The NAACP Image Awards Announce the 2013 Nominees
Posted: December 12, 2012 at 4:03 am
The nominees for THE 44TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced during a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. Anthony Anderson (Guys with Kids), Niecy Nash (The Soul Man), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Garcelle Beauvais (Flight), Tyler James Williams (Go On), and Zendaya (Shake It Up!) announced the categories and nominees.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced during the two-hour star- studded event, which will air live on Friday, February 1 (8 ET live/PT tape-delayed) on NBC.
ABC and CBS lead the nominees in the TV categories with 20 and 12 nominations respectively, followed by HBO and Lifetime with 10 and NBC with 9. In the recording category, RCA leads with 11 nominations, followed by Atlantic with 10 nominations. The Weinstein Company leads with 4 nominations, and Lionsgate and Paramount Pictures follow with 4 in the motion picture category.
“We are proud to celebrate the artists and activists who use their craft to share positive images of our culture.” stated NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock. “The artistic community is an important ally for social justice, and the NAACP Image Awards provides an excellent venue to recognize those who make a difference through art and activism.”

“We are happy that once again the Image Awards will be aired on NBC,” said NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “For 44 years, the Image Awards have recognized the best that communities of color have to offer, both in the arts and in civil rights. The NAACP is proud to honor all of these achievements.”
Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The organization’s half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the
I’m looking forward to the Image Awards, and I’m particularly interested in Kerry Washington’s nomination for best supporting actress in Django Unchained. I haven’t seen the movie, but I’ve been a fan of Kerry Washington since a friend I work with at DISH recommended I check her out in Scandal. Now I watch Scandal every week on my DISH Hopper, which is set to auto-record it along with the other big four primetime network shows using PrimeTime Anytime, so I never have to worry about missing an episode even if I forget to set a timer. Kerry does an amazing job as Olivia Pope, and I’m sure she does just as well in Django Unchained, so I’m glad to see she’s being recognized.