MTAG Nominated for NAACP Award

Nominees for NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Motion Picture

* “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* “Michael Jackson’s: This Is It” (Columbia Pictures)
* “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

* Denzel Washington – “The Taking of Pelham 123” (Columbia Pictures)
* Idris Elba – “Obsessed” (Screen Gems)
* Jamie Foxx – “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)
* Morgan Freeman – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Quinton Aaron – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

* Anika Noni Rose – “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
* Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Sandra Bullock – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Sophie Okonedo – “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)
* Taraji P. Henson – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

* Adam Rodriguez – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)
* Anthony Mackie – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor – “2012” (Columbia Pictures)
* Danny Glover – “2012” (Columbia Pictures)
* Lenny Kravitz – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

* Alfre Woodard – “American Violet” (Universal Pictures)
* Mariah Carey – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Mo’Nique – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Paula Patton – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Zoe Saldana – “Avatar” (Paramount Pictures)


The nominees listed in the following categories were voted upon by Subcommittees.

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

* “American Violet” (Samuel Goldwyn Company)
* “Amreeka” (National Geographic Entertainment)
* “Endgame” (Montery Entertainment)
* “Medicine for Melancholy” (IFC Films)
* “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

* “The Maid” (Elephant Eye Films)
* “Rudo y Cursi” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* “Sin Nombre” (Focus Features)
* “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)
* “The Stoning of Soraya M.” (Mpower Pictures)



DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY

Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)

* “Capitalism: A Love Story” (Overture Films)
* “Crips and Bloods: Made in America” (Gravitas Ventures)
* “Crude” (First Run Features)
* “Good Hair” (Roadside Attractions)
* “More than a Game” (Lionsgate)

WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

* Alyson Fouse – “Brothers” – Meet Mike Trainor (FOX)
* Hallsted Sullivan with Warren Lieberstein – “The Office” – Café Disco (NBC)
* Kenny Smith – “The Game” – The Wedding (CW)
* Marc Willmore – “The Simpsons” – The Good, The Sad, & The Drugly (FOX)
* Saladin Patterson & James Roday – “Psych” – High Top Fade Out (USA Network)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

* Alexander Woo – “True Blood” – Beyond Here Lies Nothin (HBO)
* Kathleen McGhee-Anderson – “Lincoln Heights” – Home Again (ABC Family)
* Sara Hess – “House” – The Greater Good (FOX)
* Shonda Rhimes – “Grey’s Anatomy” – What a Difference A Day Makes (ABC)
* Zoanne Clack – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Stand By Me (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)

* Anthony Peckham – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* John Lee Hancock – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker – “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)
* Tyler Perry – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)



DIRECTING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

* Ali LeRoi – “Everybody Hates Chris” – Everybody Hates The G.E.D. (CW)
* Justin Lin – “Community” – Introduction to Statistics (NBC)
* Ken Whittingham – “30 Rock” – The Funcooker (NBC)
* Michael Shultz – “Drop Dead Diva” – Second Chances (Lifetime)
* Reggie Hudlin – “The Office” – Koi Pond (NBC)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

* Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Give Peace a Chance (ABC)
* Edward James Olmos – “Battlestar Galactica” – Islanded in a Stream of Stars (Syfy)
* Ernest Dickerson – “Dexter” – Road Kill (Showtime)
* Kevin Sullivan – “Lincoln Heights” – Aftershock (ABC Family)
* Paris Barclay – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” – Coup de Grace (CBS)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)

* F. Gary Gray – “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)
* George Tillman, Jr. – “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)
* Lee Daniels – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Scott Sanders – “Black Dynamite” (Apparition)
* Spike Lee – “Passing Strange: The Movie” (IFC Films/Sundance Selects)