"Jingle Jangle" and "Ma Rainey" lead the NAACP Image Award Nominations
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 6:00PM
NATHANIEL R in Jingle Jangle, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, NAACP Image Awards

Netflix completely reigned over the 52nd annual NAACP Image Award nominations where Jingle Jangle, Ma Rainey and Da 5 Bloods were the top three most nominated films. As we've seen with most of the awards to date from various organizations -- but maybe not with the upcoming Globes, SAG, and the Oscars -- those films that opted to wait until January or February to start screening like Malcolm & Marie, Judas and the Black Messiah and the United States vs Billie Holliday, which are all fully "2021" films, are missing from a lot of the precursor lists. Sometimes that's due to eligibility rules sticking to the calendar year as we're doing and as we assume the NAACP did. Other times it might just be due to the age-old risk that late-breaking awards campaigns take each and every year. When you wait to the last minute you have the distinct advantage of being fresh in the mind should you be nominated coupled with the disadvantage that you might miss the nominations altogether if not enough people screen your work in time.

Congratulations to all of the nominees in film, television, literature, and music. You can all see the NAACP nominations after the jump... UPDATED WITH WINNERS 03/29...

Outstanding Motion Picture

 

We like that they keep it to five (when more and more awards shows expanding their categories like crazy)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

 

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

 

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

 

It's a bummer to see Radha Blank and Nicole Beharie left off this list for The 40 Year Old Version and Miss Juneteenth but the Image Awards have long favoured mainstream wide-release kind of entertainments over indie fare. (Doesn't it seem like the High Note came out a million years ago? That's what the pandemic did. It divided life into the before and after times.)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 

 

A bit shocking to see Leslie Odom Jr left out of this lineup. Perhaps, they felt, as we do that he's not really a supporting player in One Night in Miami (which is where he's been campaigning). 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

 

 

So much talent packed into these categories, even if Jingle Jangle didn't give Anika and Phylicia enough to do, focusing mostly on the child actors and Forrest Whitaker. 

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

 

 

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

MISS JUNETEENTH!

Outstanding International Motion Picture

 

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture

 

 

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

 

 

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture

 

 

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture

 

 

Only one non-SOUL related nominee.

Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)

 

 

Outstanding Short Form (Animated)

 

 

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)

 

TELEVISION

 

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

 

Very disappoined not to see Wunmi Mosaku ("Ruby") from Lovecraft Country here. But as with all the categories, they're jampacked with talent. 

 

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special

 

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

 

Amazon (and HBO also) are getting confusing as to which of their films they consider movies and which they consider TV. Sylvie's Love and Uncle Frank were deemed "tv movies" but Sound of Metal was considered a "theatrical movie"... how do they choose? 

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


 

 

Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)

 

Outstanding Talk Series 

 

Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series) 

 

Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)

 

 

Outstanding Children’s Program

 

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)

 

Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

 

Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble

 

Outstanding Guest Performance – Comedy or Drama Series

 

Outstanding Animated Series

 

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)

 

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama

 

Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series

 

Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction

 

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)

 

MUSIC 


Outstanding New Artist

 

Outstanding Male Artist

 

Outstanding Female Artist

 

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

 

Outstanding Album

 

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album

 

 

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album

 

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

 

Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental

 

Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal

 

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song 

 

Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song 

 

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

 

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

 

Outstanding International Song 

 

Outstanding Producer of the Year

 

LITERATURE


Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

 

 

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

 

 

The NAACP IMAGE AWARDS will be held on Saturday March 27th, live on BET.

 

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