1. It’s That Time Of Year Again!
Source:GettyThe 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards are here and a slew of our favorite writers, music artists, actors and directors are being celebrated all across Black entertainment. Here’s the long list of nominees that are up for awards this year.
Don’t forget to tune in on Feb. 5 on TV One at 8/7 C for the Red Carpet and 9/8 C for the awards show!
2. Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)
Source:GettyX: A Novel, Ilyasah Shabazz (Author), Kekla Magoon (With), (Candlewick Press)
3. Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)
Source:GettyYou Are Wonderfully Made: 12 Life-Changing Principles for Teen Girls to Embrace, Gwen Richardson (Author), Sylvia Daye Richardson (Author), (Cushcity Communications)
4. Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)
Source:GettyUntwine, Edwidge Danticat (Scholastic Press)
5. Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)
Source:GettyStella by Starlight, Sharon Draper (Simon & Schuster)
6. Outstanding Literary Work (Youth/Teens)
Source:GettyRhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound, Andrea Davis Pinkney (Roaring Brook Press)
7. Outstanding Literary Work (Children)
Source:GettyNew Shoes, Susan Lynn Meyer (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator), (Holiday House)
8. Outstanding Literary Work (Children)
Source:GettyIf You Plant a Seed, Kadir Nelson (Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
9. Outstanding Literary Work (Children)
Source:GettyGranddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box, Michael S. Bandy (Author), Eric Stein (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator), (Candlewick Press)
10. Outstanding Literary Work (Children)
Source:GettyGordon Parks How the Photographer Captured Black and White America, Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Jamey Christoph (Illustrator), (Albert Whitman & Company)
11. Outstanding Literary Work (Children)
Source:GettyChasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts, Nikki Grimes (Author), Michele Wood (Illustrator), (Orchard Books / Scholastic)
12. Outstanding Literary Work (Poetry)
Source:GettyWild Hundreds, Nate Marshall (University of Pittsburgh Press)
13. Outstanding Literary Work (Poetry)
Source:GettyRedbone, Mahogany L. Browne (Willow Books)
14. Outstanding Literary Work (Poetry)
Source:GettyReconnaissance, Carl Phillips (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
15. Outstanding Literary Work (Poetry)
Source:GettyHow to Be Drawn, Terrance Hayes (Penguin Books / Penguin Random House)
16. Outstanding Literary Work (Poetry)
Source:GettyCatalog of Unabashed Gratitude, Ross Gay (University of Pittsburgh Press)
17. Outstanding Literary Work (Instructional)
Source:Getty ImagesSoul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family, Alice Randall (Author), Caroline Randall Williams (Author), (Clarkson Potter)
18. Outstanding Literary Work (Instructional)
Source:GettyKeep Calm … It’s Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide to Buying a Home, Egypt Sherrod (Perseus/Running Press)
19. Outstanding Literary Work (Instructional)
Source:GettyGrandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories, Jocelyn Delk Adams (Agate Surrey)
20. Outstanding Literary Work (Instructional)
Source:GettyFree Your Mind: An African-American Guide to Meditation and Freedom, Cortez R. Rainey (CreateSpace)
21. Outstanding Literary Work (Instructional)
Source:GettyBig Words to Little Me: Tips and Advice for the Younger Self, Sakina Ibrahim (Author), Jessie Lee (With), (Createspace (Self published))
22. Outstanding Literary Work (Biography/ Auto-Biography)
Source:GettyYear of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person, Shonda Rhimes (Simon & Schuster)
23. Outstanding Literary Work (Biography/ Auto-Biography)
Source:GettyPower Forward: My Presidential Education, Reggie Love (Simon & Schuster)
24. Outstanding Literary Work (Biography/ Auto-Biography)
Source:GettyOne Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York, Arthur Browne (Beacon Press)
25. Outstanding Literary Work (Biography/ Auto-Biography)
Source:GettyBetween the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Spiegel & Grau)
26. Outstanding Literary Work (Biography/ Auto-Biography)
Source:GettyAfter the Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye, Jan Gaye (Author), David Ritz (With), (HarperCollins/Amistad)
27. Outstanding Literary Work (Debut Author)
Source:GettyThe Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play and the City That Could Not Be Broken, Wendell Pierce (Author), Rod Dreher (Author), (Riverhead Books)
28. Outstanding Literary Work (Debut Author)
Source:GettyThe Turner House, Angela Flournoy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
29. Outstanding Literary Work (Debut Author)
Source:GettyThe Star Side of Bird Hill, Naomi Jackson (Penguin Press)
30. Outstanding Literary Work (Debut Author)
Source:GettyThe Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma (Little, Brown & Company)
31. Outstanding Literary Work (Debut Author)
Source:GettyBetween the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Spiegel & Grau)
32. Outstanding Literary Work (Non-Fiction)
Source:GettyThe Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander (Grand Central Publishing)
33. Outstanding Literary Work (Non-Fiction)
Source:GettySpectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk (HarperCollins/Amistad)
34. Outstanding Literary Work (Non-Fiction)
Source:GettySHOWDOWN: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America, Wil Haygood (Alfred A. Knopf)
35. Outstanding Literary Work (Non-Fiction)
Source:GettyGhettoside: A True Story of Murder in America, Jill Leovy (Spiegel & Grau)
36. Outstanding Literary Work (Non-Fiction)
Source:Getty50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Kathey Porter (Author), Andrea Hoffman (Author), (Palgrave Macmillan)
37. Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)
Source:GettyUnder the Udala Trees, Chinelo Okparanta (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
38. Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)
Source:GettyStand Your Ground, Victoria Christopher Murrary (Touchstone)
39. Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)
Source:GettyMama’s Boy, ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster)
40. Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)
Source:GettyGhost Summer: Stories, Tananarive Due (Prime Books)
41. Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)
Source:GettyDriving the King, Ravi Howard (HarperCollins/Harper)
42. Outstanding Song (Contemporary)
Source:Getty“You’re So Beautiful” — Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz (Columbia Records)
43. Outstanding Song (Contemporary)
Source:Getty“Unbreakable” — Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation/BMG)
44. Outstanding Song (Contemporary)
Source:Getty“Freedom” — Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records/I Am Other)
45. Outstanding Song (Contemporary)
Source:Getty“Conqueror” — Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett (Columbia Records)
46. Outstanding Album
Source:GettyWoman, Jill Scott (Atlantic Records)
47. Outstanding Album
Source:GettyUnbreakable, Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation/BMG)
48. Outstanding Album
Source:GettyForever Charlie, Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
49. Outstanding Album
Source:GettyEmpire (Original Soundtrack From Season One), Empire Cast (Columbia Records)
50. Outstanding Album
Source:GettyBeauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd (Republic Records)
51. Outstanding Song (Traditional)
Source:Getty“Let It Burn” — Jazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
52. Outstanding Song (Traditional)
Source:Getty“Goodnight Kisses” — Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
53. Outstanding Song (Traditional)
Source:Getty“Feeling Good” — Lauryn Hill (RCA Records)
54. Outstanding Song (Traditional)
Source:Getty“Everytime I’m With You” — Seal (Reprise Records)
55. Outstanding Song (Traditional)
Source:Getty Images/Gilbert Carrasquillo“Back Together” — Jill Scott (Atlantic Records)
56. Outstanding Music Video
Source:Getty“Sound & Color” — Alabama Shakes (ATO Records)
57. Outstanding Music Video
Source:Getty“Shame” — Tyrese Gibson (Voltron Recordz)
58. Outstanding Music Video
Source:Getty“No Sleeep” — Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole (Rhythm Nation/BMG)
59. Outstanding Music Video
Source:Getty“Freedom” — Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records/I Am Other)
60. Outstanding Music Video
Source:Getty“Can’t Feel My Face” — The Weeknd (Republic Records)
61. Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Source:GettyYou Shall Live, Marvin Sapp (RCA Inspiration)
62. Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Source:GettyThe Gospel According to Jazz — Chapter IV, Kirk Whalum (Mack Avenue Records, Rendezvous, Top Drawer Records)
63. Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Source:GettyLosing My Religion, Kirk Franklin (RCA Inspiration)
64. Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Source:GettyIt’s Personal, Tina Campbell (Gee Tree Creative)
65. Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Source:GettyA Different Place, Kim Burrell (Shanachie Entertainment)
66. Outstanding Jazz Album
Source:GettyThe Epic, Kamasi Washington (Brainfeeder)
67. Outstanding Jazz Album
Source:GettyThe Complete Concert By the Sea, Erroll Garner (Legacy Recordings/Octave Music Publishing Corporation)
68. Outstanding Jazz Album
Source:GettyMiles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, Miles Davis (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
69. Outstanding Jazz Album
Source:GettyDee Dee’s Feathers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (Okeh)
70. Outstanding Jazz Album
Source:GettyBrotherLEE Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan, Terell Stafford Quintet (Capri Records)
71. Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Source:Getty“Sound & Color” — Alabama Shakes (ATO Records)
72. Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Source:Getty“One Man Can Change the World” — Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings)
73. Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Source:Getty“No Sleeep” — Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole (Rhythm Nation/BMG)
74. Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Source:Getty“Hamilton: An American Musical” — Original Broadway Cast (Atlantic Records)
75. Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Source:GettyLauryn Hill (RCA Records)
76. Outstanding Female Artist
Source:Getty“Conqueror” — Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett (Columbia Records)
77. Outstanding Female Artist
Source:GettyJill Scott (Atlantic Records)
78. Outstanding Female Artist
Source:GettyJazmine Sullivan (RCA Records)
79. Outstanding Female Artist
Source:GettyJanet Jackson (Rhythm Nation/BMG)
80. Outstanding Male Artist
Source:GettyTyrese Gibson (Recordz)
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Source:Getty82. Outstanding New Artist
Source:GettyYazz (Columbia Records)
83. Outstanding Male Artist
Source:GettyPharrell Williams (Columbia Records/I Am Other)
84. Outstanding Male Artist
Source:GettyCharlie Wilson (RCA Records)
85. Outstanding Male Artist
Source:GettyThe Weeknd (Republic Records)
86. Outstanding New Artist
Source:GettyThe Weeknd (Republic Records)
87. Outstanding New Artist
Source:GettyJussie Smollett (Columbia Records)
88. Outstanding New Artist
Source:GettyJudith Hill (NPG Records)
89. Outstanding New Artist
Source:GettyAndra Day (Warner Bros. Records)
90. Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Source:GettyWanda Sykes, Penn Zero” (Disney XD)
91. Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Source:GettyLoretta Devine, Doc McStuffins (Disney Channel)
92. Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Source:GettyJeffrey Wright, The Good Dinosaur (Disney/Pixar)
93. Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Source:GettyAudra McDonald, Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior)
94. Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Source:GettyAisha Tyler, Archer (FX Networks)
95. Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Source:GettyRyan Coogler, Creed (Warner Bros./Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
96. Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Source:GettyRick Famuyiwa, Dope (Open Road Films)
97. Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Source:GettyF. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton (Universal)
98. Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special
Source:GettyLaTonya Richardson Jackson, Show Me a Hero (HBO)
99. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Source:GettyRegina King, American Crime (ABC)