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The Marvel superhero movie and the Barry Jenkins drama collect 14 and 9 nods respectively, whereas 'Black-ish' dominates TV category with eight counts, and H.E.R. leads music section with five.

• Feb 14, 2019

AceShowbiz - "Black Panther" has landed 14 nominations for the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards.

The blockbuster, which is up for seven Oscars, will compete in a string of major categories on 30 March when the winners are announced at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of people of colour in TV, music, literature and film.

Barry Jenkins' "If Beale Street Could Talk" is second among the film nominees with nine mentions.

Both movies will compete for Outstanding Motion Picture with "BlacKkKlansman", "Crazy Rich Asians", and "The Hate U Give", and Outstanding Independent Motion Picture alongside "BlacKkKlansman", "Nappily Ever After", "Sorry to Bother You", and "Traffik", while "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman and "If Beale Street Could Talk" actor Stephan James will compete for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. Regina King of ("If Beale Street Could Talk") will fight for the Outstanding Supporting Actress honour with "Black Panther" trio Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, and Lupita Nyong'o.

Meanwhile, Boseman and "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler and King will take on Beyonce Knowles and basketball superstar LeBron James for the Entertainer of the Year crown, and "Black-ish" leads all the TV nominations with eight and H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) tops the music mentions with five.

Full List of Nominees for 2019 NAACP Image Awards:

Entertainer of the Year

• Beyonce Knowles
• Chadwick Boseman
• LeBron James
• Regina King
• Ryan Coogler

MOVIES

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Chadwick Boseman – "Black Panther"
• Michael B. Jordan – "Creed II"
• Denzel Washington – "The Equalizer 2"
• John David Washington – "BlacKkKlansman"
• Stephan James – "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Amandla Stenberg – "The Hate U Give"
• Constance Wu – "Crazy Rich Asians"
• KiKi Layne – "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• Sanaa Lathan – "Nappily Ever After"
• Viola Davis" – "Widows"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Brian Tyree Henry – "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• Mahershala Ali – "Green Book"
• Michael B. Jordan – "Black Panther
• Russell Hornsby – "The Hate U Give"
• Winston Duke – "Black Panther"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Danai Gurira – "Black Panther"
• Letitia Wright – "Black Panther"
• Lupita Nyong'o – "Black Panther"
• Regina Hall – "The Hate U Give"
• Regina King – "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• "BlacKkKlansman"
• "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• "Nappily Ever After"
• "Sorry To Bother You"
• "Traffik"

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

• Storm Reid – "A Wrinkle in Time"
• Letitia Wright – "Black Panther"
• Winston Duke – "Black Panther"
• John David Washington – "BlacKkKlansman"
• KiKi Layne – "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

• "Black Panther"
• "BlacKkKlansman"
• "Crazy Rich Asians"
• "The Hate U Give"
• "Widows" (20th Century Fox)

Outstanding Motion Picture

• "Black Panther"
• "BlacKkKlansman"
• "Crazy Rich Asians"
• "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• "The Hate U Give"

Outstanding Documentary (Film)

• "Amazing Grace"
• "Making the Five Heartbeats"
• "Quincy"
• "RBG"
• "Whitney"

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)

• Barry Jenkins, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• Boots Riley, "Sorry to Bother You"
• Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"
• Peter Chiarelli & Adele Lim, "Crazy Rich Asians"
• Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, "Black Panther"

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)

• Barry Jenkins, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"
• Steve McQueen, "Widows"
• Ryan Coogler, "Black Panther"
• Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, "Quincy"

TELEVISION

Outstanding Comedy Series

• "Atlanta"
• "Black-ish"
• "Dear White People"
• "Grown-ish"
• "Insecure"

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish"
• Cedric the Entertainer, "The Neighborhood"
• Donald Glover, "Atlanta'
• Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), "Ballers"
• Tracy Morgan, "The Last O.G."

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Danielle Brooks, "Orange Is the New Black"
• Issa Rae, "Insecure"
• Logan Browning, "Dear White People"
• Tracee Ellis Ross, "Black-ish"
• Yara Shahidi, "Grown-ish"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jay Ellis, "Insecure"
• John David Washington, "Ballers"
• Laurence Fishburne, "Black-ish"
• Marcus Scribner, "Black-ish"
• Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Essence Atkins, "Marlon"
• Marsai Martin, "Black-ish"
• Natasha Rothwell, "Insecure"
• Uzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
• Yvonne Orji, "Insecure"

Outstanding Drama Series

• "How to Get Away with Murder"
• "Power"
• "Queen Sugar"
• "The Chi"
• "This Is Us"

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Jason Mitchell, "The Chi"
• Keith David, "Greenleaf"
• Kofi Siriboe, "Queen Sugar"
• Omari Hardwick, "Power"
• Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Alfre Woodard, "Marvel's Luke Cage"
• Naturi Naughton, "Power"
• Rutina Wesley, "Queen Sugar"
• Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
• Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Jesse Williams, "Grey's Anatomy"
• Joe Morton, "Scandal"
• Jussie Smollett, "Empire"
• Romany Malco, "A Million Little Things"
• Wendell Pierce, "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• CCH Pounder, "NCIS: New Orleans"
• Lynn Whitfield, "Greenleaf"
• Sanaa Lathan, "The Affair"
• Susan Kelechi Watson, "This Is Us"
• Thandie Newton, "Westworld"

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series

• Erika Alexander, "Black Lightning"
• Kendrick Lamar, "Power"
• Kerry Washington, "How to Get Away with Murder"
• Loretta Devine, "Love Is"
• Tisha Campbell-Martin, "Empire"

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• "Behind the Movement"
• "Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert"
• "Seven Seconds"
• "The Bobby Brown Story"
• "The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar"

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Brandon Victor Dixon, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert"
• John Legend, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert"
• Michael B. Jordan, "Fahrenheit 451"
• Russell Hornsby, "Seven Seconds"
• Woody McClain, "The Bobby Brown Story"

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

• Anna Deavere Smith, "Notes from the Field"
• Gabrielle Dennis, "The Bobby Brown Story"
• Jeante Godlock, "The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar"
• Regina King, "Seven Seconds"
• Toni Braxton, "Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story"

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

• "A Thousand Words With Michelle Obama"
• "AM Joy"
• "Angela Rye's State of the Union"
• "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama"
• "Unsung"

Outstanding Talk Series

• "ESPN's First Take"
• "Red Table Talk"
• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"
• "The Real"
• "The View"

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)

• "Iyanla: Fix My Life"
• "Lip Sync Battle"
• "RuPaul's Drag Race"
• "Shark Tank"
• "The Voice"

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

• "2 Dope Queens"
• "Black Girls Rock!"
• "Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo"
• "Saturday Night Live"
• "Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia"

Outstanding Children's Program

• "Doc McStuffins"
• "Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest"
• "Motown Magic"
• "Sesame Street"
• "Top Chef Junior"

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)

• Alex R. Hibbert, "The Chi"
• Lonnie Chavis, "This Is Us"
• Lyric Ross, "This Is Us"
• Marsai Martin, "Black-ish"
• Miles Brown, "Black-ish"

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

• Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith – "Red Table Talk"
• Joy Reid – "AM Joy"
• LeBron James – "The Shop"
• Lester Holt – "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt"
• Trevor Noah – "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

• Iyanla Vanzant – "Iyanla: Fix My Life"
• LL Cool J – "Lip Sync Battle"
• Queen Latifah – "Black Girls Rock"
• RuPaul – "RuPaul's Drag Race"
• Steve Harvey – "Family Feud"

Outstanding Documentary (Television)

• "Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement and the Media"
• "King in the Wilderness"
• "Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland"
• "Shut Up & Dribble"
• "Time For Ilhan"

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Justin Simien, "Dear White People"
• Marquita J. Robinson, "GLOW"
• Peter H. Saji, "Black-ish"
• Regina Y. Hicks, "Insecure"
• Trevor Noah, Steve Budow, David Kibuuka, Zhubin Parang, Dan Amira, Lauren Sarver Means, Mr. Daniel Radosh, David Angelo, Devin Trey Delliquanti, Zachary DiLanzo, "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

• Janine Sherman Barrois, "Claws"
• Kay Oyegun, "This Is Us"
• Lena Waithe, "The Chi"
• Patrick Joseph Charles, "Black Lightning"
• Lena Waithe & Dime Davis, "The Chi"

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)

• Anna Deavere Smith, "Notes From the Field"
• J. David Shanks, "Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death"
• Katrina M. O'Gilvie, "Behind the Movement"
• Ramin Bahrani & Amir Naderi, "Fahrenheit 451"
• Shalisha Francis, "Seven Seconds: Of Gods and Men"

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Donald Glover, "Atlanta"
• Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
• Hiro Murai, "Atlanta"
• Ken Whittingham, "Atypical"
• Millicent Shelton, "Insecure"

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

• Ayoka Chenzira, Queen Sugar"
• Deborah Ann Chow, Better Call Saul"
• Dee Rees, "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams"
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield, "Marvel's Luke Cage"
• Zetna Fuentes, "How to Get Away with Murder"

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)

• Ernest Dickerson, "Seven Seconds": Episode "Until It Do"
• Ramin Bahrani, "Fahrenheit 451"
• Tanya Hamilton, "Seven Seconds": Episode "That What Follows"
• Tracy Heather Strai, "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart"
• Victoria Mahoney, "Seven Seconds": Episode "Witness for the Prosecution"

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)

• Issa Rae, "Bojack Horseman"
• Laya Deleon Hayes, "Doc McStuffins"
• Mahershala Ali, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
• Samuel L. Jackson, "Incredibles 2"
• Shameik Moore, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"

Outstanding New Artist

• Ella Mai
• Jade Novah
• Koryn Hawthorne
• Omar Wilson
• Tory Lanez

Outstanding Male Artist

• Bruno Mars
• Childish Gambino (Donald Glover)
• John Legend
• MAJOR.
• Raheem DeVaughn

Outstanding Female Artist

• Andra Day
• Ella Mai
• H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
• Janelle Monae
• Janet Jackson

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

• "A Good Night" – John Legend feat. BloodPop
• "All The Stars" – Kendrick Lamar, SZA
• "Could've Been" – H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson), Bryson Tiller
• "Finesse (Remix)" – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B
• "Everything Is Love" – The Carters (Jay-Z & Beyonce Knowles)

Outstanding Jazz Album

• "Facing Dragons" – Christian Sands
• "Hollywood Africans" – Jon Batiste
• "RISE!" – Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr.
• "The Story of Jaz" – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse
• "Waiting for the Sunrise" – Camille Thurman

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)

• "Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church" – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• "Hiding Place" – Tori Kelly
• "Make Room" – Jonathan McReynolds
• "One Nation Under God" – Jekalyn Carr
• "Unstoppable" – Koryn Hawthorne

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

• "APES**T" – The Carters (Beyonce Knowles & Jay-Z)
• "Could've Been" – H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson) feat. Bryson Tiller
• "Finesse (Remix)" – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B
• "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (Donald Glover)
• "All The Stars" – Kendrick Lamar, SZA

Outstanding Song – Traditional

• "Amen" – Andra Day
• "Better With You In It" – MAJOR.
• "Beyond" – Leon Bridges
• "Long As I Live" – Toni Braxton
• "Never Alone" – Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin

Outstanding Song – Contemporary

• "A Good Night" – John Legend feat. BloodPop
• "As I Am" – H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)
• "Boo'd Up" – Ella Mai
• "Finesse (Remix)" – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B
• "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (Donald Glover)

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation

• "Black Panther" The Album Music From and Inspired By – Kendrick Lamar, SZA feat. 2 Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Saudi, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, SOB x RBE, Jorja Smith, Anderson Paak, Ab Soul, Reason, Zacari, Babes Wudumo, Sjava, Travis Scott (II)
• "Greenleaf", Season 3 (Music from the Original TV series) – Various Artists
• Marvel's "Luke Cage" Season Two – Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
• "Insecure" Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 3 – Various Artists
• "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) – Various Artists

Outstanding Album

• "Dirty Computer" – Janelle Monae
• "Ella Mai" – Ella Mai
• "Even More" – MAJOR.
• "Everything Is Love" – The Carters (Beyonce Knowles & Jay-Z)
• "I Used To Know Her: The Prelude" – H.E.R. (Gabi Wilson)

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• "An American Marriage" – Tayari Jones
• "Better Late Than Never" – Kimberla Lawson Roby
• "Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel" – Jesse James Holland Jr
• "Envy" – Victoria Christopher Murray
• "They Come in All Colors: A Novel" – Malcolm Hansen

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

• "Barracoon" – Zora Neale Hurston
• "Black Girls Rock! Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth" – Beverly Bond
• "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics" – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author)
• "May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem" – Imani Perry
• "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row" – Anthony Ray Hinton (Author), Lara Love Hardin (With)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• "Heads of the Colored People: Stories" – Nafissa Thompson-Spires
• "Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement" – Janet Dewart Bell
• "Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice" – Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Author), Clinton C. Wilson II (Author)
• "Small Country: A Novel" – Gael Faye
• "Us Against The World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family" – David Mann (Author), Tamela Mann (Author), Shaun Saunders (With)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

• "Barracoon" – Zora Neale Hurston
• "Becoming" – Michelle Obama
• "The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke" – Jeffrey C. Stewart
• "The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela" – Nelson Mandela (Author), Sahm Venter (Editor)
• "Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist" – Franchesa Ramsey

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

• "Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration" – Carla Hall (Author) Genevive Ko (With)
• "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics" – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With)
• "Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond" – Karima Mariam-Arthur
• "Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life" – Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner (With)
• "Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves" – Glory Edim

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

• "Confessions of a Barefaced Woman" – Allison Elaine Joseph
• "Ghost, Like a Place" – Iain Haley Pollock
• "Refuse" – Julian Randall
• "Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart" – Alice Walker
• "The Gospel According to Wild Indigo" – Cyrus Cassells

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

• "Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man" – Tonya Bolden
• "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race" – Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
• "I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't" – Diane Dillon
• "The 5 O'Clock Band" – Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
• "The Word Collector" – Peter H. Reynolds

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

• "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" – Tahereh Mafi
• "Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin" – James L. Swanson
• "Harbor Me" – Jacqueline Woodson
• "The Journey of Little Charlie" – Christopher Paul Curtis
• "We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide – Carol Anderson (Author), Tonya Bolden (With)