“Creed,” “Straight Outta Compton” and “Concussion” are among the nominees for Outstanding Motion Picture at the 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards.
Shemar Moore (“Criminals Minds”), Tika Sumpter (“The Haves and the Have Nots”), Marsai Martin & Biles Brown (“black-ish”) and Danielle Nicolet (“Born Again Virgin”) announced this year’s nominees in all categories, while “Entertainment Tonight’s” Nischelle Turner provided special commentary.
Last week, it was announced that Anthony Anderson will continue to host the awards show for at least another two years. The “black-ish” star signed a multi-year deal to host the 47th and 48th NAACP Image Awards, which will air in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Anderson has hosted the last two shows, in 2014 and 2015.
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The 2016 ceremony will take place on Feb. 5 at California’s Pasadena Civic Auditorium and will be broadcast live as a two-hour special on TV One. Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin will serve as executive producers as part of a three-year deal.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.
See the list of nominees:
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J, “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Morris Chestnut, “Rosewood”
Omari Hardwick, “Power”
Terrence Howard, “Empire”
Wesley Snipes, “The Player”
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Gabrielle Union, “Being Mary Jane”
Kerry Washington, “Scandal”
Nicole Beharie, “Sleepy Hollow”
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
TV Movie – Mini Series/Dramatic Special
“American Crime,” ABC
“Bessie,” HBO
“Luther,” BBC America
“The Book of Negroes,” BET
“The Wiz Live,” NBC
Outstanding News/Information
“Katrina, 10 years after Storm”
“NewsOne Now”
“Oprah Prime”
“Oprah, Where are they Now?”
“Unsung”
Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture
Abraham Attah, “Beasts of no Nation”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Secret in their Eyes”
Michael B. Jordan, “Creed”
Michael Ealy, The Perfect Guy”
Will Smith, “Concussion”
Outstanding Actress
Lauren ‘Keke’ Palmer, “Brotherly Love
Sanaa Lathan, “The Perfect Guy”
Teyonah Parris, “Chi-Raq”
Viola Davis, “Lila & Eve“
Zoe Saldana, “Infinity Polar Bear”
Outstanding Motion Picture
“Beasts of no Nation”
“Concussion”
“Creed”
“Dope”
“Straight Outta Compton”
Entertainer of the Year
Michael B. Jordan
Misty Copeland
Pharrell Williams
Shonda Rhimes
Viola Davis
More to come…