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		</div><p>Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures and its lead star Taraji P Henson were honoured at the NAACP Image Awards, where Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was named entertainer of the year.</p>
<p>The best movie award went to Hidden Figures, which tells the true story of three African American women mathematicians who played a vital role in the early US space programme.</p>
<p>Taraji won the best actress award for her role in the film – which has already earned a Screen Actors Guild Award – and she was named best TV drama actress for her portrayal of Cookie in Empire.</p>
<figure id="attachment_106788" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-106788" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0750.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0750.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="448" class="size-full wp-image-106788" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-106788" class="wp-caption-text">Tara just P Henson</figcaption></figure>
<p>Speaking at the ceremony in California, Taraji said: “There are roles you accept that scare you. And this one did, because I failed math.</p>
<p>“I made it my mission to do this film. This film was very important. It was bigger than me. People are seeing it because it’s important.”</p>
<p>The annual awards show is organised by the American National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP).</p>
<figure id="attachment_106789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-106789" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0751.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0751.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="851" class="size-full wp-image-106789" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-106789" class="wp-caption-text">Denzel Washington</figcaption></figure>
<p>Denzel Washington won the trophy for best movie actor for his performance in Oscar-nominated drama Fences.<br />
“It is a privilege, an honour, a responsibility, a duty and a joy to bring his brilliance to the screen,” Denzel said, referring to August Wilson, who wrote the original play.</p>
<p>This Is Us star Sterling K Brown claimed the award for best TV drama series actor.</p>
<p>Dwayne was named entertainer of the year in online voting, beating Beyonce to the award.</p>
<p>The Single Ladies singer won five awards including top female artist and album for Lemonade.</p>
<p>Anthony Anderson, who hosted the event and was named best TV comedy actor his role in Black-ish, told the audience: “I want to thank Donald Trump for expanding my vocabulary. I don’t do things ‘big’ anymore, I do things ‘bigly’.</p>
<p>“I don’t lie to folks anymore. I’m merely providing alternative facts.”</p>
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