Win Tickets To The 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards Airing March 4 On Fox

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The 42nd NAACP IMAGE AWARDS celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film. The awards will also honor individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors during the two-hour event airing live Friday, March 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

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ABC and NBC lead the nominees in the TV categories, each with 18 nominations, followed by TBS with 12, CBS with 10, and Lifetime Movie Network with nine. In the recording category, Columbia Records leads with seven nominations, followed by J Records and Island Def Jam Music Group both with six and Epic Records with five nominations. Lionsgate/34th Street Films leads with seven nominations, while Fox Searchlight followed with six, and Magnolia Pictures with five in the motion picture category.

Nominees include: Denzel Washington, Jaden Smith, Morgan Freeman, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah and Zoe Saldana.

Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The organization’s half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

Event sponsors for the 42nd NAACP Image Awards include FedEx, UAW/Chrysler, Wells Fargo, Anheuser-Busch, Ford Motor Company, Bank of America, and Hyundai.
 

The complete list of nominations...

Motion Picture

“For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
“Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
“Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)

Actor in a Motion Picture

Anthony Mackie – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
Common – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Denzel Washington – “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jaden Smith – “The Karate Kid” (Columbia Pictures)
Morgan Freeman – “Red” (Summit Entertainment)

Actress in a Motion Picture

Halle Berry – “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
Janet Jackson – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
Kerry Washington – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
Queen Latifah – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Zoe Saldana – “The Losers” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Don Cheadle – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Overture Films)
Idris Elba – “Takers” (Screen Gems)
Justin Timberlake – “The Social Network” (Columbia Pictures)
Michael Ealy – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Samuel L. Jackson – “Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Anika Noni Rose – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Phylicia Rashad – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Jill Scott – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
Whoopi Goldberg – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)

Independent Motion Picture

“Conviction” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
“La Mission” (Screen Media Ventures)
“Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)

Foreign Motion Picture

“A Barefoot Dream” (Showbox/Mediaplex)
“Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
“Four Lions” (Drafthouse Films)
“Mother” (Magnolia Pictures)
“Outside the Law” (Tessalit Productions)

Documentary (Theatrical or Television)

“For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots” (PBS)
“Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel” (Metaphor Films)
“If God is Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise” (HBO)
“Waiting for “Superman” (Paramount Vantage)
“William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe” (POV)

Comedy Series

“30 Rock” (NBC)
“Are We There Yet?” (TBS)
“Glee” (FOX)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

Actor in a Comedy Series

David Mann – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)
Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA)
LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Phil Morris – “Love That Girl!” (TV One)
Terry Crews – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)

Actress in a Comedy Series

Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Essence Atkins – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield – “Eureka” (Syfy)
Tatyana Ali – “Love That Girl!” (TV One)
Vanessa Williams – “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Craig Robinson – “The Office” (NBC)
Ice Cube – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)
Lamman Rucker – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)
Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Amber Riley – “Glee” (FOX)
Anna Deavere Smith – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family” (ABC)
Viola Davis – “United States of Tara” (Showtime)

Drama Series

“Detroit 1-8-7″ (ABC)
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
“HawthoRNe” (TNT)
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
“Treme” (HBO)

Actor in a Drama Series

Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
Blair Underwood – “The Event” (NBC)
Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)
Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles ” (CBS)

Actress in a Drama Series

Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw – “Undercovers” (NBC)
Jada Pinkett Smith – “HawthoRNe” (TNT)
Regina King – “Southland” (TNT)
Wendy Davis – “Army Wives” (Lifetime)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Andre Braugher – “Men of a Certain Age” (TNT)
Giancarlo Esposito – “Breaking Bad” (AMC)