Beyonce and other celebs at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards in L.A.

Actress Halle Berry hosts the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. [Agencies]

Former Vice President Al Gore speaks, as Dr. Wangari Maathai watches, after they were presented with the Chairman's award at the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles February 12, 2009. [Agencies]