N.A.A.C.P.IMAGE AWARDS GOLDEN NIGHT FOR 'THE COLOR PURPLE'

Stars lit up the red carpet at this year’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards, with actor Idris Elba and his model wife Sabrina (left) among the glamorous guests.

Director Blitz Bazawule’s musical version of The Color Purple swept the board at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, taking home four awards including Outstanding Motion Picture and Taraji P Henson being named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

Taraji, 53, used her speech to thank those who had supported her when she spoke out about Hollywood’s race and gender pay gap last year. “It’s a scary thing to speak your truth, but that’s all we have,” she said. “The truth will set you free. And not only that, it will set somebody else free.”