NAACP Image Award Nominees!

Yesterday, three of my favorite TV actors - Vanessa Williams, Chandra Wilson and Isaiah Washington - announced the nominees for the 38th NAACP Image Awards, which will be telecast live on FOX on March 2, 2007 at 8pm.

Surprisingly, CBS leads with a total of 19 nominations, followed by The CW with 17. Everybody Hates Chris received 8 nominations, including the directing category. Girlfriends received 6 nominations, including the directing and writing categories.

And the nominees are (in the TV categories only!):
[**My picks are in BOLD**]

COMEDY

Outstanding Comedy Series
“All of Us” (CW)
“The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
“Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
“Girlfriends” (CW)
“Ugly Betty” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Bernie Mac – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (NBC)
Duane Martin – “All of Us” (CW)
George Lopez – “George Lopez” (ABC)
Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
Maya Rudolph – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Raven-Symoné – “That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel)
Tichina Arnold – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
Tracee Ellis Ross – “Girlfriends” (CW)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Antonio Fargas –“Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
Reggie Hayes – “Girlfriends” (CW)
Romany Malco – “Weeds” (Showtime)
Terry Crews – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
Victor Williams – “The King of Queens” (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Dee Dee Davis – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
LisaRaye McCoy Misick – “All of Us” (CW)
Telma Hopkins – “Half & Half” (UPN)
Vanessa L. Williams – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
Whoopi Goldberg – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

DRAMA

Outstanding Drama Series
“24” (FOX)
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
“Heroes” (NBC)
“The Unit” (CBS)
“The Wire” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Dennis Haysbert – “The Unit” (CBS)
Hill Harper – “CSI: New York” (CBS)
Isaiah Washington – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Jesse L. Martin – “Law & Order” (NBC)
Michael K. Williams – “The Wire” (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
CCH Pounder – “The Shield” (FX)
Jennifer Beals – “The L Word” (Showtime)
Kimberly Elise – “Close To Home” (CBS)
Regina Taylor – “The Unit” (CBS)
Roselyn Sanchez – “Without A Trace” (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Gary Dourdan – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
Glynn Turman – “The Wire” (HBO)
James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Omar Epps – “House” (FOX)
Wendell Pierce – “The Wire” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Khandi Alexander – “CSI: Miami” (CBS)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Without A Trace” (CBS)
S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
Sanaa Lathan – “Nip/Tuck” (FX)

MOVIE, MINI-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
“Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” (Lifetime)
“Sleeper Cell: American Terror” (Showtime)
“Tsunami, The Aftermath” (HBO)
“Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” (Court TV)
“When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Andre Braugher – “Thief” (FX)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Tsunami, The Aftermath” (HBO)
Clarence Williams III – “Mystery Woman” (Hallmark)
Kadeem Hardison – “Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” (Lifetime)
Michael Ealy – “Sleeper Cell: American Terror” (Showtime)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Aisha Tyler – “For One Night” (Lifetime)
Fantasia Barrino – “Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” (Lifetime)
Loretta Devine – “Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” (Lifetime)
Patti LaBelle – “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy” (Lifetime)
Sophie Okonedo – “Tsunami, The Aftermath” (HBO)

DAYTIME DRAMA

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Antonio Sabato Jr. – “The Bold & The Beautiful” (CBS)
Bryton McClure – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
James Reynolds – “Days of Our Lives” (NBC)
Kristoff St. John – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
Michael B. Jordan – “All My Children” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
Davetta Sherwood – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
Renee Elise Goldsberry – “One Life to Live” (ABC)
Tracey Ross – “Passions” (NBC)
Yvonna Wright – “Guiding Light” (CBS)

NEWS, TALK OR INFORMATION

Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special
“Biography: Barack Obama” (Biography Channel)
“Crisis in Darfur” (NBC)
“Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (HBO Sports)
“Tavis Smiley: Katrina – One Year Later” (PBS)
“The Tyra Banks Show” (Syndicated)

REALITY

Outstanding Reality Series
“American Idol” (FOX)
“America’s Next Top Model” (CW)
“Black. White.” (FX)
“Dancing With The Stars” (ABC)
“Run’s House” (MTV)

VARIETY

Outstanding Variety - Series or Special
“2006 Black Movie Awards – A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present, and Future” (TNT)
“BET Awards 2006” (BET)
“Cedric The Entertainer: Taking You Higher” (HBO)
“An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder” (Syndicated)
“Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable” (NBC)

YOUTH/CHILDREN

Outstanding Children’s Program
“The Backyardigans” (Nick, Jr.)
“Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
“High School Musical” (Disney Channel)
“Romeo!” (Nickelodeon)
“That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program - Series or Special
Corbin Bleu – “High School Musical” (Disney Channel)
Kathleen Hurley – “Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
Kyle Massey – “That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel)
Raven-Symoné – “That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel)
Romeo – “Romeo!” (Nickelodeon)

WRITING

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Kenny Smith – The Game (CW) “The Trey Wiggs Episode”
Mara Brock Akil – Girlfriends (CW) “ After the Storm”
Regina Y. Hicks – Girlfriends (CW) “I’ll Have a Blueline Christmas”
Royale Watkins – All Of Us (UPN) “ The –N- Word”
Silvio Horta – Ugly Betty (ABC) “Pilot”

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas – Friday Night Lights (NBC) “Full Hearts”
Janine Sherman-Barrois – ER (NBC) “Darfur”
Naren Chankar – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) “Killer”
Shonda Rhimes – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) “It’s the End of the World”
Steven Maeda – Daybreak (ABC) “What if He Lets Her Go”

DIRECTING

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Ali LeRoi – Everybody Hates Chris (CW) “Everybody Hates Elections”
Kenneth Whittingham – The Office (NBC) “Michael’s Birthday”
Lauren Breiting – According to Jim (ABC) “The Stick”
Millicent Shelton – Everybody Hates Chris (UPN) “Everybody Hates Valentine’s Day”
Salim Akil – Girlfriends (UPN) “The Game”

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Anthony Hemingway – Close to Home (CBS) “Prodigal Son”
Craig Ross, Jr. – Bones (FOX) “Aliens in a Spaceship”
Karen Gaviola – Lost (ABC) “The Whole Truth”
Paris Barclay – Cold Case (CBS) “ Saving Sammy”
Seith Mann – The Wire (HBO) “Homerooms”