Beckham beats out Lucy Liu for ethnic minority icon
ic Wales - Beckham is ethnic minority icon: "The footballer was named Sporting Personality for the Year with Arsenal's Thierry Henry at the Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emmas).
The gong was given a year after a documentary described the England captain, whose image has not been dented by allegations of affairs, as Britain's most famous black man.
Mel Gibson's controversial movie about Jesus, The Passion of the Christ, also picked up two awards.
The film, which sparked anger from Jewish groups who accused Gibson of blaming Jews for Jesus' death, won Best Film Production while its Romanian star Maia Morgenstern took Best Film Actress for her portrayal of Mary.
The previously little-known star beat Hollywood names like Lucy Liu and Queen Latifah to the award."
