Both series collect eight nods each at the 49th NAACP Image Awards, while 'Empire' and 'Black-ish' trail behind with six nominations each.
- Nov 21, 2017
AceShowbiz - The full list of nominations for the 49th NAACP Image Awards has been announced. HBO's "Insecure" leads the pack in TV department as it successfully nabs eight nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for star Issa Rae. The series will also compete for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Jay Ellis, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Yvonne Orji, and more.
Tying with "Insecure" with eight nods is OWN's drama series "Queen Sugar". The series is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series as well as earns a nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for star Kofi Siriboe. Actress Rutina Wesley will be up against Kerry Washington ("Scandal"), Jurnee Smollett-Bell ("Underground"), Taraji P. Henson ("Empire") and Viola Davis ("How to Get Away with Murder") for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.
Trailing behind are "Empire" and "Black-ish" which nab six nominations each. "Black-ish" is nominated in several categories including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series. Meanwhile, "Empire" collects nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for Terrence Howard in addition to Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Bryshere Y. Gray.
Lifetime's "Flint", FOX's "Shots Fired", HBO's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", BET's "The New Edition Story" and TV One's "When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story" are all vying for the Outstanding Television Movie, Limited - Series or Dramatic Special title. Meanwhile, Outstanding Talk Series sees "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "Super Soul Sunday", "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah", "The Real" and "The View" battling against each other.
Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the awards show will air live on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 6 P.M. on TV One. Visit the official site for the complete list of nominees.
Outstanding Comedy Series:
- "Ballers" (HBO)
- "Black-ish" (ABC)
- "Dear White People" (Netflix)
- "Insecure" (HBO)
- "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
- Anthony Anderson - "Black-ish" (ABC)
- Aziz Ansari - "Master of None" (Netflix)
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - "Ballers" (HBO)
- Keegan-Michael Key - "Friends From College" (Netflix)
- RonReaco Lee - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
- Danielle Brooks - "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)
- Issa Rae - "Insecure" (HBO)
- Loretta Devine - "The Carmichael Show" (NBC)
- Niecy Nash - "Claws" (TNT)
- Tracee Ellis Ross - "Black-ish" (ABC)
- Ernie Hudson - "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix)
- Jay Ellis - "Insecure" (HBO)
- John David Washington - "Ballers" (HBO)
- Omar Miller - "Ballers" (HBO)
- Titus Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
- Leslie Jones - "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
- Marsai Martin - "Black-ish" (ABC)
- Tichina Arnold - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
- Uzo Aduba - "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)
- Yvonne Orji - "Insecure" (HBO)
- "Greenleaf" (OWN)
- "Power" (Starz)
- "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
- "This Is Us" (NBC)
- "Underground" (WGN America)
- Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
- Mike Colter - "Marvel's the Defenders" (Netflix)
- Omari Hardwick - "Power" (Starz)
- Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us" (NBC)
- Terrence Howard - "Empire" (FOX)
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell - "Underground" (WGN America)
- Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC)
- Rutina Wesley - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
- Taraji P. Henson - "Empire" (FOX)
- Viola Davis - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
- Bryshere Y. Gray - "Empire" (FOX)
- Dondre Whitfield - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
- Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
- Jussie Smollett - "Empire" (FOX)
- Trai Byers - "Empire" (FOX)
- Lynn Whitfield - "Greenleaf" (OWN)
- Naturi Naughton - "Power" (Starz)
- Samira Wiley - "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
- Susan Kelechi Watson - "This Is Us" (NBC)
- Tina Lifford - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
- "Flint" (Lifetime)
- "Shots Fired" (FOX)
- "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (HBO)
- "The New Edition Story" (BET)
- "When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story" (TV One)
- Bryshere Y. Gray - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
- Idris Elba - "Guerilla" (Showtime)
- Laurence Fishburne - "Madiba" (BET)
- Mack Wilds - "Shots Fired" (FOX)
- Woody McClain - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
- Jill Scott - "Flint" (Lifetime)
- Oprah Winfrey - "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (HBO)
- Queen Latifah - "Flint" (Lifetime)
- Regina King - "American Crime" (ABC)
- Sanaa Lathan - "Shots Fired" (FOX)
- "News One Now" (TV One)
- "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)
- "The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman" (National Geographic)
- "Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama" (BET)
- "Unsung" (TV One)
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC)
- "Super Soul Sunday" (OWN)
- "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" (Comedy Central)
- "The Real" (Syndicated)
- "The View" (ABC)
- "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN)
- "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party" (VH1)
- "Shark Tank" (ABC)
- "The Manns" (TV One)
- "United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell" (CNN)
