The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were announced today at a joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins, Chairman and CEO of TV One.
Like every year, the NAACP Image Awards nominees are people that we consider the best of the best, or had a really mazing year that you can’t doubt. From shoes like Atlanta, Insecure, and Dear White People, to artists like Janelle Monae, H.E.R, Bruno Mars, and mores. If you don’t know, the Image Awards also celebrates and highlights literature.
Check out the full list of nominees below. The NAACP Image Awards will air on TV One on Saturday, March 30, 2019.
TELEVISION CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Comedy Series
• “Atlanta” (FX Networks)
• “black-ish” (ABC)
• “Dear White People” (Netflix)
• “grown-ish” (Freeform)
“Insecure” (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Anthony Anderson, “black-ish” (ABC)
• Cedric the Entertainer “The Neighborhood” (CBS)
• Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (FX Networks)
• Dwayne Johnson, “Ballers” (HBO)
- Tracy Morgan, “The Last O.G.” (TBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• Danielle Brooks, “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
• Issa Rae, “Insecure” (HBO)
• Logan Browning, “Dear White People” (Netflix)
• Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish ” (ABC)
• Yara Shahidi, “grown-ish” (Freeform)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Jay Ellis, “Insecure” (HBO)
• John David Washington, “Ballers” (HBO)
• Laurence Fishburne, “black-ish” (ABC)
• Marcus Scribner, “black-ish” (ABC)
- Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Essence Atkins, “Marlon” (NBC)
• Marsai Martin, “black-ish” (ABC)
• Natasha Rothwell, “Insecure” (HBO)
• Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
- Yvonne Orji, “Insecure” (HBO)
- Outstanding Drama Series
• “How To Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
• “Power” (Starz)
• “Queen Sugar” (OWN)
• “The Chi” (Showtime)
- “This Is Us” (NBC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• Jason Mitchell, “The Chi” (Showtime)
• Keith David, “Greenleaf” (OWN)
• Kofi Siriboe, “Queen Sugar” (OWN)
• Omari Hardwick, “Power” (Starz)
- Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us ” (NBC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• Alfre Woodard, “Marvel’s Luke Cage” (Netflix)
• Naturi Naughton, “Power” (Starz)
• Rutina Wesley, “Queen Sugar” (OWN)
• Taraji P. Henson, “Empire” (FOX)
- Viola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Jesse Williams, “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Joe Morton, “Scandal” (ABC)
• Jussie Smollett, “Empire” (FOX)
• Romany Malco, “A Million Little Things” (ABC)
- Wendell Pierce, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Prime Video)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• CCH Pounder, “NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS)
• Lynn Whitfield, “Greenleaf” (OWN)
• Sanaa Lathan, “The Affair” (Showtime)
• Susan Kelechi Watson, “This Is Us” (NBC)
- Thandie Newton, “Westworld” (HBO)
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
• Behind The Movement (TV One)
• Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
• Seven Seconds (Netflix)
• The Bobby Brown Story (BET)
- The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
• Brandon Victor Dixon, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC)
• John Legend, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC)
• Michael B. Jordan, “Fahrenheit 451” (HBO)
• Russell Hornsby, “Seven Seconds” (Netflix)
• Woody McClain, “The Bobby Brown Story” (BET)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
• Anna Deavere Smith, “Notes From the Field” (HBO)
• Gabrielle Dennis, “The Bobby Brown Story” (BET)
• Jeanté Godlock, “The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar” (Lifetime)
• Regina King, “Seven Seconds” (Netflix)
- Toni Braxton, “Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story” (Lifetime)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
• A Thousand Words With Michelle Obama (BET)
• AM Joy (MSNBC)
• Angela Rye’s State of the Union (BET)
• Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama (OWN)
- Unsung (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
• “ESPN’s First Take” (ESPN)
• “Red Table Talk” (Facebook Watch)
• “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
• “The Real” (Syndicated)
- “The View” (ABC)
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
• “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)
• “Lip Sync Battle” (Paramount Network)
• “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)
• “Shark Tank” (ABC)
- “The Voice” (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
• “2 Dope Queens” (HBO)
• “Black Girls Rock!” (BET)
• “Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo” (CBS)
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
- “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” (Netflix)
RECORDING CATEGORIES:
Outstanding New Artist
• Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• Jade Novah (EMPIRE)
• Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration)
• Omar Wilson (BSE Recordings)
- Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
• Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
• Childish Gambino (RCA Records)
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)
- Raheem DeVaughn (BMG)
Outstanding Female Artist
• Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records)
• Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• H.E.R. (RCA Records)
• Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records)
- Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• “A Good Night” – John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records)
• “All The Stars” – Black Panther” – Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg
Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
• “Could’ve Been” – H.E.R., Bryson Tiller (RCA Records)
• “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)
- “Everything Is Love” – The Carters (Roc Nation)
- Outstanding Jazz Album
• “Facing Dragons” – Christian Sands (Mack Avenue)
• “Hollywood Africans” – Jon Batiste (Verve)
• “RISE!” – Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr.
(Ben-Jamin’ Universal Music)
• “The Story of Jaz” – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott,
Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music)
• “Waiting for the Sunrise” – Camille Thurman (Chesky Records)
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
• “Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel)
• “Hiding Place” – Tori Kelly (Capitol Records)
• “Make Room” – Jonathan McReynolds (Entertainment One)
• “One Nation Under God” – Jekalyn Carr (LMG)
- “Unstoppable” – Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspirational)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
• “APES**T” – The Carters (Roc Nation)
• “Could’ve Been” – H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller (RCA Records)
• “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)
• “This Is America” – Childish Gambino (RCA Records)
• “All The Stars” – Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg
Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Song – Traditional
• “Amen” – Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records)
• “Better With You In It” – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)
• “Beyond” – Leon Bridges (Columbia Records)
• “Long As I Live” – Toni Braxton (Def Jam Recordings)
- “Never Alone” – Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin (Capital Records)
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
• “A Good Night” – John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records)
• “As I Am” – H.E.R. (RCA Records)
• “Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)
- “This Is America” – Childish Gambino (RCA Records)
Outstanding Album
• “Dirty Computer” – Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records)
• “Ella Mai” – Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)
• “Even More” – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)
• “Everything Is Love” – The Carters (Roc Nation)
- “I Used To Know Her: The Prelude” – H.E.R. (RCA Records)
LITERARY CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
• “An American Marriage” – Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
• “Better Late Than Never” – Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)
• “Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel” – Jesse James Holland
Jr (Titan Books)
• “Envy” – Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)
- “They Come in All Colors: A Novel” – Malcolm Hansen (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
• “Confessions of a Barefaced Woman” – Allison Elaine Joseph (Red Hen Press)
• “Ghost, Like a Place” – Iain Haley Pollock (Alice James Books)
• “Refuse” – Julian Randall (University of Pittsburgh Press)
• “Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart” – Alice Walker (Author) (37 Ink/Atria Books)
• “The Gospel According to Wild Indigo” – Cyrus Cassells (Crab Orchard Review &
Southern Illinois University Press)Outstanding Literary Work – Children
• “Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man” – Tonya Bolden (Abrams For Young Readers)
• “Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race” – Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator), (Harper)
• “I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t” – Diane Dillon (The Blue Sky Press)
• “The 5 O’Clock Band” – Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier
(Illustrator), (Abrams For Young Readers)
• “The Word Collector” – Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
• “A Very Large Expanse of Sea” – Tahereh Mafi (Harper)
• “Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin” – James L.
Swanson (Scholastic Press)
• “Harbor Me” – Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy M. Paulsen)
• “The Journey of Little Charlie” – Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Press)
• “We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide” – Carol Anderson
(Author), Tonya Bolden (With), (Bloomsbury YA)
WRITING CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Justin Simien – “Dear White People” – Chapter 1 (Netflix)
• Marquita J. Robinson – “Glow” – Work the Leg (Netflix)
• Peter H. Saji – “black-ish” – Purple Rain (ABC)
• Regina Y. Hicks – “Insecure” – High-Like (HBO)
• Trevor Noah , Steve Budow , David Kibuuka , Zhubin Parang , Dan Amira , Lauren Sarver Means , Mr. Daniel Radosh , David Angelo , Devin Trey Delliquanti , Zachary DiLanzo – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” – 23087 Alex Wagner (Comedy Central)Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
• Janine Sherman Barrois – “Claws” – Cracker Casserole (TNT)
• Kay Oyegun “This Is Us” – This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life (NBC)
• Lena Waithe – “The Chi” – Pilot (Showtime)
• Patrick Joseph Charles – “Black Lightning” – Sins of the Father: The Book of
Redemption (The CW/Netflix)
- Lena Waithe, Dime Davis, – “The Chi” – The Whistle (Showtime)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
• Anna Deavere Smith – “Notes From the Field” (HBO)
• J. David Shanks – “Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death” (Netflix)
• Katrina M. O’Gilvie – “Behind the Movement” (TV One)
• Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi – “Fahrenheit 451” (HBO)Shalisha Francis – “Seven Seconds: Of Gods and Men” (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
• Barry Jenkins – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
• Boots Riley – “Sorry To Bother You” (Annapurna Pictures)
• Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee –
“BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
• Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim – “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – “Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
• Donald Glover – “Atlanta” – FUBU (FX Networks)
• Gina Rodriguez – “Jane the Virgin” – Chapter Seventy-Four (CW)
• Hiro Murai – “Atlanta” – Teddy Perkins (FX Networks)
• Ken Whittingham – “Atypical” – “Ernest Shackleton’s Rules for Survival” (Netflix)
• Millicent Shelton – “Insecure” – High-Like (HBO)Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
• Ayoka Chenzira – “Queen Sugar” – Here Beside the River (OWN)
• Deborah Ann Chow – “Better Call Saul” – Something Stupid (AMC)
• Dee Rees – “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” – Kill All Others (Prime Video)
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield – “Marvel’s Luke Cage” – I Get Physical (Netflix)
• Zetna Fuentes – “How To Get Away With Murder” – Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
• Ernest Dickerson – “Seven Seconds: Until It Do” (Netflix)
• Ramin Bahrani – “Fahrenheit 451” (HBO)
• Tanya Hamilton – “Seven Seconds: That What Follows” (Netflix)
• Tracy Heather Strai – “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (PBS)
• Victoria Mahoney – “Seven Seconds: Witness for the Prosecution” (Netflix)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
• Barry Jenkins – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
• Spike Lee – “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
• Steve McQueen – “Widows” (20th Century Fox)
• Ryan Coogler – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones – “Quincy” (A Le Train Train\Bob’s Your Uncle\Tribeca Production for Netflix)
ANIMATED/CGI CATEGORY
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film):
• Issa Rae – “Bojack Horseman” (Netflix)
• Laya Deleon Hayes – “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)
• Mahershala Ali – “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Columbia Pictures/Sony
Pictures Animation in association with Marvel)
• Samuel L. Jackson – “Incredibles 2” (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios)
• Shameik Moore – “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (Columbia Pictures/Sony
Pictures Animation in association with Marvel)
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES:
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Chadwick Boseman – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Michael B Jordan – “Creed II” (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios)
• Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer 2” (Columbia Pictures)
• John David Washington – “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
- Stephan James – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give” (20th Century Fox)
• Constance Wu – “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• KiKi Layne – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
• Sanaa Lathan – “Nappily Ever After” (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures
Production for Netflix)
- Viola Davis – “Widows” (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• Brian Tyree Henry – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
• Mahershala Ali – “Green Book” (Universal Pictures, Participant Media,
DreamWorks)
• Michael B. Jordan – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Russell Hornsby – “The Hate U Give” (20th Century Fox)
- Winston Duke – Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Danai Gurira – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Letitia Wright – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Lupita Nyong’o – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Regina Hall – “The Hate U Give” (20th Century Fox)
- Regina King – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
• “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
• “Nappily Ever After” (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures Production for
Netflix)
• “Sorry To Bother You” (Annapurna Pictures)
- “Traffik” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate Entertainment)
- Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
• Storm Reid – “A Wrinkle In Time” (Walt Disney Studios)
• Letitia Wright – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• Winston Duke – “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• John David Washington – “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
- KiKi Layne – “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
• “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
• “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• “The Hate U Give” (20th Century Fox)
“Widows” (20th Century Fox) Outstanding Motion Picture
• “Black Panther” (Marvel Studios)
• “BlacKkKlansman” (Focus Features)
• “Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures)
• “The Hate U Give” (20th Century Fox)