2012 NAACP Image Awards Nominations in TV: 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Game' Top List With 6

Network wise, ABC dominates the list in television field with 18, thanks to the multiple nominations that 'Grey's' and 'Modern Family' receive.

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The NAACP has announced the nominees for its 43rd annual Image Awards on Thursday, January 19 at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, revealing the domination of "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Game" in TV field. The two shows are tied on top with six mentions each.

"Grey's" is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, battling it out with "Boardwalk Empire", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "The Good Wife" and "Treme". The medical drama series gets two additional noms from Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series category for Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh's performances.

"Game", meanwhile, is fighting off "Modern Family", "Love That Girl!", "Reed Between the Lines" and "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" for Outstanding Comedy Series award. The BET series also puts two of its female stars, Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson, in contention for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series title.

Network wise, ABC tops the list of TV nominations with 18 in total, thanks to "Grey's" and "Modern Family". CBS trails behind with 16 nominations which come from "Good Wife" and mostly its daytime shows such as "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless".

The 2012 NAACP Image Awards will be presented during a ceremony set to take place Friday, February 17. The two-hour show, which also honors outstanding people of color for their work in film, music and literature, will air live on NBC starting at 8 P.M. ET.

Outstanding Comedy Series:

• "Love That Girl!" (TV One)
• "Modern Family" (ABC)
• "Reed Between the Lines" (BET)
• "The Game" (BET)
• "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:

• Dule Hill - "Psych" (USA Network)
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner - "Reed Between the Lines" (BET)
• Phil Morris - "Love That Girl!" (TV One)
• Pooch Hall - "The Game" (BET)
• Terry Crews - "Are We There Yet?" (TBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:

• Tatyana Ali - "Love That Girl!" (TV One)
• Tia Mowry - "The Game" (BET)
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "Reed Between the Lines" (BET)
• Vanessa Williams - "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game" (BET)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

• Craig Robinson - "The Office" (NBC)
• Damon Wayans, Jr. - "Happy Endings" (ABC)
• J.B. Smoove - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
• Nick Cannon - "Up All Night" (NBC)
• Tracy Morgan - "30 Rock" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

• Amber Riley - "Glee" (FOX)
• Gabourey Sidibe - "The Big C" (Showtime)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
• Maya Rudolph - "Up All Night" (NBC)
• Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series:

• "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
• "The Good Wife" (CBS)
• "Treme" (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:

• Andre Braugher - "Men of a Certain Age" (TNT)
• Hill Harper - "CSI: NY" (CBS)
• LL Cool J - "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
• Taye Diggs - "Private Practice" (ABC)
• Wendell Pierce - "Treme" (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:

• Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Khandi Alexander - "Treme" (HBO)
• Regina King - "Southland" (TNT)
• Sandra Oh - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Taraji P. Henson - "Person of Interest" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

• Corey Reynolds - "The Closer" (TNT)
• Ice-T - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
• James Pickens, Jr. - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Nelsan Ellis - "True Blood" (HBO)
• Omar Epps - "House M.D." (FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

• Alfre Woodard - "Memphis Beat" (TNT)
• Anika Noni Rose - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
• Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife" (CBS)
• Diahann Carroll - "White Collar" (USA Network)
• Loretta Devine - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:

• "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
• "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (ABC)
• "Luther" (BBC America)
• "The Least Among You" (Showtime)
• "Thurgood" (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:

• Esai Morales - "We Have Your Husband" (Lifetime)
• Idris Elba - "Luther" (BBC America)
• Laurence Fishburne - "Thurgood" (HBO)
• Louis Gossett, Jr. - "The Least Among You" (Showtime)
• Samuel L. Jackson - "The Sunset Limited " (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:

• Anika Noni Rose - "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (ABC)
• Jenifer Lewis - "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Rosario Dawson - "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
• Taraji P. Henson - "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story" (Lifetime)
• Tracee Ellis Ross - "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series:

• Aaron D. Spears - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
• Bryton James - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
• Emerson Brooks - "All My Children" (ABC)
• James Reynolds - "Days of Our Lives" (NBC)
• Texas Battle - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series:

• Christel Khalil - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
• Julia Pace Mitchell - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
• Tatyana Ali - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
• Tonya Lee Williams - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
• Yvette Freeman - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special):

• "BET News Exclusive: The President Answers Black America" (BET)
• "Judge Mathis" (Syndicated)
• "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" (HBO)
• "Unsung" (TV One)
• "Washington Watch with Roland Martin" (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series:

• "Anderson" (Syndicated)
• "Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• "The Doctors" (Syndicated)
• "The View" (ABC)
• "The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality Series:

• "All-American Muslim" (TLC)
• "American Idol" (FOX)
• "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
• "Sunday Best" (BET)
• "Tia & Tamera" (Style Network)

Outstanding Variety Series or Special:

• "2011 BET Awards" (BET)
• "Black Girls Rock!" (BET)
• "Oprah Presents: Master Class" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
• "Prince! Behind the Symbol" (The Africa Channel)
• "UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan" (BET)

Outstanding Children's Program:

• "A.N.T. Farm" (Disney Channel)
• "Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
• "Go, Diego! Go!" (Nickelodeon)
• "I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View" (HBO)
• "My Family Tree" (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children's Program - (Series or Special):

• China Anne McClain - "A.N.T. Farm" (Disney Channel)
• Keke Palmer - "True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon)
• Lance Robertson - "Yo Gabba Gabba" (Nickelodeon)
• Leon Thomas III - "Victorious" (Nickelodeon)
• Zendaya Coleman - "Shake It Up" (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:

• Arthur Harris - "Reed Between the Lines": "Let's Talk About Ms. Helen's Son Part 1" (BET)
• Prentice Penny - "Happy Endings": "The Girl with the David Tattoo" (ABC)
• Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil - "The Game": "Parachutes....Beach Chairs" (BET)
• Vali Chandrasekaran - "30 Rock": "It's Never Too Late For Now" (NBC)
• Vince Cheung, Ben Montanio - "Wizards of Waverly Place": "Wizards vs. Angels" (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series:

• Cheo Hodari Coker - "SouthlAnd": "Punching Water" (TNT)
• Janine Sherman Barrois - "Criminal Minds": "The Bittersweet Science" (CBS)
• Lolis Eric Elie - "Treme": "Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?" (HBO)
• Pam Veasey - "Ringer": "Oh Gawd, There's Two of Them?" (The CW)
• Zoanne Clack - "Grey's Anatomy": "I Will Survive" (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:

• Jay Chandrasekhar - "Happy Endings": "The Girl with the David Tattoo" (ABC)
• Kevin Hooks - "Drop Dead Diva": "Mother's Day" (Lifetime)
• Leonard R. Garner Jr. - "Rules of Engagement": "The Set Up" (CBS)
• Miguel Arteta - "How to Make It in America": "Mofongo" (HBO)
• Salim Akil - "The Game": "Parachutes/Beach Chairs" (BET)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series:

• Ernest Dickerson - "Treme": "Do Watcha Wanna" (HBO)
• Ken Whittingham - "Parenthood": "Opening Night" (NBC)
• Kevin Sullivan - "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service": "Tell-All" (CBS)
• Paris Barclay - "Sons of Anarchy": "Out" (FX Network)
• Seith Mann - "Dexter": "Get Gellar" (Showtime)

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