The 45th NAACP Image Awards Show (44 images)

Actress Kerry Washington holds the award she won for Outstanding Actress in a Television Drama Series for "Scandal" at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on February 22, 2014. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. UPI/Ken Matsui

Actress Kerry Washington holds the award she won for Outstanding Actress in a Television Drama Series for "Scandal" at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on February 22, 2014. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. UPI/Ken Matsui

Actress Lupita Nyong'o holds the award she won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for "12 Years A Slave" at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on February 22, 2014. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. UPI/Ken Matsui

Singer/composer Stevie Wonder performs during the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on February 22, 2014. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. UPI/Jim Ruymen