By Matt Neglia
The NAACP Image Awards have announced their nominations for both film, television and various other categories. The winners will be announced on February 11th.
The full list can be seen here while you can click below to see the film nominations. Reviews are highlighted in yellow. Outstanding Motion Picture
- “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)
- “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)
- “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- “Moonlight” (A24)
- “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- Denzel Washington – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)
- Don Cheadle – “Miles Ahead” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Nate Parker – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Stephan James – “Race” (Focus Features/The Luminary Group A Solofilms/Trinidad/Trinity/Trinity Race Production)
- Will Smith – “Collateral Beauty” (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
- Angela Bassett – “London Has Fallen” (Focus Features/Millennium Films/G-Base Production)
- Madina Nalwanga – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Ruth Negga – “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)
- Tika Sumpter – “Southside With You” (Roadside Attractions)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Alano Miller – “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- Chadwick Boseman – “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel Studios)
- David Oyelowo – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Mahershala Ali – “Moonlight” (A24)
- Trevante Rhodes – “Moonlight” (A24)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Aja Naomi King – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Lupita Nyong’o – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Mo’ Nique – “Almost Christmas” (Universal Pictures)
- Octavia Spencer – “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox)
- Viola Davis – “Fences” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
- “Lion” (See-Saw Films)
- “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- “Miles Ahead” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- “Moonlight” (A24)
- “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Documentary – (Film)
- “13th” (Netflix)
- “I Am Not Your Negro” (Velvet Film)
- “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” (The People’s Poet LLC)
- “Miss Sharon Jones!” (Cabin Creek Films)
- “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” (Coffee Bluff Pictures)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
- Adam Mansbach “Barry” (Black Bear Pictures and Cinetic Media)
- Barry Jenkins “Moonlight” (A24)
- Jeff Nichols “Loving” (Focus Features/Big Beach)
- Nate Parker “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Richard Tanne “Southside With You” (Roadside Attractions)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Film)
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo – “Captain America: Civil War” (Marvel Studios)
- Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight” (A24)
- Garth Davis – “Lion” (See-Saw Films)
- Mira Nair – “Queen of Katwe” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Nate Parker – “The Birth of a Nation” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – (Television or Film)
- Dwayne Johnson – “Moana” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Idris Elba – “Finding Dory” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Idris Elba – “The Jungle Book” (Walt Disney Studios)
- Kevin Hart – “The Secret Life of Pets” (Universal Pictures)
- Loretta Devine – “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)
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