Complete Nominees List for the 42st Annual NAACP Images Awardsby Wilson Morales
January 12, 2010
Following is the complete list of categories and nominees:
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Outstanding Comedy Series
• ’30 Rock’ (NBC)
• ‘Are We There Yet?’ (TBS)
• ‘Glee’ (FOX)
• ‘Modern Family’ (ABC)
• ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne’ (TBS)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• David Mann – ‘Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns’ (TBS)
• Dulé Hill – ‘Psych’ (USA)
• LaVan Davis – ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne’ (TBS)
• Phil Morris – ‘Love That Girl!’ (TV One)
• Terry Crews – ‘Are We There Yet?’ (TBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• Cassi Davis – ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne’ (TBS)
• Essence Atkins – ‘Are We There Yet?’ (TBS)
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield – ‘Eureka’ (Syfy)
• Tatyana Ali – ‘Love That Girl!’ (TV One)
• Vanessa Williams – ‘Desperate Housewives’ (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Craig Robinson – ‘The Office’ (NBC)
• Ice Cube – ‘Are We There Yet?’ (TBS)
• Lamman Rucker – ‘Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns’ (TBS)
• Lance Gross – ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne’ (TBS)
• Tracy Morgan – ’30 Rock’ (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Amber Riley – ‘Glee’ (FOX)
• Anna Deavere Smith – ‘Nurse Jackie’ (Showtime)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam – ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne’ (TBS)
• Sofia Vergara – ‘Modern Family’ (ABC)
• Viola Davis – ‘United States of Tara’ (Showtime)
Outstanding Drama Series
• ‘Detroit 1-8-7’ (ABC)
• ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (ABC)
• ‘HawthoRNe’ (TNT)
• ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (NBC)
• ‘Treme’ (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• Anthony Anderson – ‘Law & Order’ (NBC)
• Blair Underwood – ‘The Event’ (NBC)
• Hill Harper – ‘CSI: NY’ (CBS)
• Laurence Fishburne – ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’ (CBS)
• LL Cool J – ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• Chandra Wilson – ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (ABC)
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw – ‘Undercovers’ (NBC)
• Jada Pinkett Smith – ‘HawthoRNe’ (TNT)
• Regina King – ‘Southland’ (TNT)
• Wendy Davis – ‘Army Wives’ (Lifetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Andre Braugher – ‘Men of a Certain Age’ (TNT)
• Giancarlo Esposito – ‘Breaking Bad’ (AMC)
• James Pickens, Jr. – ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (ABC)
• Nelsan Ellis – ‘True Blood’ (HBO)
• Terrence Howard – ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Alfre Woodard – ‘Memphis Beat’ (TNT)
• Sandra Oh – ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (ABC)
• Sara Ramirez – ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ (ABC)
• S. Epatha Merkerson – ‘Law & Order’ (NBC)
• Vanessa Bell Calloway – ‘HawthoRNe’ (TNT)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• ‘America: The Story of Us (Part 4)’ (History)
• ‘Filling the Gap’ (PBS)
• ‘Luther’ (BBC America)
• ‘Sins of the Mother’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• ‘The Wronged Man’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Benito Martinez – ‘Lies in Plain Sight’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Idris Elba – ‘Luther’ (BBC America)
• Jon Seda – ‘The Pacific’ (HBO)
• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali – ‘The Wronged Man’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Michael Jai White – ‘One Angry Juror’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Jill Scott – ‘Sins of the Mother’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Lucy Liu – ‘Marry Me’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Rosie Perez – ‘Lies in Plain Sight’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Tamera Mowry – ‘Double Wedding’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Tia Mowry – ‘Double Wedding’ (Lifetime Movie Network)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
• Aaron D. Spears – ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ (CBS)
• Cornelius Smith, Jr. – ‘All My Children’ (ABC)
• Darnell Williams – ‘All My Children’ (ABC)
• Rodney Saulsberry – ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
• Debbi Morgan – ‘All My Children’ (ABC)
• Julia Pace Mitchell – ‘The Young and the Restless’ (CBS)
• Tatyana Ali – ‘The Young and the Restless’ (CBS)
• Tonya Lee Williams – ‘The Young and the Restless’ (CBS)
• Yvette Freeman – ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ (CBS)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
• ‘A Conversation with President Obama’ (BET, CMT, MTV)
• ‘Anderson Cooper 360’ (CNN)
• ‘The Judge Mathis Show’ (Syndicated)
• ‘Unsung’ (TV One)
• ‘Washington Watch with Roland Martin’ (TV One)
Outstanding Talk (Series)
• ‘Conversations with Ed Gordon’ (BET Networks)
• ‘Larry King Live’ (CNN)
• ‘The Mo’Nique Show’ (BET Networks)
• ‘The View’ (ABC)
• ‘TV One on One with Cathy Hughes’ (TV One)
Outstanding Reality Series
• ‘American Idol’ (FOX)
• ‘America’s Next Top Model’ (The CW)
• ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (ABC)
• ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ (ABC)
• “Sunday Best” (BET Networks)
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
• ‘2010 BET Honors’ (BET Networks)
• ‘Beyoncé: I AM…WORLD TOUR’ (ABC)
• ‘Black Girls Rock!’ (BET Networks)
• ‘TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival’ (TV One)
• ‘UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Richie’ (Syndicated)
Outstanding Children’s Program
• ‘Brave New Voices 2010’ (HBO)
• ‘Dora the Explorer’ (Nickelodeon)
• ‘The Backyardigans’ (Nickelodeon)
• ‘True Jackson, VP’ (Nickelodeon)
• ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program (Series or Special)
• Keke Palmer – ‘True Jackson, VP’ (Nickelodeon)
• Lance Robertson – ‘Yo Gabba Gabba: Baby’ (Nickelodeon)
• Nick Cannon – ‘TeenNick Halo Awards 2010’ (TeenNick)
• Selena Gomez – ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ (Disney Channel)
• Victoria Justice – ‘Victorious’ (Nickelodeon)
RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist
• B.o.B (Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
• Bruno Mars (Elektra Records)
• Jason Derulo (Warner Bros. Records)
• Nicki Minaj (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown)
• Willow (Roc Nation/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
• Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)
• Jay-Z (Roc Nation/Def Jam)
• Kanye West (Island Def Jam Music Group)
• Ne-Yo (Island Def Jam Music Group)
• Usher (Laface/Jive Records)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Chrisette Michele (Island Def Jam Music Group)
• Corinne Bailey Rae (Capitol Records)
• Mary J. Blige (Geffen Records/Matriarch)
• Rihanna (Island Def Jam Music Group)
• Sade (Epic Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• Diddy-Dirty Money (Bad Boy/Interscope)
• Eminem & Rihanna (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
• Herbie Hancock (feat. India.Arie, Chaka Khan and others) (Hancock Music)
• John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)
• The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope)
Outstanding Jazz Album
• ‘Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee’
– Dee Dee Bridgewater (EmArcy, Decca Label Group, DDB Records)
• ‘From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf – Live in Marciac’ -The Wynton Marsalis Quintet &
Richard Galliano (The Orchard)
• ‘Geri Allen & Timeline Live’ – Geri Allen & Timeline Live (Motema Music)
• ‘The Imagine Project’ – Herbie Hancock (Hancock Music)
• ‘VOCAbuLarieS’ – Bobby McFerrin (Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy)
Outstanding Gospel Album -(Traditional or Contemporary)
• ‘Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III’ – Kirk Whalum (Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue
Records)
• ‘Here I Am’ – Marvin Sapp (Verity Gospel Music Group)
• ‘Just Love Deluxe’ – Brian Courtney Wilson (Music World Gospel)
• ‘Master Plan’ -Tamela Mann (TillyMann)
• ‘You Are Not Alone’ – Mavis Staples (ANTI Records)
Outstanding World Music Album
• ‘Hymns for the Rebel Soul’ – Rocky Dawuni (Aquarian Records)
• ‘Oyo’ – Angelique Kidjo (Razor & Tie)
• ‘The Imagine Project’ – Herbie Hancock (Hancock Music)
• ‘The Sound of Sunshine’ – Michael Franti (EMI Music)
• ‘VOCAbuLarieS’ – Bobby McFerrin (Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy)
Outstanding Music Video
• ‘Fistful of Tears’ – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
• ‘Soldier of Love’ – Sade (Epic Records)
• ‘Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)’ – Alicia Keys (J Records)
• ‘Whip My Hair’ – Willow Smith (Roc Nation/Columbia Records)
• ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’ – Beyoncé Knowles (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Song
• ‘Bittersweet’ – Fantasia (J Records)
• ‘Fistful of Tears’ – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
• ‘Forget You’ – Cee-Lo Green (Elektra Records)
• ‘Soldier of Love’ – Sade (Epic Records)
• ‘Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)’ – Alicia Keys (J Records)
Outstanding Album
• ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ – Kanye West (Island Def Jam Music Group)
• ‘Now and Then’ – Smokey Robinson (Saguaro Road/Cracker Barrel/Robso Records)
• ‘Raymond vs. Raymond’ – Usher (Laface/Jive Records)
• ‘Soldier of Love’ – Sade (Epic Records)
• ‘Wake Up!’ – John Legend and The Roots (Columbia Records)
LITERATURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work -Fiction
• ‘A Taste of Honey’ – Jabari Asim (Broadway Books)
• ‘Getting to Happy’ – Terry McMillan (Penguin Group)
• ‘Glorious’ – Bernice L. McFadden (Akashic Books)
• ‘Till You Hear From Me’ – Pearl Cleage (Ballantine Books/One World)
• ‘Wench’ – Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Amistad)
Outstanding Literary Work -Non-Fiction
• ‘Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority’ – Tom Burrell (SmileyBooks)
• ‘Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts of Women in SNCC’ – Editors: Faith
S. Holsaert, Judy Richardson, Martha Prescod Norman Noonan, Betty Garman
Robinson, Jean Smith Young, Dorothy M. Zellner (University of Illinois Press)
• ‘Surviving and Thriving 365 Days in Black Economic History’ – Dr. Julianne Malveaux
(Last Word Productions, Inc.)
• ‘The History of White People’ – Nell Irvin Painter (W.W. Norton & Company)
• ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ – Michelle
Alexander (The New Press)
Outstanding Literary Work -Debut Author
• ‘Wench’ – Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Amistad)
• ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ – Heidi Durrow (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
• ‘The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration’ – Isabel
Wilkerson (Random House)
• ‘Beneath the Lion’s Gaze’ – Maaza Mengiste (W.W. Norton & Company)
• ‘Forest Gate’ – Peter Akinti (Free Press/Simon & Schuster)
Outstanding Literary Work -Biography/Auto-Biography
• ‘Conversations with Myself’ – Ruth Hobday, Nelson Mandela (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• ‘Decoded’ – Jay-Z (Spiegel & Gran, a division of Random House)
• ‘Extraordinary, Ordinary People’ – Condoleezza Rice (Crown Archetype)
• ‘I’m Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen – My Journey Home’ –
Shoshana Johnson (Touchstone, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster)
• ‘You Don’t Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles’ – Ray Charles Robinson,
Jr. (Crown)
Outstanding Literary Work -Instructional
• ‘A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life’ –
Antwone Fisher (Touchstone, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster)
• ‘Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness and Mindset Makeover to Maximize
Fat Loss’ – Robert Ferguson (Penguin Group USA, Perigee Hardcover)
• ‘If it Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and
100+ Ways You Can Too’ – Malaak Compton-Rock (Crown Archetype)
• ‘The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life’s Storms’ – Kirk Franklin (Gotham Books)
• ‘The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women’ – Elaine Meryl
Brown, Rhonda McLean, Marsha Haygood (Ballantine Books/One World)
Outstanding Literary Work -Poetry
• ‘100 Best African-American Poems’ – Nikki Giovanni (Sourcebooks MediaFusion)
• ‘Hard Times Require Furious Dancing’ – Alice Walker (Author), Shiloh McCloud
(Illustrator) (New World Library)
• ‘Holding Company’ – Major Jackson (W.W. Norton & Company)
• ‘Suck on the Marrow’ – Camille T. Dungy (Red Hen Press)
• ‘White Egrets’ – Derek Walcott (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Outstanding Literary Work -Children
• ‘Grandma’s Gift’ – Eric Velasquez (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)
• ‘Mama Miti: Wangai Maathai and the Tree of Kenya’ – Donna Jo Napoli (Author), Kadir
Nelson (Illustrator) (Paula Wiseman Books, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
• ‘My Brother Charlie’ – Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Scholastic Press)
• ‘Side by Side/Lado a Lado: The Story of Delores Huerta and Cesar Chavez’ – Monica
Brown (Author), Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
• ‘The Great Migration: Journey to the North’ – Eloise Greenfield (Author), Jan Pivey
Gilchrist (Illustrator) (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Outstanding Literary Work -Youth/Teens
• ‘Condoleezza Rice A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me’ –
Condoleezza Rice (Random House Children’s Books)
• ‘Lockdown’ – Walter Dean Myers (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
• ‘Malcolm X: I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men’ – Jeff Burlingame (Enslow
Publishers, Inc.)
• ‘Out of My Mind’ – Sharon Draper (Atheneum Young Reader)
• ‘One Crazy Summer’ – Rita Williams-Garcia (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Motion Picture
• ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• ‘Just Wright’ (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• ‘The Book of Eli’ (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• ‘The Kids Are All Right’ (Focus Features)
• ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?’ (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Anthony Mackie – ‘Night Catches Us’ (Magnolia Pictures)
• Common – ‘Just Wright’ (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Denzel Washington – ‘The Book of Eli’ (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Jaden Smith – ‘The Karate Kid’ (Columbia Pictures)
• Morgan Freeman – ‘Red’ (Summit Entertainment)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Halle Berry – ‘Frankie & Alice’ (Freestyle Releasing)
• Janet Jackson – ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?’ (Lionsgate)
• Kerry Washington – ‘Night Catches Us’ (Magnolia Pictures)
• Queen Latifah – ‘Just Wright’ (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Zoë Saldana – ‘The Losers’ (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• Don Cheadle – ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’ (Overture Films)
• Idris Elba – ‘Takers’ (Screen Gems)
• Justin Timberlake – ‘The Social Network’ (Columbia Pictures)
• Michael Ealy – ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Samuel L. Jackson – ‘Mother and Child’ (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Anika Noni Rose – ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Kimberly Elise – ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Phylicia Rashad – ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Jill Scott – ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?’ (Lionsgate)
• Whoopi Goldberg – ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• ‘Conviction’ (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• ‘Frankie & Alice’ (Freestyle Releasing)
• ‘La Mission’ (Screen Media Ventures)
• ‘Mother and Child’ (Sony Pictures Classics)
• ‘Night Catches Us’ (Magnolia Pictures)
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
• ‘A Barefoot Dream’ (Showbox/Mediaplex)
• ‘Biutiful’ (Roadside Attractions)
• ‘Four Lions’ (Drafthouse Films)
• ‘Mother’ (Magnolia Pictures)
• ‘Outside the Law’ (Tessalit Productions)
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
• ‘For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots’ (PBS)
• ‘Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel’ (Metaphor Films)
• ‘If God is Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise’ (HBO)
• ‘Waiting for “Superman’ (Paramount Vantage)
• ‘William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe’ (POV)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Aaron McGruder – ‘The Boondocks’ -The Fund-Raiser (Cartoon Network)
• Daniel Chun – ‘The Office’ -Nepotism (NBC)
• Kenny Smith – ‘Pair of Kings’ -Where the Wild Kings Are (Disney XD)
• Myra J. – ‘Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns’ -Meet the Racist (TBS)
• Vali Chandrasekaran – ’30 Rock’ -Khonani (NBC)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
• Alexander Woo – ‘True Blood’ – It Hurts Me Too (HBO)
• Janine Sherman Barrois – ‘Criminal Minds’ -Remembrance of Things Past (CBS)
• Judith McCreary – ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ -Disabled (NBC)
• Leyani Diaz, Vanessa Rojas – ‘The Event’ -Loyalty (NBC)
• Shonda Rhimes – ‘Private Practice’ -Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?
(ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture -(Theatrical or Television)
• Mary King, Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel, Marko King, Jonathan Watters, Cheryl
Edwards – “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
• Michael C. Martin – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Overture Films)
• Michael Elliot – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Rodrigo Garcia – “Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Tyler Perry – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
• Joe Morton – ‘Eureka’ -Stoned (Syfy)
• Justin Lin – ‘Community’ -Modern Warfare (NBC)
• Ken Whittingham – ’30 Rock’ -Anna Howard Shaw Day (NBC)
• Kevin Rodney Sullivan – ‘Modern Family’ -Game Changer (ABC)
• Michael Schultz – ‘Chuck’ -Chuck vs. ‘The Couch Lock’ (NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
• Felix Alcal – ‘Southland’ -What Makes Sammy Run (TNT)
• Millicent Shelton – ‘Men of A Certain Age’ -Go with the Flow (TNT)
• Paris Barclay – ‘In Treatment’ -Sunil: Week 6 (HBO)
• Seith Mann – ‘Friday Night Lights’ -Injury List (DirecTV/NBC)
• Stephen L. Williams – ‘Undercovers’ -Instructions (NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture -(Theatrical or Television)
• Geoffrey Sax – ‘Frankie & Alice’ (Freestyle Releasing)
• George Tillman, Jr. – ‘Faster’ (CBS Films)
• Tanya Hamilton – ‘Night Catches Us’ (Magnolia Pictures)
• The Hughes Brothers – ‘The Book of Eli’ (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Tyler Perry – ‘For Colored Girls’ (Lionsgate/34th Street Films
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