The 38th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 2006 and took place on March 2, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium. The show was televised live on Fox at 8 p.m. EST and hosted by LL Cool J. The nominees were announced on January 7, 2007, at a press conference in at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The winners and nominees are shown below. The winners are indicated in bold.

List of nominees and winners

Television

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Actor Drama Series

Outstanding Actress Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress Drama Series

Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

Daytime Drama

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

Variety Programming

Outstanding Reality Series

Outstanding Variety - Series or Special

Outstanding Children’s Program

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program - Series or Special

Music Categories

Outstanding New Artist

Outstanding Male Artist

Outstanding Female Artist

Outstanding Duo or Group

Outstanding Jazz Artist

Outstanding Gospel Artist -- Traditional or Contemporary

Outstanding Music Video

Outstanding Song

Outstanding Album

Literary Categories

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

Motion Pictures

Outstanding Motion Picture

Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Directing

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama

Writing

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama

Special awards

The following recipients received distinguished awards by the NAACP for their contributions to arts, civil rights, news, and humanitarian efforts.

Hall of Fame Award

Chairman's Award

President's Award