34^th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

OFFICIAL LIST OF NOMINATIONS

 

 

Television

   I - TV News/Talk/Information & Variety Programming:

     Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special

• "60 Minutes II: A Nation Divided" (CBS)
• "ABC News Nightline Up Close: Dr. Ben Carson" (ABC)
• "BET Tonight With Ed Gordon: R. Kelly" (Part I) (BET)
• "Biography: Johnnie Cochran - The Best Defense" (A&E)
• "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Episode I, Promises Betrayed 1865-1896" (PBS)

 

     Outstanding Variety - Series or Special

• "The 2002 Essence Awards" (FOX)
• "Behind the Music: Bob Marley" (VH1)
• "BET's 8th Annual Walk of Fame: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder" (BET)
• "Cedric The Entertainer Presents" (FOX)
• "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam" (HBO)

 

   II - TV Daytime Dramas:

     Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

• Eva La Rue, "All My Children"  (ABC)
• Tracey Ross, "Passions"  (NBC)
• Victoria Rowell, "The Young and the Restless"  (CBS)
• Tamara Tunie, "As the World Turns"  (CBS)
• Tonya Lee Williams, "The Young and the Restless"  (CBS)

 

     Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

• Peter Parros, "As the World Turns"  (CBS)
• Nathan Purdee, "One Life to Live" (ABC)
• Kristoff St. John, "The Young and the Restless"  (CBS)
• Paul Taylor, "As the World Turns"  (CBS)
• Darnell Williams, "All My Children"  (ABC)

 

   III - Television Youth or Children's Series/Special:

     Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special

• Levar Burton,  "Reading Rainbow"  (PBS)
• Tommy Davidson, "The Proud Family"  (Disney)
• Jo Marie Payton, "The Proud Family"  (Disney)
• Kyla Pratt, "The Proud Family"  (Disney)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam, "What About Your Friends" (UPN)

 

   IV - TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:

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

• Angela Bassett, "The Rosa Parks Story"  (CBS)
• Gloria Reuben, "Little John"  (CBS)
• Jackie Richardson, "Sins of the Father"  (FX)
• Vanessa L. Williams, "Keep the Faith, Baby"  (Showtime)
• N'Bushe Wright, "Widows"  (ABC)

 

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

• Andre Braugher, "10,000 Black Men Named George"  (Showtime)
• Charles S. Dutton, "10,000 Black Men Named George"  (Showtime)
• Omar Epps, "Conviction"  (Showtime)
• Harry Lennix, "Keep the Faith, Baby" (Showtime)
• Ving Rhames, "Sins of the Father"  (FX)

    

     Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• "10,000 Black Men Named George" (Showtime)
• "Keep the Faith, Baby" (Showtime)
• "The Middle Passage" (HBO)
• "The Rosa Parks Story" (CBS)
• "Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story" (Showtime)

 

   V - Television Comedy:

     Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Dee Dee Davis,  "The Bernie Mac Show"  (FOX)
• Regina Hall,  "Ally McBeal" (FOX)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson, "Cedric the Entertainer Presents"  (FOX)
• Terri J. Vaughn, "The Steve Harvey Show"  (WB)
• Camille Winbush,  "The Bernie Mac Show"  (FOX)

 

     Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Michael Boatman, "Arli$$"  (HBO)
• Cedric The Entertainer,  "The Proud Family" (Disney)
• David Alan Grier,  "Life With Bonnie" (ABC)
• Ving Rhames, "The Proud Family"  (Disney)
• Jeremy Suarez, "The Bernie Mac Show" (FOX)

 

     Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Golden Brooks,  "Girlfriends"  (UPN)
• Tisha Campbell-Martin, "My Wife and Kids"  (ABC)
• Mo'Nique, "The Parkers"  (UPN)
• Tracee Ellis Ross, "Girlfriends"  (UPN)
• Kellita Smith,  "The Bernie Mac Show"  (FOX)

 

     Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Flex Alexander, "One on One"  (UPN)
• Cedric The Entertainer,  "Cedric the Entertainer Presents"  (FOX)
• D.L. Hughley, "The Hughleys" (UPN)
• Bernie Mac, "The Bernie Mac Show"  (FOX)
• Damon Wayans, "My Wife and Kids"  (ABC)

 

     Outstanding Comedy Series

• "The Bernie Mac Show"  (FOX)
• "Girlfriends"  (UPN)
• "My Wife and Kids"  (ABC)
• "One On One"  (UPN)
• "The Parkers"  (UPN)

 

   VI - Television Drama:

     Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Loretta Devine, "Boston Public"  (FOX)
• Kimberly Elise, "Soulfood" (Showtime)
• Pam Grier, "Law & Order: SVU"  (NBC)
• Rita Moreno, "OZ" (HBO)
• Anna Deavere Smith, "The West Wing"  (NBC)

 

     Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Gary Dourdan, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"  (CBS)
• Charles S. Dutton, "Without a Trace"  (CBS)
• Boris Kodjoe, "Soul Food"  (Showtime)
• Aaron Meeks, "Soul Food"  (Showtime)
• Mekhi Phifer, "ER"  (NBC)

 

     Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Nicole Ari Parker, "Soul Food"  (Showtime)
• CCH Pounder, "The Shield"  (FX)
• Lorraine Toussaint, "Any Day Now"  (Lifetime)
• Vanessa Williams, "Soul Food"  (Showtime)
• Malinda Williams, "Soul Food" (Showtime)

   

     Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Michael Beach, "Third Watch"  (NBC)
• Bill Bellamy, "Fastlane"  (FOX)
• Andre Braugher, "Hack"  (CBS)
• Dennis Haysbert, "24"  (FOX)
• Mykelti Williamson,  "Boomtown" (NBC)

 

     Outstanding Drama Series

• "24" (FOX)
• "Boston Public" (FOX)
• "Six Feet Under" (HBO)
• "Soul Food" (Showtime)
• "The Wire" (HBO)

 

 

Recording

     Outstanding Jazz Artist

• Natalie Cole (Verve)
• Will Downing (Verve)
• Al Jarreau (Verve)
• Branford Marsalis (Marsalis Music)
• Joshua Redman (Warner Brothers)

 

     Outstanding Gospel Artist - Traditional or Contemporary

• Blind Boys of Alabama (Real World Records)
• Kirk Franklin (GospoCentric)
• Fred Hammond (Verity)
• Mary Mary (Columbia)
• BeBe Winans (Motown)

 

     Outstanding Music Video (Award to Artist & Director)

• "Love of My Life"
  • Artist: Erykah Badu feat. Common
  • Directed by: Chris Robinson and Erykah Badu
  • Label: MCA

 

• “No More Drama”
  • Artist: Mary J. Blige
  • Directed by: Sanjii
  • Label: MCA

 

• “Little Things”
  • Artist: India.Arie
  • Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
  • Label: Motown

 

• “Luv U Better”
  • Artist: LL Cool J
  • Directed by: Benny Boom
  • Label: Def Jam

 

• “You Don’t Have to Call”
  • Artist: Usher
  • Directed by: Little X
  • Label: Arista

 

     Outstanding Song (Award to Artist & Songwriter)

·        "BRIGHTER DAY"

• Artist: Kirk Franklin
• Songwriter(s): Kirk Franklin
• Label: GospoCentric

 

·        "LITTLE THINGS"

• Artist: India.Arie
• Songwriter(s): D. Wolinski, A. Fischer, I. Simpson, S. Sanders, A. Robertson
• Label: Motown

 

·        "LOVE OF MY LIFE"

• Artist: Erykah Badu feat. Common
• Songwriter(s): Erykah Badu and Lonnie Lynn
• Label: MCA

 

·        "NO MORE DRAMA"

• Artist: Mary J. Blige
• Songwriter(s): James Harris, Terry Lewis, Barry Devorzan, and Perry Botkin Jr.
• Label: MCA

 

·        "WORK IT"

• Artist: Missy Elliott
• Songwriter(s): Missy Elliott and Timbaland Mosley
• Label: Elektra

 

     Outstanding Duo or Group

• Erykah Badu feat. Common (MCA)
• India.Arie & Stevie Wonder (Motown)
• Mary Mary (Columbia)
• The Roots (MCA)
• TLC (Arista)

 

     Outstanding New Artist

• Amerie (Columbia)
• Ashanti (Island Def Jam)
• Floetry (DreamWorks)
• Kelly Rowland (Columbia)
• Tweet (Elektra)

 

     Outstanding Female Artist

• Ashanti (Island Def Jam)
• Erykah Badu (MCA)
• Mary J. Blige (MCA)
• Missy Elliott (Elektra)
• India.Arie (Motown)

 

     Outstanding Male Artist

• LL Cool J (Island Def Jam)
• Mos Def (MCA)
• Musiq (Island Def Jam)
• Nelly (Universal)
• Carlos Santana (Arista)

 

     Outstanding Album

• "Brown Sugar Soundtrack" - Various (MCA)
• "Juslisen" - Musiq (Island Def Jam)
• "Nellyville" - Nelly (Universal)
• "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin" - Kirk Franklin (GospoCentric)
• "Voyage to India" - India.Arie (Motown)

 

Literature

     Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction

• "The Bondwoman's Narrative" - Hannah Crafts; Henry Louis Gates, Editor. (Warner Books)
• "The Emperor of Ocean Park" - Stephen L. Carter (Alfred A. Knopf)
• "A Love of My Own" - E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday)
• "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea" - Nikki Giovanni (William Morrow)
• "Thieves' Paradise" - Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)

 

     Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction

• "Bill Clinton and Black America" - DeWayne Wickham (Ballantine Books)
• "Growing Up X " - Ilyasah Shabazz (Ballantine Books)
• "Keeping the Faith" - Tavis Smiley (Doubleday)
• "A Song Flung Up to Heaven" - Maya Angelou (Random House)
• "Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters"  - Carla Kaplan, Editor  (Doubleday)

 

     Outstanding Literary Work - Children's

• "Hip Kid Hop: And the Winner is" - LL Cool J (Scholastic)
• "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales" - Nelson Mandela, (W.W. Norton & Co.)
• "Please, Baby, Please" - Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee (Simon and Schuster)
• "A Rainbow All Around Me" - Sandra Pinkney  (Scholastic)
• "When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson: The Voice of a Century" - Pam Munoz Ryan, Brian Selznick (Scholastic)

 

Motion Picture

     Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Halle Berry - "Die Another Day" (MGM)
• Kimberly Elise - "John Q" (New Line Cinema)
• Eve Jihan Jeffers - "Barbershop" (MGM)
• Queen Latifah - "Brown Sugar" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Nicole Ari Parker - "Brown Sugar" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

 

     Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Anthony Anderson - "Barbershop" (MGM)
• Cedric The Entertainer - "Barbershop" (MGM)
• Boris Kodjoe - "Brown Sugar"  (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Mos Def - "Brown Sugar"  (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Denzel Washington - "Antwone Fisher"  (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

 

     Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett - "Sunshine State" (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Vivica A. Fox - "Juwanna Man" (Warner Brothers)
• Sanaa Lathan - "Brown Sugar"  (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Jennifer Lopez - "Maid in Manhattan" (Columbia)
• Thandie Newton - "The Truth About Charlie" (Universal)

 

     Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Taye Diggs - "Brown Sugar" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Morgan Freeman - "High Crimes" (20th Century Fox)
• Ice Cube - "Barbershop" (MGM)
• Samuel L. Jackson - "Changing Lanes" (Paramount)
• Denzel Washington - "John Q" (New Line Cinema)

 

     Outstanding Motion Picture

• "Antwone Fisher"  (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• "Barbershop"  (MGM)
• "Brown Sugar" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• "Drumline"  (Fox 2000)
• "John Q" (New Line Cinema)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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