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10th Anniversary Essence Awards (1997)
TV Special | 120 min | Family

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10th Anniversary Essence Awards (1997)

TV Special | 120 min | Family

The Tenth Anniversary Essence Awards honored the outstanding achievements of African Americans. Shot at Madison Square Garden Theatre, honorees included Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Chamberlain, a Los Angeles woman who runs a home for people with...See moreThe Tenth Anniversary Essence Awards honored the outstanding achievements of African Americans. Shot at Madison Square Garden Theatre, honorees included Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Chamberlain, a Los Angeles woman who runs a home for people with AIDS, Bill and Camille Cosby, 1996 Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Dominique Dawes, and C. Kenneth Johnson. Whitney Houston received the first Essence Triumphant Spirit Award. Presenters included Oprah Winfrey & Quincy Jones. Written by A.D. See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Sinbad Self - Co-Host Self - Co-Host See fewer	Jingle All the Way (1996)
Halle Berry Self - Co-Host Self - Co-Host See fewer	Catwoman (2004)
Yolanda Adams Self Self See fewer	The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Muhammad Ali Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Mary J. Blige Self Self See fewer	Mudbound (2017)
Bill Cosby Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Camille O. Cosby Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Fat Albert (2004)
Dominique Dawes Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Bronze (2015)
Kirk Franklin Self Self See fewer	Norbit (2007)
Bryant Gumbel Self Self See fewer	Contact (1997)
Jennifer Holliday Self Self See fewer	Ally McBeal (1997)
Cissy Houston Self Self See fewer	A Time to Kill (1996)
Whitney Houston Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Jesse Jackson Self Self See fewer	S.O.S. - Saving Our Schools (2015)
Mae C. Jemison Self Self See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
C. Kenneth Johnson Self Self See fewer	10th Anniversary Essence Awards (1997)
Quincy Jones Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Diana King Self Self See fewer	Bad Boys (1995)
Patti LaBelle Self Self See fewer	Miami Vice (2006)
Spike Lee Self Self See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Ed Lewis Self / Publisher Essence Magazine Self / Publisher Essence Magazine See fewer	The 2003 Essence Music Festival (2003)
LL Cool J Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Jada Pinkett Smith Self Self See fewer	The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Prince Self Self See fewer	Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Luther Vandross Self Self See fewer	The Goonies (1985)
CeCe Winans Self Self See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Oprah Winfrey Self Self See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Stevie Wonder Self Self See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
Malik Yoba Self Self See fewer	Cool Runnings (1993)