“Belle,” “Beyond the Lights,” “Dear White People,” “Get On Up” and “Selma” have grabbed top film nominations for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards.
The Image Awards will be handed out Feb. 6 in a ceremony telecast live by TV One.
“Get On Up” star Chadwick Boseman, “Selma’s” David Oyelowo, Nate Parker of “Beyond the Lights,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw of “Belle” and Tessa Thompson of “Dear White People” are among the actors who were cited.
Boseman, Oyelowo and Mbatha-Raw are all portraying real-life people.
In the TV heat, ABC freshman “Black-ish” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” BET’s “The Game” and “Being Mary Jane” were among the top nominees. ABC did well, earning three of the five drama-series nominations. Also notable was Lifetime’s scoring seven of the 10 nominations in the two lead acting categories for telefilm/miniseries/dramatic special.
Here is a full list of Image Award nominees:
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“Get On Up” star Chadwick Boseman, “Selma’s” David Oyelowo, Nate Parker of “Beyond the Lights,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw of “Belle” and Tessa Thompson of “Dear White People” are among the actors who were cited.
Boseman, Oyelowo and Mbatha-Raw are all portraying real-life people.
In the TV heat, ABC freshman “Black-ish” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” BET’s “The Game” and “Being Mary Jane” were among the top nominees. ABC did well, earning three of the five drama-series nominations. Also notable was Lifetime’s scoring seven of the 10 nominations in the two lead acting categories for telefilm/miniseries/dramatic special.
Here is a full list of Image Award nominees:
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Motion Picture
- “Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
- “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media)
- “Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)
- “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)
Actor in a Motion Picture
- Chadwick Boseman – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)
- David Oyelowo – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)
- Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer” (Columbia Pictures)
- Idris Elba – “No Good Deed” (Screen Gems)
- Nate Parker – “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media)
Actress in a Motion Picture
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw – “Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)
- Quvenzhané Wallis – “Annie” (Columbia Pictures)
- Taraji P. Henson – “No Good Deed” (Screen Gems)
- Tessa Thompson – “Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Viola Davis – “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” (The Weinstein Company)