2012 NAACP Image Awards Nominations in TV: 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Game' Top List With 6
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Network wise, ABC dominates the list in television field with 18, thanks to the multiple nominations that 'Grey's' and 'Modern Family' receive.

AceShowbiz - 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:

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Outstanding Drama Series: Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: 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: Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special: Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series: Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series: 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: 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): 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: Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series:

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