The nominations for the 47th annual NAACP Awards were announced today in Los Angeles by a variety of stars, including Scandal’s Guillermo Díaz, Shemar Moore of Criminal Minds, Tika Sumpter of The Have and The Have Nots, Danielle Nicolet of Born Again Virgin, and Marsai Martin and Miles Brown of black-ish.
Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the awards will air live on TV One Friday, February 5, 2016 at 9pm ET.
Here are the nominations in the main categories.
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael B. Jordan
Misty Copeland
Pharrell Williams
Shonda Rhimes
Viola Davis
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
House of Lies
Key & Peele
Orange is the New Black
Survivor’s Remorse
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Anthony Anderson – black-ish
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Dwayne Johnson – Ballers
RonReaco Lee – Survivor’s Remorse
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Gina Rodriguez – Jane The Virgin
Loretta Devine – The Carmichael Show
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish
Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black
Wendy Raquel Robinson – The Game
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
David Alan Grier – The Carmichael Show
Laurence Fishburne – black-ish
Mike Epps – Survivor’s Remorse
Miles Brown – black-ish
Terry Crews – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Anna Deavere Smith – Nurse Jackie
Danielle Brooks – Orange is the New Black
Laverne Cox – Orange Is the New Black
Marsai Martin – black-ish
Tichina Arnold – Survivor’s Remorse
Outstanding Drama Series
Being Mary Jane
Empire
How to Get Away with Murder
Power
Scandal
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J – NCIS: Los Angeles
Morris Chestnut – Rosewood
Omari Hardwick – Power
Terrence Howard – Empire
Wesley Snipes – The Player
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Gabrielle Union – Being Mary Jane
Kerry Washington – Scandal
Nicole Beharie – Sleepy Hollow
Taraji P. Henson – Empire
Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alfred Enoch – How to Get Away with Murder
Bryshere Y. Gray – Empire
Guillermo Diaz – Scandal
Joe Morton – Scandal
Jussie Smollett – Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder
Danai Gurira – The Walking Dead
Grace Gealey – Empire
Naturi Naughton – Power
Regina King – American Crime
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
American Crime
Bessie
Luther
The Book of Negroes
The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Cuba Gooding, Jr. – The Book of Negroes
David Alan Grier – The Wiz Live!
David Oyelowo – Nightingale
Idris Elba – Luther
Michael Kenneth Williams – Bessie
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Angela Bassett – American Horror Story: Hotel
Aunjanue Ellis – The Book of Negroes
Jill Scott – With This Ring
LaTonya Richardson Jackson – Show Me a Hero
Queen Latifah – Bessie
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm
News One Now
Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later
Oprah: Where Are They Now?- Civil Rights Special
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series
Melissa Harris-Perry
Steve Harvey
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Talk
The Wendy Williams Show
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
Dancing with the Stars
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Shark Tank
The Voice
Welcome to Sweetie Pies
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Black Girls Rock!
Family Feud
Oprahs Master Class
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Outstanding Children’s Program
Doc McStuffins
Dora and Friends
K.C. Undercover
Little Ballers
Project MC2
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)
Hudson Yang – Fresh Off the Boat
Marcus Scribner – black-ish
Marsai Martin – black-ish
Miles Brown – black-ish
Skai Jackson – Jessie
Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special)
Family Feud – Steve Harvey
Melissa Harris-Perry – Melissa Harris-Perry
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – Bryant Gumbel
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Trevor Noah
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore – Larry Wilmore
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Secret in Their Eyes
Michael B. Jordan – Creed
Michael Ealy – The Perfect Guy
Will Smith – Concussion
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Lauren ‘Keke’ Palmer – Brotherly Love
Sanaa Lathan – The Perfect Guy
Teyonah Parris – Chi-Raq
Viola Davis – Lila and Eve
Zoe Saldana – Infinitely Polar Bear
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Martian
Corey Hawkins – Straight Outta Compton
Forest Whitaker – Southpaw
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. – Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett – Chi-Raq
Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Concussion
Jennifer Hudson – Chi-Raq
Phylicia Rashad – Creed
Tessa Thompson – Creed
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Brotherly Love
Chi-Raq
Infinitely Polar Bear
Secret in Their Eyes
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary – (Film)
Amy
Dreamcatcher
In My Fathers House
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Documentary – (Television)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Belief
Kareem: Minority of One
Light Girls
Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champ
Source-ABC
