The 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards and its nominees are different from the other award shows, which is a nice change for once. I’ll be honest and admit right now that I don’t know much about this award show. I know the popular award shows, but the 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards is different from the other just because they have more nominations for black actors and actresses.
It has been really nice to see Angela Bassett in ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ and I’m glad she’s nominated for her role. I’m also happy for Anna Deavere Smith, who most definitely deserves a nomination for her work in ‘Nurse Jackie’. Also from ‘Nurse Jackie’ with a nomination is Morris Chestnut, who’s by the way very handsome! Check out the nice range of nominees below.
TELEVISION
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS – COMEDY
Anna Deavere Smith (Nurse Jackie)
Brandy Norwood (The Game)
Nia Long (House of Lies)
Rashida Jones (Parks & Recreation)
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR – COMEDY
Boris Kodjoe (The Real Husbands of Hollywood)
JB Smoove (The Real Husbands of Hollywood)
Morris Chestnut (Nurse Jackie)
Nick Cannon (The Real Husbands of Hollywood)
Tracy Morgan (30 Rock)
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS – COMEDY
Aisha Tyler (Archer)
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project)
Niecy Nash (Soul Man)
Tasha Smith (For Better or For Worse)
Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR – COMEDY
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Ced the Entertainer (Soul Man)
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
Dule Hill (Psych)
Kevin Hart (Real Husbands)
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
House of Lies
Modern Family
Real Husbands
The Game
Soul Man
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS – DRAMA
Archie Punjabi (The Good Wife)
Debbie Allen (Grey’s Anatomy)
Diahann Carroll (White Collar)
Taraji P. Henson (Person of Interest)
Vannesa L. Williams (666 Park Ave.)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMA
Columbus Short (Scandal)
Guillermo Diaz (Scandal)
Jeffrey Wright (Boardwalk Empire)
Joe Morton (Scandal)
Micahel Kenneth Williams (Boardwalk Empire)
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS – DRAMA
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Kerry Washington (Scandal)
Kandi Scandal (Treme)
Nicoile Behare (Sleepy Hollow)
Regina King (Southland)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR – DRAMA
James Pickens Jr. (Grey’s Anatomy)
LL Cool J (NCIS-Los Angeles)
Michael Ealy (Almost Human)
Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds)
Wendell Pierce (Treme)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
Boardwalk Empire
Grey’s Anatomy
Scandal
The Good Wife
Treme
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE, MINI-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Angela Bassett (American Horror Story – Coven)
Angela Bassett (Betty and Coretta)
Gabourey Sidibe (American Horror Story – Coven)
Gabrielle Union (Being Mary Jane)
Keke Palmer (Crazy Sexy Cool – TLC Story)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE, MINI-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Chewitel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Danny Glover (Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Malik Yoba (Betty & Coretta)
Omari Hardwick (Being Mary Jane)
OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE MINISERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Being Mary Jane (BET)
Betty & Coretta (Lifetime)
Crazy Sexy Cool – The TLC Story (VH1)
Luther (BBC America)
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight (HBO)
OUTSTANDING NEWS/INFORMATION SPECIAL
Justice For Trayvon (BET)
Mandela: Freedom’s Father (BET)
Oprah: Where Are they Now (OWN)
The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross, with Henry Louis Gates (PBS)
Unsung (TV One)
MUSIC
OUTSTANDING NEW ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Candice Glover
K. Michelle
RaVaughn Brown
Zendiya
OUTSTANDING MALE ARTIST
Bruno Mars
Charlie Wilson
John Legend
Justin Timberlake
Robin Thicke
OUTSTANDING FEMALE ARTIST
Beyonce
India Arie
Janelle Monae
Ledisi
Mary J. Blige
OUTSTANDING DUO OR GROUP COLLABO
#Beautiful (Mariah Carey feat. Miguel)
Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell and T.I.)
Fire We Make (Alicia Keys/Maxwell)
Hurt You (Toni Braxton/Babyface)
Suit & Tie (Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z)
OUTSTANDING ALBUM
The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience (Justin Timberlake)
Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)
Love in the Future (John Legend)
Love Charlie (Charlie Wilson)
The Electric Lady (Janelle Monae)
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
Blue Caprice
Dallas Buyers Club
Fruitvale Station
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alfre Woodard (12 Years a Slave)
Lupito Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)
Naomie Harris (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
Octavia Spencer (Fruitvale Station)
Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels’ The Butler)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Cuba Gooding Jr. (Lee Daniels’ The Butler)
David Oyelowo (Lee Daniels’ The Butler)
Morris Chestnut (The Best Man Holiday)
Terrence Howard (Lee Daniels’ The Butler)
Terrence Howard (The Best Man Holiday)
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett (Black Nativity)
Halle Berry (The Call)
Jennifer Hudson (Winnie)
Kerry Washington (Tyler Perry Presents Peeples)
Nicole Beharie (Sleepy Hollow)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
Chadwick Boseman
Chewitel Ejiofor
Idris Elba
Michael B. Jordan
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
12 Years a Slave
Fruitvale Station
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Best Man Holiday