Rihanna, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West Set to Take the Stage in a World Debut Performance of Rihanna's New Single, "FourFiveSeconds," on the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
Music's Biggest Night® — Hosted By LL Cool J — Airs Live On CBS, Feb. 8, 2015
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seven-time GRAMMY® winner and current nominee, Rihanna, will deliver a world debut performance of her newly released single, "FourFiveSeconds," with fellow GRAMMY-winning collaborators Kanye West and Paul McCartney on the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Making his return to the GRAMMY stage after six years, 21-time GRAMMY winner, Kanye West, holds two current nominations. The legendary Paul McCartney is an 18-time GRAMMY winner and a two-time recipient of The Recording Academy®'s Lifetime Achievement Award, as a solo artist and as a member of the Beatles. Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns as host. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Music's Biggest Night® will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Seven-time GRAMMY winner Rihanna is up for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "The Monster" with Eminem.
Twenty-one-time GRAMMY winner Kanye West is up for two awards: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Charlie Wilson) and Best Rap Song for "Bound 2."
Previously announced performers are GRAMMY-winning band AC/DC; current nominees and GRAMMY winners Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga; nominee Eric Church; nominees and GRAMMY winners Common with John Legend; nominee Ariana Grande; nominee Hozier with nominee and GRAMMY winner Annie Lennox; nominee Jessie J with GRAMMY winner Tom Jones; nominee and GRAMMY winner Miranda Lambert; GRAMMY winners Adam Levine with Gwen Stefani; seven-time GRAMMY winner Madonna; nominee Ed Sheeran; nominee Sam Smith; nominee and eight-time GRAMMY winner Usher; and nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Pharrell Williams.
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy® is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Google+, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.
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Saturday, February 7, 2015
Kanye West to Deliver Two Performance at 2015 Grammy Awards
Kanye West Returns to the GRAMMY® Stage to Deliver Two Performances on the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
Music's Biggest Night® — Hosted By LL Cool J — Airs Live On CBS, Feb. 8, 2015
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest performer to be added to the incredible all-star lineup for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast is one of today's most decorated artists, 56-time nominee and 21-time GRAMMY® winner Kanye West. Returning to the GRAMMY stage after six years, West is set to deliver a never-before-seen solo performance as well as a world debut collaborative performance with 18-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Paul McCartney and seven-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Rihanna. Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns as host. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Music's Biggest Night® will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Twenty-one-time GRAMMY winner Kanye West is up for two awards this year: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for "Bound 2" with Charlie Wilson.
Previously announced performers include GRAMMY-winning band AC/DC; current nominees and GRAMMY winners Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga, nominee Eric Church; nominees and GRAMMY winners Common with John Legend; nominee Ariana Grande; nominees Hozier with GRAMMY winner Annie Lennox; nominee Jessie J with GRAMMY winner Tom Jones; nominee and GRAMMY winner Miranda Lambert; GRAMMY winners Adam Levine with Gwen Stefani; seven-time GRAMMY winner Madonna; nominee Ed Sheeran; nominee Sam Smith; nominee and eight-time GRAMMY winner Usher; and nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Pharrell Williams.
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy® is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Google+, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.
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Music's Biggest Night® — Hosted By LL Cool J — Airs Live On CBS, Feb. 8, 2015
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest performer to be added to the incredible all-star lineup for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards® telecast is one of today's most decorated artists, 56-time nominee and 21-time GRAMMY® winner Kanye West. Returning to the GRAMMY stage after six years, West is set to deliver a never-before-seen solo performance as well as a world debut collaborative performance with 18-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Paul McCartney and seven-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Rihanna. Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns as host. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Music's Biggest Night® will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Twenty-one-time GRAMMY winner Kanye West is up for two awards this year: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for "Bound 2" with Charlie Wilson.
Previously announced performers include GRAMMY-winning band AC/DC; current nominees and GRAMMY winners Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga, nominee Eric Church; nominees and GRAMMY winners Common with John Legend; nominee Ariana Grande; nominees Hozier with GRAMMY winner Annie Lennox; nominee Jessie J with GRAMMY winner Tom Jones; nominee and GRAMMY winner Miranda Lambert; GRAMMY winners Adam Levine with Gwen Stefani; seven-time GRAMMY winner Madonna; nominee Ed Sheeran; nominee Sam Smith; nominee and eight-time GRAMMY winner Usher; and nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Pharrell Williams.
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy® is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Google+, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.
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Negromancer News Bit and Bites for the Week of February 1st to 7th, 2015 - Updated #13
NEWS:
From YahooCelebrity: Chris Pratt fulfills his lost Super Bowl bet with Chris Pratt.
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From YahooNews: Ophelia Dahl talks about her father Roald Dahl's tragic experience with measles.
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From EW: FOX's "Empire" is seeing a steady ratings increase... as well as other shows featuring casts of black and brown people. And that may change the... face of television.
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From Vulture: A excellent long feature on friends Shailene Woodley and Brie Larson.
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From YahooMovies: According to early estimates, American Sniper is the #1 film at the box office for the weekend of January 30th to February 1st, 2015 with an estimated take of $31.85 million. The figure, if it holds, would be the highest gross at the weekend box office for a Super Bowl weekend.
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From Deadline: At the 42nd annual Annie Awards, How to Train Your Dragon 2 wins the "Best Animated Feature" award.
COMIC BOOKS:
From Mashable: The differences between the Quicksilvers in X-Men: Days of the Future Past and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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From YahooGames: DC Comics announces new series and their creative teams.
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From YahooGames: Best writer in superhero comics, Brian Michael Bendis, is leaving X-Men, but re-ups on exclusive contract with Marvel Comics.
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From ION: See Brandon Routh's Atom outfit for "Arrow."
From CinemaBlend: Avengers: Age of Ultron may includes appearances from the TV series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
STAR WAR:
From YahooMovies: There has been a death in the Star Wars family. Expert swordsman and horseman, Richard Boneville, has died at the age of 67. He played a stormtrooper, a snowtropper, a Rebel solider, various aliens (including Ree-Yees), and multiple other parts.
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From YahooTV: Oh, and Lucasfilm confirms that Stormtroppers are not clones.
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From SSN: Cool ideas for 5 Star Wars films.
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From YahooMovies: Disney sues over Star Wars Episode 7 leak.
Friday, February 6, 2015
2014's Oscar-Winning Actors Return as Presenters at 87th Oscars
Oscar® Winners Blanchett, Leto, McConaughey And Nyong’o To Return As Presenters At 87th Oscars®
Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, and Lupita Nyong’o, last year’s Oscar winners in the leading actress, supporting actor and supporting actress categories, will return to present at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, 2015 live on ABC.
"The great tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning best actors and actresses in all 4 categories happily continues this year with the amazing quartet of Cate, Jared, Matthew and Lupita. We're thrilled to have them back," says Zadan and Meron.
Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and has won two, including last year’s award for “Blue Jasmine.” Her previous win was for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2004 film “The Aviator.” Blanchett also received leading actress nominations for “Elizabeth” (1998) and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007), and supporting actress nominations for “Notes on a Scandal” (2006) and “I’m Not There” (2007).
Last year, Leto won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role and McConaughey for Actor in a Leading Role, both for “Dallas Buyer’s Club.” Nyong’o took home the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for “12 Years a Slave.”
The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, and Lupita Nyong’o, last year’s Oscar winners in the leading actress, supporting actor and supporting actress categories, will return to present at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, 2015 live on ABC.
"The great tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning best actors and actresses in all 4 categories happily continues this year with the amazing quartet of Cate, Jared, Matthew and Lupita. We're thrilled to have them back," says Zadan and Meron.
Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and has won two, including last year’s award for “Blue Jasmine.” Her previous win was for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2004 film “The Aviator.” Blanchett also received leading actress nominations for “Elizabeth” (1998) and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007), and supporting actress nominations for “Notes on a Scandal” (2006) and “I’m Not There” (2007).
Last year, Leto won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role and McConaughey for Actor in a Leading Role, both for “Dallas Buyer’s Club.” Nyong’o took home the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for “12 Years a Slave.”
The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Television Categories
The NAACP Image Award an award bestowed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The award honors outstanding achievements by people of color in film, television, music, and literature. The awards are voted on by members of the NAACP.
The nominations for the 46th NAACP Image Awards were recently announced. The categories are divided into eight groups: Television, Recording (Music), Literary (Books), Motion Picture, Documentary (film and television), Writing (for film and television), Directing (for film and television), and Animated/CGI (for film and television).
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominations in the Television Categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards nominees:
TELEVISION
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)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
• Anthony Anderson - "'black-ish" (ABC)
• Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Keegan-Michael Key - "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
• Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
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)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Boris Kodjoe - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
• Glynn Turman - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Marcus Scribner - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Terry Crews - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Adrienne C. Moore - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Laverne Cox - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Lorraine Toussaint - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)
• Yara Shahidi - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
• "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• "House of Cards" (Netflix)
• "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• LL Cool J - "NCIS: LA" (CBS)
• Omar Epps - "Resurrection" (ABC)
• Omari Hardwick - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• Shemar Moore - "Criminal Minds" (CBS)
• Taye Diggs - "Murder in the First" (TNT)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Blair Underwood - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Charles S. Dutton - "Comeback Dad" (UP Entertainment)
• Larenz Tate - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Mekhi Phifer - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• Ving Rhames - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Angela Bassett - "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
• Cicely Tyson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Keke Palmer - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Regina King - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• Vanessa Williams - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
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)
Outstanding Talk Series
• "Oprah Prime" (OWN)
• "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
• "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• "The View" (ABC)
• "The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)
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)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
• "BET Awards" (BET)
• "Family Feud" (Syndicated)
• "On the Run: Beyoncé and Jay Z" (HBO)
• "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)
• "UNCF An Evening of Stars" (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, The CW, BET, Centric)
Outstanding Children’s Program
• "Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass" (HBO)
• "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• "HALO Awards" (Nickelodeon)
• "Kid President: Declaration of Awesome" (HUB)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
• Amber Montana - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• China Anne McClain - "How to Build a Better Boy" (Disney Channel)
• Curtis Harris - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• Fatima Ptacek - "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• Taliyah Whitaker - "Wallykazam!" (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety
• Chris Rock - "BET Awards" (BET)
• Gwen Ifill - "America After Ferguson" (PBS)
• Melissa Harris Perry - "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC)
• Queen Latifah - "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• Steve Harvey - "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
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The nominations for the 46th NAACP Image Awards were recently announced. The categories are divided into eight groups: Television, Recording (Music), Literary (Books), Motion Picture, Documentary (film and television), Writing (for film and television), Directing (for film and television), and Animated/CGI (for film and television).
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominations in the Television Categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards nominees:
TELEVISION
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)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
• Anthony Anderson - "'black-ish" (ABC)
• Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Keegan-Michael Key - "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
• Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
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)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Boris Kodjoe - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
• Glynn Turman - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
• Laurence Fishburne - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Marcus Scribner - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Terry Crews - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Adrienne C. Moore - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Laverne Cox - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Lorraine Toussaint - "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)
• Yara Shahidi - "black-ish" (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
• "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• "House of Cards" (Netflix)
• "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
• "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• LL Cool J - "NCIS: LA" (CBS)
• Omar Epps - "Resurrection" (ABC)
• Omari Hardwick - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
• Shemar Moore - "Criminal Minds" (CBS)
• Taye Diggs - "Murder in the First" (TNT)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Blair Underwood - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Charles S. Dutton - "Comeback Dad" (UP Entertainment)
• Larenz Tate - "Gun Hill" (BET)
• Mekhi Phifer - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
• Ving Rhames - "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Lifetime Networks)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Angela Bassett - "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)
• Cicely Tyson - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Keke Palmer - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
• Regina King - "The Gabby Douglas Story" (Lifetime Networks)
• Vanessa Williams - "The Trip to Bountiful" (Lifetime Networks)
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)
Outstanding Talk Series
• "Oprah Prime" (OWN)
• "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
• "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• "The View" (ABC)
• "The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)
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)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
• "BET Awards" (BET)
• "Family Feud" (Syndicated)
• "On the Run: Beyoncé and Jay Z" (HBO)
• "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)
• "UNCF An Evening of Stars" (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, The CW, BET, Centric)
Outstanding Children’s Program
• "Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass" (HBO)
• "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior)
• "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• "HALO Awards" (Nickelodeon)
• "Kid President: Declaration of Awesome" (HUB)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
• Amber Montana - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• China Anne McClain - "How to Build a Better Boy" (Disney Channel)
• Curtis Harris - "Haunted Hathaways" (Nickelodeon)
• Fatima Ptacek - "Dora and Friends: Into The City!" (Nickelodeon)
• Taliyah Whitaker - "Wallykazam!" (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety
• Chris Rock - "BET Awards" (BET)
• Gwen Ifill - "America After Ferguson" (PBS)
• Melissa Harris Perry - "Melissa Harris Perry" (MSNBC)
• Queen Latifah - "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)
• Steve Harvey - "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
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2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Recording and Literature Categories
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominees in the Recording and Literature categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
RECORDING
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)
Outstanding Male Artist
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• Kem (Motown - Capitol)
• Kendrick Lamar (Interscope Records)
• Michael Jackson (Epic Records)
• Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• Ledisi (Verve Records)
• Mary J Blige (Capitol)
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)
Outstanding Jazz Album
• "Beautiful Life" - Dianne Reeves (Concord)
• "Dave Koz and Friends: The 25th of December" - Dave Koz (Concord Records)
• "Living My Dream" - Jonathan Butler (Rendezvous Music)
• "My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke" - Al Jarreau (Concord)
• "Up" - Stanley Clarke (Mack Avenue Records)
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)
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)
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)
Outstanding Album
• "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" - Aretha Franklin (RCA Records)
• "Beyoncé Platinum Edition" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "G I R L" - Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
• "JHUD" - Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
• "A Wanted Woman" - Eric Jerome Dickey (Penguin Random House)
• "An Untamed State" - Roxane Gay (Grove/Atlantic - Black Cat)
• "Another Woman's Man" - Shelly Ellis (Kensington Publishing Corp.)
• "Momma: Gone" - Nina Foxx (Brown Girls Publishing)
• "The Prodigal Son" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group)
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
• "Bad Feminist" - Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial/HarperCollins)
• "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" - Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)
• "Place not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" - Sheryll Cashin (Beacon Press)
• "The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act" - Clay Risen (Bloomsbury Press)
• "Who We Be: The Colorization of America" - Jeff Chang (St. Martin's Press)
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
• "Forty Acres" - Dwayne Alexander Smith (Atria Books)
• "Queen Sugar" - Natalie Baszile (Pamela Dorman Books/Penguin Random House)
• "Remedy For A Broken Angel" - Toni Ann Johnson (Nortia Press)
• "The 16th Minute of Fame: An Insider's Guide for Maintaining Success Beyond 15 Minutes of Fame" - Darrell Miller (Dunham Books)
• "Time of the Locust" - Morowa Yejide (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography
• "Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine" - Louis Sullivan with David Chanoff (University of Georgia Press)
• "Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair)" - Rosie Perez (Crown Archetype)
• "Life In Motion" - Misty Copeland (Touchstone)
• "Mayor for Life" - Marion Barry, Omar Tyree (Strebor Books)
• "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" - Jessye Norman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
• "10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse" - JJ Smith (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster)
• "101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education" - Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications)
• "Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed" – Bryant Terry (Ten Speed Press)
• "Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System" - Robbin Shipp, Nick Chiles (Agate Bolden)
• "Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life" - Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Hilary Beard (Spiegel & Grau)
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
• "Citizen: An American Lyric" - Claudia Rankine (Graywolf Press)
• "Digest" - Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books)
• "The New Testament" - Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
• "The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013" - Derek Walcott, Selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• "We Didn't Know Any Gangsters" - Brian Gilmore (Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC)
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
• "Beautiful Moon" - Tonya Bolden (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
• "Dork Diaries 8: Tales From A Note-So-Happily Ever After" - Rachel Renee Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell (Simon & Schuster)
• "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" - Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Lee & Low Books)
• "Malcolm Little" - Ilyasah Shabazz (Author), AG Ford (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster)
• "Searching for Sarah Rector" - Tonya Bolden (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
• "Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America" - Russell Freedman (Holiday House)
• "Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books)
• "Revolution" - Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press)
• "The Freedom Summer Murders" - Don Mitchell (Scholastic Press)
• "The Red Pencil" - Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Shane Evans (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
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Nominees in the Recording and Literature categories for the 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
RECORDING
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)
Outstanding Male Artist
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• Kem (Motown - Capitol)
• Kendrick Lamar (Interscope Records)
• Michael Jackson (Epic Records)
• Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• Ledisi (Verve Records)
• Mary J Blige (Capitol)
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)
Outstanding Jazz Album
• "Beautiful Life" - Dianne Reeves (Concord)
• "Dave Koz and Friends: The 25th of December" - Dave Koz (Concord Records)
• "Living My Dream" - Jonathan Butler (Rendezvous Music)
• "My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke" - Al Jarreau (Concord)
• "Up" - Stanley Clarke (Mack Avenue Records)
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)
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)
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)
Outstanding Album
• "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" - Aretha Franklin (RCA Records)
• "Beyoncé Platinum Edition" - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• "G I R L" - Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)
• "JHUD" - Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)
• "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
• "A Wanted Woman" - Eric Jerome Dickey (Penguin Random House)
• "An Untamed State" - Roxane Gay (Grove/Atlantic - Black Cat)
• "Another Woman's Man" - Shelly Ellis (Kensington Publishing Corp.)
• "Momma: Gone" - Nina Foxx (Brown Girls Publishing)
• "The Prodigal Son" - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group)
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
• "Bad Feminist" - Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial/HarperCollins)
• "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" - Bryan Stevenson (Spiegel & Grau)
• "Place not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" - Sheryll Cashin (Beacon Press)
• "The Bill of the Century: The Epic Battle for the Civil Rights Act" - Clay Risen (Bloomsbury Press)
• "Who We Be: The Colorization of America" - Jeff Chang (St. Martin's Press)
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
• "Forty Acres" - Dwayne Alexander Smith (Atria Books)
• "Queen Sugar" - Natalie Baszile (Pamela Dorman Books/Penguin Random House)
• "Remedy For A Broken Angel" - Toni Ann Johnson (Nortia Press)
• "The 16th Minute of Fame: An Insider's Guide for Maintaining Success Beyond 15 Minutes of Fame" - Darrell Miller (Dunham Books)
• "Time of the Locust" - Morowa Yejide (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/ Auto-Biography
• "Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine" - Louis Sullivan with David Chanoff (University of Georgia Press)
• "Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair)" - Rosie Perez (Crown Archetype)
• "Life In Motion" - Misty Copeland (Touchstone)
• "Mayor for Life" - Marion Barry, Omar Tyree (Strebor Books)
• "Stand Up Straight and Sing!" - Jessye Norman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
• "10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse" - JJ Smith (Atria Books/Simon & Schuster)
• "101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education" - Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications)
• "Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed" – Bryant Terry (Ten Speed Press)
• "Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice System" - Robbin Shipp, Nick Chiles (Agate Bolden)
• "Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life" - Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Hilary Beard (Spiegel & Grau)
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
• "Citizen: An American Lyric" - Claudia Rankine (Graywolf Press)
• "Digest" - Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books)
• "The New Testament" - Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
• "The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013" - Derek Walcott, Selected by Glyn Maxwell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• "We Didn't Know Any Gangsters" - Brian Gilmore (Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC)
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
• "Beautiful Moon" - Tonya Bolden (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
• "Dork Diaries 8: Tales From A Note-So-Happily Ever After" - Rachel Renee Russell with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell (Simon & Schuster)
• "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" - Katheryn Russell-Brown (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator) (Lee & Low Books)
• "Malcolm Little" - Ilyasah Shabazz (Author), AG Ford (Illustrator) (Simon & Schuster)
• "Searching for Sarah Rector" - Tonya Bolden (Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
• "Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America" - Russell Freedman (Holiday House)
• "Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books)
• "Revolution" - Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press)
• "The Freedom Summer Murders" - Don Mitchell (Scholastic Press)
• "The Red Pencil" - Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Shane Evans (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
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2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Motion Picture and Documentary Categories
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Friday, February 6, 2015 on TV One at 9pm ET/8CT (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time). The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET/7CT (PT tape-delayed).
Nominees in the Motion Picture and Documentary categories for 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
MOTION PICTURE
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)
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)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Quvenzhané Wallis - "Annie" (Columbia Pictures)
• Taraji P. Henson - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems)
• Tessa Thompson - "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• Viola Davis - "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" (The Weinstein Company)
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)
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)
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)
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary - (Film)
• "Documented" (Apo Anak Productions)
• "Finding Fela" (Jigsaw Productions)
• "I Am Ali" (Focus World/Fisheye Films)
• "Keep On Keepin On" (RADiUS)
• "Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" (Chimpanzee Productions, Inc.)
Outstanding Documentary - (Television)
• "American Experience: Freedom Summer" (PBS)
• "Bad Boys" (ESPN)
• "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown" (HBO)
• "Rand University" (ESPN)
• "The War Comes Home: Soledad O'Brien Reports" (CNN)
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Nominees in the Motion Picture and Documentary categories for 2015 / 46TH NAACP Image Awards:
MOTION PICTURE
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)
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)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - "Belle" (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
• Quvenzhané Wallis - "Annie" (Columbia Pictures)
• Taraji P. Henson - "No Good Deed" (Screen Gems)
• Tessa Thompson - "Dear White People" (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
• Viola Davis - "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" (The Weinstein Company)
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)
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)
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)
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary - (Film)
• "Documented" (Apo Anak Productions)
• "Finding Fela" (Jigsaw Productions)
• "I Am Ali" (Focus World/Fisheye Films)
• "Keep On Keepin On" (RADiUS)
• "Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" (Chimpanzee Productions, Inc.)
Outstanding Documentary - (Television)
• "American Experience: Freedom Summer" (PBS)
• "Bad Boys" (ESPN)
• "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown" (HBO)
• "Rand University" (ESPN)
• "The War Comes Home: Soledad O'Brien Reports" (CNN)
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