Yesterday, Anika Noni Rose, Chloe Bailey, Erika Alexander, Nicco Annan, and TC Carson announced the nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards in a virtual event on the NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel. Netflix led the nominations in the film and TV categories, with 48 nominations, followed by HBO with 25 nominations. The winners will be revealed on Saturday, Mar. 27, at 8 p.m. ET in a two-hour ceremony airing on BET and simulcast across Viacom CBS Networks, including CBS, BET Her, VH1, MTV, MTV2, and LOGO. Below is the announcement of the first 14 categories on The Real.
Nominated for outstanding motion picture are the musical films Jingle Jangle, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and One Night in Miami. The animated musical nominees include Over the Moon, Soul, and Trolls World Tour.
Jingle Jangle also saw two nods for David E. Tablert (writing and direction), as well as nominations for soundtrack, ensemble cast, and the performances of Madalen Mills, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, and Forest Whitaker. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom saw additional nominations for George C. Wolfe (direction), soundtrack, and ensemble cast, as well as Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Taylour Paige, and Glynn Turman for their performances.
Additional nominees for One Night in Miami are Kemp Powers (writing), Regina King (directing), and Aldis Hodge (performance), while additional nods for Soul include Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, and Mike Jones (writing), soundtrack, ensemble cast, and the voiceover performances of Angela Bassett, Jamie Foxx, Questlove, and Phylicia Rashad.
The nominations for outstanding TV movie include Hamilton and The Clark Sisters. Additional nominees for Hamilton include Lin-Manuel Miranda (writing) and performers Leslie Odom, Jr. and Daveed Diggs, while The Clark Sisters earned additional nods for soundtrack, Christine Swanson (direction), and Aunjanue Ellis (performance).
Other musical nominees include the TV series Insecure for soundtrack, and Black Is King for outstanding variety show and visual album, as well as Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Emmanuel Adeji, Blitz Bazawule, and Kwasi Fordjour for direction. Below is “Black Parade,” nominated for outstanding soul/R&B song, from Black Is King.
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