The 47th Annual NAACP Image Award Nominations

Entertainer of the Year
Misty Copeland
Viola Davis
Michael B. Jordan
Shonda Rhimes
Pharrell Williams

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”
Michael Ealy “The Perfect Guy”
Chiwetel Ejiofor “Secret in Their Eyes”
Michael B. Jordan “Creed”
Will Smith “Concussion”

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis “Lila and Eve”
Sanaa Lathan “The Perfect Guy”
Lauren ‘Keke’ Palmer “Brotherly Love”
Teyonah Parris “Chi-Raq”
Zoe Saldana “Infinitely Polar Bear”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Chiwetel Ejiofor “The Martian”
Idris Elba “Beasts of No Nation”
Corey Hawkins “Straight Outta Compton”
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. “Straight Outta Compton”
Forest Whitaker “Southpaw”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett “Chi-Raq”
Jennifer Hudson “Chi-Raq”
Gugu Mbatha-Raw “Concussion”
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

Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
House of Lies
Key & Peele
Orange is the New Black
Survivor’s Remorse

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson “black-ish”
Andre Braugher “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Don Cheadle “House of Lies”
Dwayne Johnson “Ballers”
RonReaco Lee “Survivor’s Remorse”

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba “Orange is the New Black”

Loretta Devine “The Carmichael Show”

Gina Rodriguez “Jane The Virgin”
Wendy Raquel Robinson “The Game”
Tracee Ellis Ross “black-ish”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Miles Brown “black-ish”
Terry Crews “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Mike Epps “Survivor’s Remorse”
Laurence Fishburne “black-ish”
David Alan Grier “The Carmichael Show”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Tichina Arnold “Survivor’s Remorse”
Danielle Brooks “Orange is the New Black”
Laverne Cox “Orange is the New Black”
Anna Deavere Smith “Nurse Jackie”
Marsai Martin “black-ish”

Outstanding Drama Series
Being Mary Jane
Empire
How to Get Away with Murder
Power
Scandal

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Morris Chestnut “Rosewood”
Omari Hardwick “Power”
Terrence Howard “Empire”

LL Cool J “NCIS: Los Angeles”

Wesley Snipes “The Player”

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Nicole Beharie “Sleepy Hollow”
Viola Davis “How to Get Away With Murder”
Taraji P. Henson  “Empire”
Gabrielle Union “Being Mary Jane”
Kerry Washington “Scandal”

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Guillermo Diaz “Scandal”
Alfred Enoch “How to Get Away with Murder”
Bryshere Y. Gray “Empire”
Joe Morton “Scandal”
Jussie Smollett “Empire”

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Grace Gealey “Empire”
Danai Gurira “The Walking Dead”
Regina King “American Crime”
Naturi Naughton “Power”
Cicely Tyson “How to Get Away with Murder”

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
American Crime
Bessie
The Book of Negroes
Luther
The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Idris Elba "Luther"
Cuba Gooding, Jr. “The Book of Negroes”
David Alan Grier “The Wiz Live!”
David Oyelowo “Nightingale”
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”
LaTonya Richardson Jackson “Show Me a Hero”
Queen Latifah “Bessie”
Jill Scott “With this Ring”

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
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Melissa Harris-Perry
Steve Harvey
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!
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Family Feud
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Oprahs Master Class

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)
Miles Brown “black-ish”
Skai Jackson “Jessie”
Marsai Martin “black-ish”
Hudson Yang “Fresh Off The Boat”
Marcus Scribner “black-ish"

Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special)
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” – Trevor Noah
“Family Feud” – Steve Harvey
“Melissa Harris-Perry” – Melissa Harris-Perry
“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” – Larry Wilmore

“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ” – Bryant Gumbel

Outstanding Documentary – (Film)

Amy
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Dreamcatcher
In My Fathers House
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

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Kenya M. Barris “black-ish – The Word"
Jennie Snyder Urman “Jane The Virgin - Chapter Twenty-Three"
Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico “Key & Peele - Y’all Ready For This?"
Alan Yang, Aziz Ansari  “Master of None - Parents"
Jill Soloway “Transparent – Kina Hora"

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
John Ridley “American Crime – Episode 1"
Mara Brock Akil, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff  “Being Mary Jane - Sparrow"
Lee Daniels, Danny Strong “Empire – Pilot"
Erika Green Swafford and Doug Stockstill “How to Get Away with Murder - Mama’s Here Now"
LaToya Morgan “TURN: Washingtons Spies - False Flag"

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture 
Dee Rees “Bessie”
Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo “The Book of Negroes”
Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein “White Water”
Shem Bitterman “Whitney”
Nzingha Stewart “With this Ring”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington  “Creed”
Rick Famuyiwa  “Dope”
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley  “Inside Out”
Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois, Grant Thompson “McFarland USA”
Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman – “Straight Outta Compton”

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Brad Silberling “Jane The Virgin – Chapter Twenty-Three"
Don Cheadle “House of Lies – The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule"
Peter Atencio “Key & Peele - The End"
Aziz Ansari “Master of None – Parents"
Stan Lathan “Real Husbands of Hollywood - Cabin Pressure"

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
John Ridley  “American Crime – Episode 1"
Millicent Shelton “American Crime – Episode Ten"
Salim Akil “Being Mary Jane – Sparrow"
Lee Daniels “Empire – Pilot"
Ernest Dickerson “Hand of God – Welcome the Stranger"

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Dee Rees “Bessie”
Christine Swanson “For the Love of Ruth”
Salim Akil “The Start Up”
Rusty Cundieff  “White Water”
Nzingha Stewart “With this Ring”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture 
Ryan Coogler “Creed”
Rick Famuyiwa “Dope”
Charles Stone, III “Lila and Eve”
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon  “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”
F. Gary Gray “Straight Outta Compton”