Nominees were announced for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are in. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 at a ceremony airing live on TV One. Anthony Anderson will return as host.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Viola Davis
- Regina King
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
- Chance the Rapper
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
- “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)
- “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)
- “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- “Moonlight” (A24)
- “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Denzel Washington – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)
- Don Cheadle – “Miles Ahead” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Nate Parker – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Stephan James – “Race” (Focus Features/The Luminary Group A Solofilms/Trinidad/Trinity/Trinity Race Production)
- Will Smith – “Collateral Beauty” (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema)
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Angela Bassett – “London Has Fallen” (Focus Features/Millennium Films/G-Base Production)
- Madina Nalwanga – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Ruth Negga – “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)
- Tika Sumpter – “Southside With You” (Roadside Attractions)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Alano Miller – “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- Chadwick Boseman – “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel Studios)
- David Oyelowo – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” (A24)
- Trevante Rhodes – “Moonlight” (A24)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Aja Naomi King – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Lupita Nyong’o – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Mo’ Nique – “Almost Christmas” (Universal Pictures)
- Octavia Spencer – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)
- Viola Davis – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE
- “Lion” (See-Saw Films)
- “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- “Miles Ahead” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Moonlight” (A24)
- “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY – FILM
- “13th” (Netflix)
- “I Am Not Your Negro” (Velvet Film)
- “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” (The People’s Poet LLC)
- “Miss Sharon Jones!” (Cabin Creek Films)
- “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” (Coffee Bluff Pictures)
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY – TELEVISION
- “Major League Legends: Hank Aaron” (Smithsonian Channel)
- “Policing the Police” (PBS)
- “Roots: A History Revealed” (History)
- “Roots: A New Vision” (History)
- “Streets of Compton” (A&E)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MOTION PICTURE – TELEVISION
- Carl Seaton – “Bad Dad Rehab” – (TV One)
- Mario Van Peebles – “Roots (Night 2)” – (History)
- Rick Famuyiwa – “Confirmation” – (HBO)
- Thomas Carter – “Roots (Night 3)” – (History)
- Vondie Curtis-Hall – “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” – (Lifetime)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A MOTION PICTURE – FILM
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo – “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel Studios)
- Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” (A24)
- Garth Davis – “Lion” (See-Saw Films)
- Mira Nair – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Nate Parker – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MOTION PICTURE – TELEVISION
- Alison McDonald – “An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win” (Amazon)
- Alison McDonald – “Roots (Night 2)” (History)
- Charles Murray – “Roots (Night 3)” (History)
- Rashida Jones and Mike Schur – “Black Mirror: Nosedive” (Netflix)
- Rhonda Freeman-Baraka – “Merry Christmas, Baby!” (UP TV)
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A MOTION PICTURE – FILM
- Adam Mansbach – “Barry” (Black Bear Pictures and Cinetic Media)
- Barry Jenkins “Moonlight” (A24)
- Jeff Nichols “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- Nate Parker “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Richard Tanne “Southside With You” (Roadside Attractions)
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