#Palmer games iconomy series#

#Palmer games iconomy series#

LL Cool Jdedicated his drama series actor win for NCIS: LA to the late Michael Clarke Duncan, who died in September. Don Cheadle nabbed honors for best actor in a comedy series for Showtime’s House of Lies. The George Lucas-produced Red Tails took home the best motion picture award, which saw the Star Wars creator joke: “Look, I beat Quentin Tarantino.” He choked up when thanking the Tuskegee Airmen, the group of African-American World War II pilots whose story is chronicled in the film.ĭenzel Washington won best actor in a motion picture for Flight, and Viola Davis took home best actress in a motion picture for Won’t Back Down. PHOTOS: The Scene at THR’s 2012 Women in Entertainment Breakfast She called her cast and crew family, who all “hold each other up.”

She thanked Disney and ABC for “having the courage” to put an African-American woman at the center of a primetime drama.

In her third win for the night, Washington took home the actress in a drama series award for ABC’s Scandal. Carroll praised the Scandal star, saying, “I think she’s enjoying one of the great moments of her life right now in our industry.” Before being presented the honor, she was praised for breaking the color barrier as the first African-American woman to star in a primetime drama since Diahann Carroll on NBC’s Julia 35 years ago. She also received the President’s Award for public service, given to her in part because of her work on behalf of President Obama.