The actress styled her shoulder-length hair in gentle girls la femme dresses that framed her face. Her make-up complemented her outfit with charcoal shadow on her eye-lids and soft pink matte color on the lips. Kerry completed her look with towering black heels and a slit in her skirt revealed her lovely legs as she walked. No win its 48th year, the NAACP Image Awards honor outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music and literature.Kerry Washington shimmered as she arrived at Saturday's NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. The Scandal star, 40, walked the red carpet in a sheer charcoal dress with orange, white and black motifs over a solid slip. The full-length gown had sheer bell sleeves and a scoop Daring Open Back Jewel Encrusted Sky Blue Cut Out Outlet Prom Dress Long. Joining the celebrities at the star-studded event was Empire star Taraji P. Henson. The actress, 46, flaunted her figure in a skintight black sleeveless dress slit to the top of the thigh. She added strappy heels and wore her hair piled into a tall topknot. Black was the preferred color for many of the attendees who wore stylish get-ups at the awards show. Keesha Sharp, 43, looked gorgeous in a strapless number with a full layered lower skirt. The heart-shaped neckline gave a good view of the actress's cleavage and she added color with dark red lipstick. Some stars did bring vibrant color to the red carpet. Gabourey Sidibe, 33, was a standout in a sunshine yellow Cheap Sherri Hill Dresses with a bright blue peacock feather design. The Precious star's dress had a peek-a-boo bodice and short bell sleeves and she wore shimmer on her eye-lids that matched the blue of the patterns.