2009 NAACP Image Awards Nominations

NAACP Image Awards Nominations

Outstanding Comedy Series

“30 Rock” (NBC)
“Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
“The Game” (CW)
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
“Ugly Betty” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (NBC)
• LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Paul James – “Greek” (ABC Family)
• Terry Crews – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
• Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• America Ferrera – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Tia Mowry – “The Game” (CW)
• Tichina Arnold – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
• Tracee Ellis Ross – “Girlfriends” (CW)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Blair Underwood – “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)
• Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA)
• Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Larramie ‘Doc’ Shaw – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Tisha Campbell-Martin – “Rita Rocks” (Lifetime)
• Vanessa Williams – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Wanda Sykes – “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (CW)

Outstanding Drama Series

• “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• “House” (FOX)
• “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
• “The Unit” (CBS)
• “The Wire” (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
• Blair Underwood – “In Treatment” (HBO)
• Dennis Haysbert – “The Unit” (CBS)
• Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)
• Omar Epps – “House” (FOX)

Outstanding Actress in a DramaSeries
• CCH Pounder – “The Shield” (FX)
• Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Loretta Divine – “Eli Stone” (ABC)
• Nicki Micheaux – “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
• Wendy Davis – “Army Wives” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Blair Underwood – “Dirty Sexy Money” (ABC)
• James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
• Michael Kenneth Williams – “The Wire” (HBO)
• Taye Diggs – “Private Practice” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Alfre Woodard – “My Own Worst Enemy” (NBC)
• Angela Bassett – “ER” (NBC)
• Audra McDonald – “Private Practice” (ABC)
• S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
• Sonja Sohn – “The Wire” (HBO)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• “24: Redemption” (FOX)
• “A Raisin in The Sun” (ABC)
• “Accidental Friendship” (Hallmark Channel)
• “House of Saddam” (HBO)
• “Racing For Time” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor in a TelevisionMovie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Andre Braugher – “The Andromeda Strain” (A&E)
• Ben Vereen – “Accidental Friendship” (Hallmark Channel)
• Charles S. Dutton – “Racing For Time” (Lifetime)
• Sean Combs – “A Raisin in The Sun” (ABC)
• Sean Patrick Thomas – “A Raisin in The Sun” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Audra McDonald – “A Raisin in The Sun” (ABC)
• Chandra Wilson – “Accidental Friendship” (Hallmark Channel)
• Phylicia Rashad – “A Raisin in The Sun” (ABC)
• Sanaa Lathan – “A Raisin in The Sun” (ABC)
• Vanessa Williams – “Flirting With Forty” (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
• Bryton McClure – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
• Cornelius Smith, Jr. – “All My Children” (ABC)
• Dan Martin – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
• Montell Williams – “The Guiding Light” (CBS)
• Texas Battle – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
• Christel Khalil – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
• Debbi Morgan – “All My Children” (ABC)
• Eva Marcille – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Nia Peeples – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Tonya Lee Williams – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
• “American Gangster” (BET)
• “Anderson Cooper 360: Race in America” (CNN)
• “An Oprah Winfrey Show Special Event: The Dream Lives – A
Martin Luther King Day Special” (Syndicated)
• “In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview” (TVOne)
• “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO)

Outstanding Talk – (Series)

• “Iconoclasts: Venus Williams & Wyclef Jean” (Sundance
Channel)
• “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)
• “Tavis Smiley” (PBS)
• “The Tyra Banks Show” (CW)
• “The View” (ABC)
Outstanding Reality – (Series)

• “American Idol 7″ (FOX)
• “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
• “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” (BET)
• “Project Runway” (Bravo)
• “Run’s House 5″ (MTV)
Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)
• “American Idol 7: Idol Gives Back” (FOX)
• “BET Awards ‘08″ (BET)
• “Chris Rock – Kill the Messenger” (HBO)
• “Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam” (HBO)
• “UNCF An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson”
(Syndicated)
Outstanding Children’s Program

• “Cheetah Girls: One World” (Disney Channel)
• “Cory in the House” (Disney Channel)
• “Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• “Go, Diego, Go” (Nickelodeon)
• “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program – Series or Special
• Caitlin Sanchez – “Cheetah Girls: One World” (Disney Channel)
• Keke Palmer – “True Jackson” (Nickelodeon)
• Kyle Massey – “Cory in the House” (Disney Channel)
• Lil’ JJ – “Just Jordan” (Nickelodeon)
• Selena Gomez – “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)

Outstanding New Artist

• Anthony David (Soulbird/Universal Republic)
• Estelle (Atlantic/Homeschool)
• Jazmine Sullivan (J Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (Arista)
• Leona Lewis (J Records/Syco)
Outstanding Male Artist

• Chris Brown (Jive/Zomba)
• Common (G.o.o.d. Music/Geffen Records)
• Jamie Foxx (J Records)
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• Will.i.am (Will.i.am Music Group/Interscope Records)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Alicia Keys (J Records)
• Beyoncé (MusicWorld/Columbia Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (Arista)
• Mariah Carey (Island Def Jam)
• Rihanna (Island Def Jam)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
• Anthony David & India.Arie (Soulbird/Universal Republic)
• Estelle feat. Kanye West (Atlantic/Homeschool)
• Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia (Arista)
• Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown (Jive/Zomba)
• Natalie Cole/ Nat “King” Cole (DMI Records)
Outstanding Jazz Artist

• Esperanza Spalding – “Esperanza” (Heads Up International)
• James Carter – “Present Tense” (Emarcy)
• Natalie Cole – “Still Unforgettable” (DMI Records)
• The Roy Hargrove Quintet – “Earfood” (Decca Label Group)
• Sonny Rollins – “Road Shows Vol. 1″(Doxy/Emarcy)

Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary)
• Hezekiah Walker (Zomba Gospel)
• Marvin Sapp (Zomba Gospel)
• Mary Mary (Columbia Records)
• Regina Belle (Pendulum Records/Walker Davis Entertainment)
• Take 6 (Heads Up International)
Outstanding World Music Album

• Cheryl Keyes – “Let Me Take You There” (Keycan Records)
• Esperanza Spalding – “Esperanza” (Heads Up International)
• Miquel Zen’on – “Awake” (Marsalis Music)
• Omega Bugembe Okello – “Kiwombra Emmeeme” (Alexom Productions)
• Toumani Diabate – “The Mande Variations” (NonesuchRecords)
Outstanding Music Video

• “If I Were A Boy” – Beyoncé (MusicWorld/Columbia Records)
• “Single Ladies” – Beyoncé (MusicWorld/Columbia Records)
• “Spotlight” – Jennifer Hudson (Arista)
• “Superwoman” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
• “Yes We Can” – Will.i.am (Will.i.am Music Group/Interscope)
Outstanding Song

• “Greenlight” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
• “Single Ladies” – Beyoncé (MusicWorld/Columbia Records)
• “Spotlight” – Jennifer Hudson (Arista)
• “Superwoman” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
• “Yes We Can” – Will.i.am (Will.i.am Music Group/Interscope)

Outstanding Album

• Beyoncé – “I Am…Sasha Fierce” (MusicWorld/Columbia
Records)
• Jennifer Hudson – “Jennifer Hudson” (Arista)
• Kanye West – “808 & Heartbreaks” (Island Def Jam)
• Ne-Yo – “Year of the Gentleman” (Island Def Jam)
• Seal – “Soul” (Warner Bros. Records)

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures)

• “Miracle at St. Anna” (Touchstone Pictures)
• “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• “Seven Pounds” (Columbia Pictures)
• “Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Derek Luke – “Miracle at St. Anna” (Touchstone Pictures)
• Don Cheadle – “Traitor” (Overture Films)
• Jeffrey Wright – “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood
Pictures)
• Rob Brown – “The Express” (Universal Pictures)
• Will Smith – “Seven Pounds” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Alfre Woodard – “Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys”
(Lionsgate)
• Angela Bassett – “Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns” (Lionsgate)
• Dakota Fanning – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Queen Latifah – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Rosario Dawson – “Seven Pounds” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• Cedric the Entertainer – “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures)
• Columbus Short – “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures)
• Dev Patel – “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
• Mos Def – “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures)
• Nate Parker – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Alicia Keys – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Beyoncé Knowles – “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures)
• Jennifer Hudson – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Sophie Okonedo – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Taraji P. Henson – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• “Ballast” (Alluvial Film Co.)
• “Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom” (Logo)
• “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
• “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

• “Captain Abu Raed” (Neoclassics Films)
• “The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Mongol” (Picturehouse)
• “Song of Sparrows” (Regent Releasing)
• “Under the Same Moon” (Fox Searchlight)
Outstanding Documentary

• “The Black List” (HBO)
• “Black Magic” (ESPN)
• “CNN Presents: Black in America” (CNN)
• “Dare Not Walk Alone” (DNWA Productions)
• “Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Aaron McGruder & Rodney Barnes – “The Boondocks” – The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2 (Cartoon Network)
• Erica D. Montolfo – “The Game” – White Coats and White Lies (CW)
• Marc Wilmore – “The Simpsons” – My Pods and Broomstick (FOX)
• Ryan Koh – “The Office” – Business Ethics (NBC)
• Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally – “Ugly Betty” – Crush’d (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a DramaticSeries
• Aaron Rahsaan Thomas – “Friday Night Lights” – Leave No One Behind (NBC)
• Janine Sherman Barrois – “ER” – Parental Guidance (NBC)
• Kathleen McGhee-Anderson – “Lincoln Heights” – Glass House (ABC)
• Liz Friedman & Sara Hess – “House” – Lucky Thirteen (FOX)
• Shonda Rhimes – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Freedom Part 1 & 2 (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
• Darnell Martin – “Cadillac Records” (Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures)
• Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Secret Life of Bees” (Fox Searchlight)
• Jenny Lumet – “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Paris Qualles – “A Raisin In The Sun” (ABC)
• Patrik-Ian Polk & John R. Gordon – “Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom” (LOGO)

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