49th NAACP Image Awards: Nominees List

The nominees for the 2018 NAACP Image awards were released last night with 23 nominations for Netflix, 17 for OWN and 10 for Universal Pictures. ‪HBO's Insecure & OWN's QueenSugar leads the pack with 8 nods while FOX's Empire & ABC's Blackish have 6 each.‬ The award is set to take place on January 15, 2018 and will be hosted by Anthony Anderson. The award celebrates the achievements of people of color in the fields of Television, Music, Film and Literature. Individuals and groups who promote social justice will also be honored. Here are the list of nominees from TV and Motion Picture;

TELEVISION

Comedy Series

• "Ballers" (HBO)
• "black-ish" (ABC)
• "Dear White People" (Netflix)
• "Insecure" (HBO)
• "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)

Actor in a comedy series

• Anthony Anderson - "black-ish" (ABC)
• Aziz Ansari - "Master of None" (Netflix)
• Dwayne Johnson - "Ballers" (HBO)
• Keegan-Michael Key - "Friends from College" (Netflix)
• RonReaco Lee - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)

Actress in a comedy series

• Danielle Brooks - "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)
• Issa Rae - "Insecure" (HBO)
• Loretta Devine - "The Carmichael Show" (NBC)
• Niecy Nash - "Claws" (TNT)
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "black-ish " (ABC)

Drama Series

• "Greenleaf" (OWN)
• "Power" (Starz)
• "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
• "This Is Us" (NBC)
• "Underground" (WGN America)

Actor in a drama series

• Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
• Mike Colter - "Marvel's the Defenders" (Netflix)
• Omari Hardwick - "Power" (Starz)
• Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us " (NBC)
• Terrence Howard - "Empire" (FOX)

Actress in a drama series

• Jurnee Smollett-Bell - "Underground" (WGN America)
• Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC)
• Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
• Taraji P. Henson - "Empire" (FOX)
• Viola Davis - "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)

Television movie, limited-series or dramatic special

• "Flint" (Lifetime)
• "Shots Fired" (FOX)
• "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (HBO)
• "The New Edition Story" (BET)
• "When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story" (TV One)

MOTION PICTURE

Motion picture

• "Detroit" (Annapurna Pictures)
• "Get Out" (Universal Pictures)
• "Girls Trip" (Universal Pictures)
• "Marshall" (Open Road Films)
• "Roman J. Israel, Esq." (Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Actor in a motion picture

• Algee Smith - "Detroit" (Annapurna Pictures)
• Chadwick Boseman - "Marshall" (Open Road Films)
• Daniel Kaluuya - "Get Out" (Universal Pictures)
• Denzel Washington - "Roman J. Israel, Esq." (Columbia Pictures)
• Idris Elba - "The Mountain Between Us" (20th Century Fox)

Actress in a motion picture

• Amandla Stenberg - "Everything, Everything" (Warner Bros. Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
• Danai Gurira - "All Eyez on Me" (Summit Entertainment)
• Halle Berry - "Kidnap" (Aviron Pictures)
• Natalie Paul - "Crown Heights" (Amazon Studios)
• Octavia Spencer - "Gifted" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Independent motion picture

• "Detroit" (Annapurna Pictures)
• "Last Flag Flying" (Amazon Studios)
• "Mudbound" (Netflix)
• "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women" (Annapurna Pictures)
• "Wind River" (Acacia Filmed Entertainment)

WRITING

Writing in a comedy series

• Aziz Ansari - “Master of None” - Thanksgiving (Netflix)
• Janine Barrois - “Claws” - Batsh*t (TNT)
• Justin Simien - “Dear White People” - Chapter 1 (Netflix)
• Issa Rae - “Insecure” - Hella Great (HBO)
• Issa Rae - “Insecure” - Hella Perspective (HBO)

Writing in a dramatic series

• Anthony Sparks - "Queen Sugar" - What Do I Care for Morning (OWN)
• Ava DuVernay - "Queen Sugar" - Dream Variations (OWN)
• Erica Anderson - "Greenleaf" - The Bear (OWN)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood - "Shots Fired" - Hour One: Pilot (FOX)
• Vera Herbert - "This Is Us" - Still Here (NBC)

Writing in a television movie or special

• Abdul Williams - "The New Edition Story" - Night Two (BET)
• Alison McDonald - "An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life" (Amazon)
• Cas Sigers-Beedles - "When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story" (TV One)
• May Chan - "An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance" (Amazon)
• Peter Landesman, Alexander Woo, George C. Wolfe - "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (HBO)

Writing in a motion picture

• Dee Rees, Virgil Williams - "Mudbound" (Netflix)
• Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani - "The Big Sick" (Amazon Studios)
• Jordan Peele - "Get Out" (Universal Pictures)
• Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver - "Girls Trip" (Universal Pictures)
• Mark Boal - "Detroit" (Annapurna Pictures)

DIRECTING

Directing in a comedy series

• Anton Cropper - "black-ish" - Juneteenth (ABC)
• Barry Jenkins - "Dear White People" - Chapter 5 (Netflix)
• Justin Simien - "Dear White People" - Chapter 1 (Netflix)
• Spike Lee - "She's Gotta Have It" - #NolasChoice (Netflix)
• Ken Whittingham - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" - Kimmy Bites an Onion! (Netflix)

Directing in a dramatic series

• Carl Franklin - "13 Reasons Why" - Tape 5, Side B (Netflix)
• Ernest R. Dickerson - "The Deuce" - Show and Prove (HBO)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood - "Shots Fired" - Hour One: Pilot (FOX)
• Jeffrey Byrd - "Switched at Birth" - Occupy Truth (Freeform)
• Jonathan Demme - "Shots Fired" Hour Six: The Fire This Time (FOX)

Directing in a television movie or special

• Allen Hughes - "The Defiant Ones" (HBO)
• Chris Robinson - "The New Edition Story" - Night 1 (BET)
• Codie Elaine Oliver - "Black Love" (OWN)
• Kevin Hooks - "Madiba " - Night 2 (BET)
• Mark Ford - "Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G." (A&E)

Directing in a motion picture

• Dee Rees - "Mudbound" (Netflix)
• Jordan Peele - "Get Out" (Universal Pictures)
• Malcolm D. Lee - "Girls Trip" (Universal Pictures)
• Reginald Hudlin - "Marshall" (Open Road Films)
• Stella Meghie - "Everything, Everything" (Warner Bros. Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)