARIETY/TALK SHOW
“That’s What I’m Talking About” – MTV Networks: TV Land
Showtime, MTV Top NAMIC Vision Awards
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