Buoyed by the Shonda Rhimes hits How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal plus freshman sitcom black-ish, the ABC Network outclassed the NAACP Image Awards nomination field with a total of 25 nods. Check out the full list of nominations:
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)
- Khandi Alexander, “Scandal” (ABC)
- Jada Pinkett Smith, “Gotham” (FOX)
Comedy Series
- “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
- “black-ish” (ABC)
- “House of Lies” (Showtime)
- “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)
- “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)
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)
Documentary
- “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)
Directing in a Motion Picture
- Bille Woodruff, “Drumline: A New Beat” (VH1)
- Greg Champion, “The Gabby Douglas Story” (Lifetime Networks)
- Michael Wilson, “The Trip to Bountiful” (Lifetime Networks)
- Reggie Bythewood, “Gun Hill” (BET)
- Stephen Tolkin, “A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks)
Directing in a Dramatic Series
- Anton Cropper, “Suits,” One-Two-Three Go… (USA)
- Carl Franklin, “House of Cards,” Chapter 14 (Netflix)
- Cary Joji Fukunaga, “True Detective,” Who Goes There (HBO)
- Hanelle Culpepper, “Criminal Minds,” The Edge of Winter (CBS)
- Millicent Shelton, “The Divide,” And the Little Ones Get Caught (WE tv)
Directing in a Comedy Series
- Ken Whittingham, “Parks and Recreation,” Prom (NBC)
- Ken Whittingham, “The Mindy Project,” Think Like a Peter (FOX)
- Reginald Hudlin, “Bad Judge,” Knife to a Gunfight (NBC)
- Linda Mendoza, “Bad Judge,” One Brave Waitress (NBC)
- Stan Lathan, “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” No New Friends (BET)
Writing in a Motion Picture
- Karin Gist, Regina Hicks, “Drumline: A New Beat” (VH1)
- Reggie Bythewood, “Gun Hill” (BET)
- Shernold Edwards, “A Day Late and a Dollar Short” (Lifetime Networks)
- Sterling Anderson, Maria Nation, “The Gabby Douglas Story” (Lifetime Networks)
- Sharon Brathwaite, Peres Owino, “Seasons of Love” (Lifetime Networks)
Writing in a Dramatic Series
- Zahir McGhee, “Scandal,” Mama Said Knock You Out (ABC)
- Erika Green Swafford, “How to Get Away with Murder,” Let’s Get To Scooping (ABC)
- Mara Brock Akil, “Being Mary Jane,” Uber Love (BET)
- Warren Leight, Julie Martin, “Law & Order: SVU,” American Disgrace (NBC)
- Zoanne Clack, “Grey’s Anatomy,” You Be Illin’ (ABC)
Writing in a Comedy Series
- Brigette Munoz-Liebowitz, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Road Trip (FOX)
- Aisha Muharrar, “Parks and Recreation,” Ann & Chris (NBC)
- Regina Hicks, “Instant Mom,” A Kids’s Choice (Nickelodeon and Nick@Nite)
- Sara Hess, “Orange is the New Black,” It Was the Change (Netflix)
- Mindy Kaling, “The Mindy Project,” Danny and Mindy (FOX)
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
- “Shark Tank” (ABC)
- “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)
- “Dancing with the Stars” (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
- “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)
- “Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass” (HBO)
- “HALO Awards” (Nickelodeon)
- “Dora and Friends: Into The City!” (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)
Host in a Talk, Reality, News/Information or Variety
- Steve Harvey, “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)
- Queen Latifah, “The Queen Latifah Show” (Syndicated)
- Chris Rock, “BET Awards” (BET)
- Gwen Ifill, “America After Ferguson” (PBS)
- Melissa Harris Perry, “Melissa Harris Perry” (MSNBC)