And the Nominees Are: The 46th NAACP Image Awards
1. Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• “Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films) • “Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions) • “Half of a Yellow Sun” (monterey media inc.) • “JIMI: All Is By My Side” (XLrator Media) • “Life of a King” (Animus Films/Serena Films)
2. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Carmen Ejogo – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures) • Jill Scott – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures) • Octavia Spencer – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures) • Oprah Winfrey – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures) • Viola Davis – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)
3. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• André Holland – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures) • Cedric the Entertainer – “Top Five” (Paramount Pictures) • Common – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures) • Danny Glover – “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media) • Wendell Pierce – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)
5. Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Chadwick Boseman – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures) • David Oyelowo – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures) • Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer” (Columbia Pictures) • Idris Elba – “No Good Deed” (Screen Gems) • Nate Parker – “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media)
6. Outstanding Motion Picture
• “Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films) • “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media) • “Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions) • “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures) • “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)
7. Outstanding Song
• “Good Kisser” – Usher (RCA Records) • “i” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) • “Pretty Hurts” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • “The Man” – Aloe Blacc (Interscope Records) • “We Are Here” – Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
8. Outstanding Music Video
• “i” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) • “It’s You” – KEM (Motown – Capitol) • “Love Never Felt So Good” – Michael Jackson feat. Justin Timberlake (Epic Records) • “Pretty Hurts” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • “You & I (Nobody in the World)” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
9. Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)
• “Duets” – Donnie McClurkin (RCA Inspiration) • “Help” – Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music) • “I Will Trust” – Fred Hammond (RCA Inspiration) • “Journey To Freedom” – Michelle Williams (eOne Music) • “Where My Heart Belongs” – Gladys Knight (Shadow Mountain Records)
10. Outstanding New Artist
• 3 Winans Brothers (BMG) • Aloe Blacc (XIX Recordings/Interscope Records) • Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music) • Jhene Aiko (Def Jam Recordings) • Liv Warfield (Kobalt Label Services)
11. Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• “Being With You” – Smokey Robinson feat. Mary J Blige (Verve) • “Brand New” – Pharrell Williams feat. Justin Timberlake (Columbia Records) • “Gust of Wind” – Pharrell Williams feat. Daft Punk (Columbia Records) • “Love, Marriage & Divorce” – Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings) • “Stay with Me” – Sam Smith feat. Mary J Blige (Capitol)
12. Outstanding Female Artist
• Alicia Keys (RCA Records) • Beyoncé (Columbia Records) • Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records) • Ledisi (Verve Records) • Mary J Blige (Capitol)
13. Outstanding Talk Series
• “Oprah Prime” (OWN) • “The Queen Latifah Show” (Syndicated) • “The View” (ABC) • “The Wendy Williams Show” (Syndicated)
14. Outstanding Reality Series
• “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC) • “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN) • “Shark Tank” (ABC) • “The Voice” (NBC) • “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN)
15. Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
• “America After Ferguson” (PBS) • “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS) • “Melissa Harris Perry” (MSNBC) • “Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN) • “Unsung” (TV One)
18. Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• “A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks) • “American Horror Story: Freak Show” (FX) • “Drumline: A New Beat” (VH1) • “The Gabby Douglas Story” (Lifetime Networks) • “The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)
19. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Aja Naomi King – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC) • Alfre Woodard – “State of Affairs” (NBC) • Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) • Jada Pinkett Smith – “Gotham” (FOX) • Khandi Alexander – “Scandal” (ABC)
20. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Alfred Enoch – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC) • Courtney B. Vance – “Masters of Sex” (Showtime) • Guillermo Diaz – “Scandal” (ABC) • Jeffrey Wright – “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO) • Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)
21. Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET) • Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC) • Nicole Beharie – “Sleepy Hollow” (FOX) • Octavia Spencer – “Red Band Society” (FOX) • Viola Davis – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
23. Outstanding Drama Series
• “Being Mary Jane” (BET) • “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) • “House of Cards” (Netflix) • “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC) • “Scandal” (ABC)
24. Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project” (FOX) • Niecy Nash – “The Soul Man” (TV Land) • Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish” (ABC) • Uzo Aduba – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) • Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)
25. Outstanding Comedy Series
• “black-ish” (ABC) • “House of Lies” (Showtime) • “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central) • “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix) • “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
And the Nominees Are: The 46th NAACP Image Awards was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
