Beyonce & ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Lead 2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations

Are we the only ones who love when awards’ season is in full swing?

With the American Music and Soul Train Awards in our rearview, the People’s Choice Awards, Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and Grammy’s ahead are now joined by the NAACP Image Awards.

Unveiling its full list of nods today, the prestigious award honors actors, actresses, singers, authors, and activists of color, in and out of the entertainment industry, via its 46th annual presentation this year live on TV One. With television shows ‘Scandal’ (ABC), ‘black-ish’ (ABC), and ‘Orange is the New Black’ (Netflix) leading the overall nods with 6 apiece and Beyonce and Pharrell dominating the music categories with 5 and 4 respectively, this year’s showing looks to be its most exciting yet.

But, before you can tune in to see who will walk away with the coveted trophies on February 6th, tuck in below to see the full list:

MOTION PICTURE

Motion Picture

“Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)

“Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media)

“Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)

“Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)

“Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Actor in a Motion Picture

Chadwick Boseman – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)

David Oyelowo – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Denzel Washington – “The Equalizer” (Columbia Pictures)

Idris Elba – “No Good Deed” (Screen Gems)

Nate Parker – “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media)

Actress in a Motion Picture

Gugu Mbatha-Raw – “Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)

Quvenzhané Wallis – “Annie” (Columbia Pictures)

Taraji P. Henson – “No Good Deed” (Screen Gems)

Tessa Thompson – “Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)

Viola Davis – “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” (The Weinstein Company)

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

André Holland – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Cedric the Entertainer – “Top Five” (Paramount Pictures)

Common – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Danny Glover – “Beyond The Lights” (Relativity Media)

Wendell Pierce – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Carmen Ejogo – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Jill Scott – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)

Octavia Spencer – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)

Oprah Winfrey – “Selma” (Paramount Pictures)

Viola Davis – “Get On Up” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

“Belle” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/ DJ Films)

“Dear White People” (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)

“Half of a Yellow Sun” (monterey media inc.)

“JIMI: All Is By My Side” (XLrator Media)

“Life of a King” (Animus Films/Serena Films)

DOCUMENTARY (Film)

“Documented” (Apo Anak Productions)

“Finding Fela” (Jigsaw Productions)

“I Am Ali” (Focus World/Fisheye Films)

“Keep On Keepin On” (RADiUS)

“Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of aPeople” (Chimpanzee Productions, Inc.)

Documentary – (Television)

“American Experience: Freedom Summer” (PBS)

“Bad Boys” (ESPN)

“Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown” (HBO)

“Rand University” (ESPN)

“The War Comes Home: Soledad O’Brien Reports” (CNN)

TELEVISION

Comedy Series

“black-ish” (ABC)

“House of Lies” (Showtime)

“Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)

“Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

“Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)

Actor in a Comedy Series

Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)

Anthony Anderson – “‘black-ish” (ABC)

Don Cheadle – “House of Lies” (Showtime)

Keegan-Michael Key – “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)

Kevin Hart – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)

Actress in a Comedy Series

Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project” (FOX)

Niecy Nash – “The Soul Man” (TV Land)

Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish” (ABC)

Uzo Aduba – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Boris Kodjoe – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)

Glynn Turman – “House of Lies” (Showtime)

Laurence Fishburne – “black-ish” (ABC)

Marcus Scribner – “black-ish” (ABC)

Terry Crews – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Adrienne C. Moore – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

Laverne Cox – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

Lorraine Toussaint – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family” (ABC)

Yara Shahidi – “black-ish” (ABC)

Drama Series

“Being Mary Jane” (BET)

“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

“House of Cards” (Netflix)

“How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)

“Scandal” (ABC)

Actor in a Drama Series

LL Cool J – “NCIS: LA” (CBS)

Omar Epps – “Resurrection” (ABC)

Omari Hardwick – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)

Shemar Moore – “Criminal Minds” (CBS)

Taye Diggs – “Murder in the First” (TNT)

Actress in a Drama Series

Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)

Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)

Nicole Beharie – “Sleepy Hollow” (FOX)

Octavia Spencer – “Red Band Society” (FOX)

Viola Davis – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Alfred Enoch – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)

Courtney B. Vance – “Masters of Sex” (Showtime)

Guillermo Diaz – “Scandal” (ABC)

Jeffrey Wright – “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)

Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Aja Naomi King – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)

Alfre Woodard – “State of Affairs” (NBC)

Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

Jada Pinkett Smith – “Gotham” (FOX)

Khandi Alexander – “Scandal” (ABC)

Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

“A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks)

“American Horror Story: Freak Show” (FX)

“Drumline: A New Beat” (VH1)

“The Gabby Douglas Story” (Lifetime Networks)

“The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)

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

Blair Underwood – “The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)

Charles S. Dutton – “Comeback Dad” (UP Entertainment)

Larenz Tate – “Gun Hill” (BET)

Mekhi Phifer – “A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks)

Ving Rhames – “A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks)

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

Angela Bassett – “American Horror Story: Freak Show” (FX)

Cicely Tyson – “The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)

Keke Palmer – “The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)

Regina King – “The Gabby Douglas Story” (Lifetime Networks)

Vanessa Williams – “The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)

News/ Information – (Series or Special)

“America After Ferguson” (PBS)

“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)

“Melissa Harris Perry” (MSNBC)

“Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN)

“Unsung” (TV One)

Talk Series

“Oprah Prime” (OWN)

“Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)

“The Queen Latifah Show” (Syndicated)

“The View” (ABC)

“The Wendy Williams Show” (Syndicated)

Reality Series

“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)

“Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)

“Shark Tank” (ABC)

“The Voice” (NBC)

“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN)

Variety Series or Special

“BET Awards” (BET)

“Family Feud” (Syndicated)

“On the Run: Beyoncé and Jay Z” (HBO)

“Oprah’s Master Class” (OWN)

“UNCF An Evening of Stars” (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, The CW, BET, Centric)

Children’s Program

“Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass” (HBO)

“Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)

“Dora and Friends: Into The City!” (Nickelodeon)

“HALO Awards” (Nickelodeon)

“Kid President: Declaration of Awesome” (HUB)

Performance by a Youth in a Youth/ Children’s Program – (Series or Special)

Amber Montana – “Haunted Hathaways” (Nickelodeon)

China Anne McClain – “How to Build a Better Boy” (Disney Channel)

Curtis Harris – “Haunted Hathaways” (Nickelodeon)

Fatima Ptacek – “Dora and Friends: Into The City!” (Nickelodeon)

Taliyah Whitaker – “Wallykazam!” (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety

Chris Rock – “BET Awards” (BET)

Gwen Ifill – “America After Ferguson” (PBS)

Melissa Harris Perry – “Melissa Harris Perry” (MSNBC)

Queen Latifah – “The Queen Latifah Show” (Syndicated)

Steve Harvey – “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)

RECORDING

Outstanding New Artist

3 Winans Brothers (BMG)

Aloe Blacc (XIX Recordings/Interscope Records)

Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music)

Jhene Aiko (Def Jam Recordings)

Liv Warfield (Kobalt Label Services)

Male Artist

John Legend (Columbia Records)

Kem (Motown – Capitol)

Kendrick Lamar (Interscope Records)

Michael Jackson (Epic Records)

Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)

Female Artist

Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Beyoncé (Columbia Records)

Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)

Ledisi (Verve Records)

Mary J Blige (Capitol)

Duo, Group or Collaboration

“Being With You” – Smokey Robinson feat. Mary J Blige (Verve)

“Brand New” – Pharrell Williams feat. Justin Timberlake (Columbia Records)

“Gust of Wind” – Pharrell Williams feat. Daft Punk (Columbia Records)

“Love, Marriage & Divorce” – Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)

“Stay with Me” – Sam Smith feat. Mary J Blige (Capitol)

Jazz Album

“Beautiful Life” – Dianne Reeves (Concord)

“Dave Koz and Friends: The 25th of December” – Dave Koz (Concord Records)

“Living My Dream” – Jonathan Butler (Rendezvous Music)

“My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke” – Al Jarreau (Concord)

“Up” – Stanley Clarke (Mack Avenue Records)

Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)

“Duets” – Donnie McClurkin (RCA Inspiration)

“Help” – Erica Campbell (My Block Inc./eOne Music)

“I Will Trust” – Fred Hammond (RCA Inspiration)

“Journey To Freedom” – Michelle Williams (eOne Music)

“Where My Heart Belongs” – Gladys Knight (Shadow Mountain Records)

Music Video

“i” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)

“It’s You” – KEM (Motown – Capitol)

“Love Never Felt So Good” – Michael Jackson feat. Justin Timberlake (Epic Records)

“Pretty Hurts” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records)

“You & I (Nobody in the World)” – John Legend (Columbia Records)

Song

“Good Kisser” – Usher (RCA Records)

“i” – Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope)

“Pretty Hurts” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records)

“The Man” – Aloe Blacc (Interscope Records)

“We Are Here” – Alicia Keys (RCA Records)

Album

“Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” – Aretha Franklin (RCA Records)

“Beyoncé Platinum Edition” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records)

“G I R L” – Pharrell Williams (Columbia Records)

“JHUD” – Jennifer Hudson (RCA Records)

“Love, Marriage & Divorce” – Toni Braxton & Babyface (Def Jam Recordings)

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