The famous actor Michael B. Jordan swept the NAACP Image Awards on Friday, February 5, taking home the hardware for Creed in every category the boxing drama was nominated for, save one.
Jordan, 28, even took home the Entertainer of the Year award for his turn as Apollo Creed’s son, opposite action flick veteran Sylvester Stallone.
“I used to sneak into the Image Awards, and now I’m standing here as the entertainer of the year, which is mind-blowing,” he said upon accepting his win.
Creed also took home the awards for Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Supporting Actress (Phylicia Rashad) and Best Writing. Michaels the star of the boxing drama "Creed" was honored Friday as both the entertainer of the year and outstanding actor in a motion picture for his role as Apollo Creed's son.
"I
used to sneak into the Image Awards, and now I'm standing here as the
entertainer of the year, which is mind-blowing," he said. "I want to
thank the NAACP for this because without you riding for us for the last 100
years, we would not be standing here," director F. Gary Gray said.
"Straight
Outta Compton," which tells the story of the pioneering rap group N.W.A.,
picked up the outstanding motion picture prize. Image Awards host Anthony
Anderson kicked off the ceremony by invoking N.W.A. for a rap about the lack of
racial diversity at other awards shows. The "black-ish" star donned a
gold chain and a baseball cap with the words "Nominees With Attitude"
to sing about such snubs as "Beasts of No Nation" and Jordan at the
Academy Awards.
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