The 41st NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2009 calendar year. The ceremony was hosted by Hill Harper and Anika Noni Rose at the Shrine Auditorium and aired on February 26, 2010 on Fox. The nominations were announced on January 6, 2010 with the film Precious leading the motion picture categories with 8 nominations. American rapper Jay-Z leaded the nominees in the music category with five nods. The nominees are listed below with the winners in bold.

Motion Picture

Television

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

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*Cornelius Smith Jr. - All My Children

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Debbi Morgan - All My Children

Outstanding News/Information - (Series or Special)

Outstanding Talk Series

*The Mo'Nique Show

Outstanding Reality Series

*Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Outstanding Variety

Outstanding Children's Program

*Dora the Explorer

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

Writing

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

*The Office

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

*Grey's Anatomy

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

*30 Rock

Outstanding Directing for a Dramatic Series

*Grey's Anatomy

Outstanding Directing for a Motion Picture

Recording

Outstanding New Artist

*Keri Hilson

Outstanding Male Artist

*Maxwell

Outstanding Female Artist

*Mary J. Blige

Outstanding Duo, Group, or Collaboration

Outstanding Jazz Album

*He and She - Wynton Marsalis

Outstanding Gospel Album

*Still - BeBe & CeCe Winans

Outstanding Music Video

*I Look to You - Whitney Houston

Outstanding Song

*God in Me - Mary Mary

Outstanding Album

*Stronger with Each Tear - Mary J. Blige