'Black-ish' Tops TV Nominations at 2017 NAACP Image Awards

Other nominees in the television category include 'Scandal', 'How to Get Away with Murder', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Empire' and 'Insecure'.

December 15, 2016

AceShowbiz -

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announces nominees for the best in TV, music and movie for the upcoming 48th annual NAACP Image Awards. "Black-ish" leads all television shows with 12 nods including Outstanding Comedy Series.

The "Black-ish" domination leads to ABC dominating the game with a total of 23 nominations. The other shows that help the Alphabet come out on top include Shonda Rhimes' top series like "Scandal", "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Grey's Anatomy".

Editors' Pick

HBO is ranked second with 14 nods. Freshman show "Insecure" delivers the most nominations for the premium cable station. FOX follows with nine nods, thanks to the multiple nominations bagged by hip-hop drama series "Empire". Winners will be announced on February 11 next year.

Outstanding Comedy Series:

"Atlanta" (FX)
"Black-ish" (ABC)
"Insecure" (HBO)
"Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
"The Carmichael Show" (NBC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:

Anthony Anderson - "Black-ish" (ABC)
Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
Donald Glover - "Atlanta" (FX)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - "Ballers" (HBO)
Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:

Issa Rae - "Insecure" (HBO)
Keesha Sharp - "Lethal Weapon" (FOX)
Niecy Nash - "The Soul Man" (TV Land)
Tracee Ellis Ross - "Black-ish" (ABC)
Uzo Aduba - "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

David Alan Grier - "The Carmichael Show" (NBC)
Deon Cole - "Black-ish" (ABC)
Laurence Fishburne - "Black-ish" (ABC)
Miles Brown - "Black-ish" (ABC)
Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

Erica Ash - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
Laverne Cox - "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)
Marsai Martin - "Black-ish" (ABC)
Tichina Arnold - "Survivor's Remorse" (Starz)
Yvonne Orji - "Insecure" (HBO)

Outstanding Drama Series:

"Empire" (FOX)
"Power" (Starz)
"Queen Sugar" (OWN)
"This Is Us" (NBC)
"Underground" (WGN America)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:

Kofi Siriboe - "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
Mike Colter - "Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix)
Omari Hardwick - "Power" (Starz)
Sterling K. Brown - "This Is Us" (NBC)
Terrence Howard - "Empire" (FOX)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:

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)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

Alfred Enoch - "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Jesse Williams - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
Jussie Smollett - "Empire" (FOX)
Trai Byers - "Empire" (FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Amirah Vann - "Underground" (WGN America)
CCH Pounder - "NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS)
Cicely Tyson - "How to Get Away with Murder" (ABC)
Lynn Whitfield - "Greenleaf" (OWN)
Naturi Naughton - "Power" (Starz)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special:

"American Crime" (ABC)
"Confirmation" (HBO)
"Roots" (History)
"The Night of" (HBO)
"The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)

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

Courtney B. Vance - "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
Cuba Gooding Jr. - "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
Jeffrey Wright - "Confirmation" (HBO)
Malachi Kirby - "Roots" (History)
Sterling K. Brown - "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)

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

Anika Noni Rose - "Roots" (History)
Audra McDonald - "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" (HBO)
Emayatzy Corinealdi - "Roots" (History)
Kerry Washington - "Confirmation" (HBO)
Regina King - "American Crime" (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:

Donald Glover - "Atlanta" - "B.A.N." (FX)
Issa Rae, Larry Wilmore - "Insecure" - "Insecure as F**k" (HBO)
Kenya Barris - "Black-ish" - "Hope" (ABC)
Our Lady J - "Transparent" - "If I Were A Bell" (Amazon)
Prentice Penny - "Insecure" - "Real as F**k" (HBO)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series:

Akela Cooper - "Marvel's Luke Cage" - "Manifest" (Netflix)
Anthony Sparks - "Queen Sugar" - "By Any Chance" (OWN)
Ava DuVernay - "Queen Sugar" - "First Things First" (OWN)
Joe Robert Cole - "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" - "The Race Card" - (FX)
LaToya Morgan - "TURN: Washingtons Spies" - "Benediction" (AMC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Television) :

Alison McDonald - "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" (Amazon)
Alison McDonald - "Roots" (Night 2) (History)
Charles Murray - "Roots" (Night 3) (History)
Rashida Jones and Mike Schur - "Black Mirror: Nosedive" (Netflix)
Rhonda Freeman-Baraka - "Merry Christmas, Baby!" (UP TV)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:

Anton Cropper - "Black-ish" - "God" (ABC)
Anton Cropper - "Black-ish" - "Good-ish Times" (ABC)
Donald Glover - "Atlanta" - "Value" (FX)
Marta Cunningham - "Transparent" - "Exciting and New" (Amazon)
Melina Matsoukas - "Insecure" - "Insecure as F**k" (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series:

Anthony Hemingway - "Underground" - "The Macon 7" (WGN America)
John Singleton - "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" - "The Race Card" - (FX)
Millicent Shelton - "Empire" - "The Lyon Who Cried Wolf" (FOX)
Paris Barclay - "Pitch" - "Pilot" (FOX)
Sam Esmail - "Mr. Robot" - "eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme" (USA Network)