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Saturday, February 1, 2014

The 2014 NAACP Image Award Nominations - Television Categories

Leroy Douresseaux

The NAACP Image Award an award bestowed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).  The award honors outstanding achievements by people of color in film, television, music, and literature.  The awards are voted on by members of the NAACP.

The nominations for the 45th NAACP Image Awards were recently announced.  The categories are divided into seven groups:  Television, Recording (Music), Literary (Books), Motion Picture, Documentary (film and television), Writing (for film and television), and Directing (for film and television).

The 2014 NAACP Image Awards will be presented in a 2-hour special that will air live on Saturday, February 22, 2014 on TV One at 9pm ET (tape-delayed for PT – Pacific Time).  The ceremony will be preceded by a one-hour pre-show, which will air live from the red carpet at 8pm ET (PT tape-delayed).

Television nominees for the 2014 45th NAACP Image Awards:


TELEVISION

Outstanding Comedy Series
•         "House of Lies" (Showtime)
•         "Modern Family" (ABC)
•         "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
•         "The Game" (BET)
•         "The Soul Man" (TV Land)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
•         Andre Braugher - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX)
•         Cedric The Entertainer - "The Soul Man" (TV Land)
•         Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
•         Dulé Hill - "Psych" (USA Network)
•         Kevin Hart - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
•         Aisha Tyler - "Archer" (FX Networks)
•         Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" (FOX)
•         Niecy Nash - "The Soul Man" (TV Land)
•         Tasha Smith - "Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse" (OWN)
•         Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game" (BET)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
•         Boris Kodjoe - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
•         Jerry "J B Smoove" Brooks - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
•         Morris Chestnut - "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
•         Nick Cannon - "Real Husbands of Hollywood" (BET)
•         Tracy Morgan - "30 Rock" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
•         Anna Deavere Smith - "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
•         Brandy Norwood - "The Game" (BET)
•         Nia Long - "House of Lies" (Showtime)
•         Rashida Jones - "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
•         Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series
•         "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
•         "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
•         "Scandal" (ABC)
•         "The Good Wife" (CBS)
•         "Treme" (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
•         James Pickens, Jr. - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
•         LL Cool J - "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
•         Michael Ealy - "Almost Human" (FOX)
•         Shemar Moore - "Criminal Minds" (CBS)
•         Wendell Pierce - "Treme" (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
•         Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
•         Kerry Washington - "Scandal" (ABC)
•         Khandi Alexander - "Treme" (HBO)
•         Nicole Beharie - "Sleepy Hollow" (FOX)
•         Regina King - "SouthLAnd" (TNT)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
•         Columbus Short - "Scandal" (ABC)
•         Guillermo Diaz - "Scandal" (ABC)
•         Jeffrey Wright - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
•         Joe Morton - "Scandal" (ABC)
•         Michael Kenneth Williams - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
•         Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife" (CBS)
•         Debbie Allen - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
•         Diahann Carroll - "White Collar" (USA)
•         Taraji P. Henson - "Person of Interest" (CBS)
•         Vanessa L. Williams - "666 Park Avenue" (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
•         "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
•         "Betty & Coretta" (Lifetime)
•         "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story" (VH1)
•         "Luther" (BBC America)
•         "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
•         Chiwetel Ejiofor - "Dancing on the Edge" (Starz)
•         Danny Glover - "Muhammad Ali's Greatest (HBO)
•         Idris Elba - "Luther" (BBC America)
•         Malik Yoba - "Betty & Coretta" (Lifetime)
•         Omari Hardwick - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
•         Angela Bassett - "American Horror Story: Coven" (FX Networks)
•         Angela Bassett - "Betty & Coretta" (Lifetime)
•         Gabourey Sidibe - "American Horror Story: Coven" (FX Networks)
•         Gabrielle Union - "Being Mary Jane" (BET)
•         Keke Palmer - "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story" (VH1)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
•         Aaron D. Spears - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
•         Kristoff St. John - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
•         Lawrence Saint Victor - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
•         Redaric Williams - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
•         Tequan Richmond - "General Hospital" (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
•         Angell Conwell - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
•         Christel Khalil - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
•         Karla Mosley - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
•         Kristolyn Lloyd - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
•         Tatyana Ali - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special)
•         "Justice for Trayvon" (BET)
•         "Mandela: Freedom's Father" (BET)
•         "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" (OWN)
•         "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS)
•         "Unsung" (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series
•         "Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN)
•         "Oprah's Next Chapter" (OWN)
•         "Steve Harvey" (Syndicated)
•         "The Arsenio Hall Show" (Syndicated)
•         "The Queen Latifah Show" (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality Series
•         "Iyanla: Fix My Life" (OWN)
•         "Shark Tank" (ABC)
•         "Sunday Best" (BET)
•         "The Voice" (NBC)
•         "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" (OWN)

Outstanding Variety Series or Special
•         "12 Years A Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes" (TV One)
•         "Black Girls Rock!" (BET)
•         "Key & Peele" (Comedy Central)
•         "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" (HBO)
•         "Oprah's Master Class" (OWN)

Outstanding Children’s Program
•         "2013 HALO Awards" (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)
•         "A.N.T. Farm" (Disney Channel)
•         "Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
•         "Postcards: Mandela" (The Africa Channel)
•         "Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass" (HBO)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
•         China Anne McClain - "A.N.T. Farm" (Disney Channel)
•         Eric I. Keyes, III - "Live Life and Win!" (Syndicated)
•         Fatima Ptacek - "Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
•         Karan Brar - "Jessie" (Disney Channel)
•         Zendaya - "Shake It Up" (Disney Channel)


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Monday, January 20, 2014

2014 Producers Guild Awards: "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity" Tie

by Amos Semien

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) describes itself as “the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media.”  Film fans know the organization because of its annual PGA Awards.

Oscar prognosticators have viewed the PGA Awards as the most reliable predictor of the eventual “Best Picture” Oscar winner.  Over the last 24 years, the Academy and PGA winner for “Best Picture” have matched 17 times, and they have matched the last 6 times in a row (including last year for best picture Oscar winner, Argo).

There won’t be a seventh year in a row.  You see, it is unlikely that there will be a tie for the best picture Oscar, and last night at the 25th Annual PGA Awards, there was a tie for the first time in the awards’ 25-year history.  Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity and Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave shared the group’s prize for best picture, “The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.”

Alfonso Cuaron and David Heyman for Gravity and Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt and the Plan B team for 12 Years a Slave accepted the award.

So this supposedly means an up-in-the-air race for the best picture Oscar.  If you go by the SAG Awards, actors favor David O. Russell’s American Hustle, and, as a group, actors apparently make up 20 percent of the Oscar vote – making them the dominant voting block.  Critics have loved 12 Years a Slave, and Gravity is clearly aspiring to win more than just some tech and visual effects Oscar.

The winners of the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards (also known as the 2014 Producers Guild Awards) were announced Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the 2014 Producers Guild Awards ceremony, which was in the Dolby Theater at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

2014 / 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards (for the year 2013) – Full list of winners:

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: (TIE)
"Gravity" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Producers: Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman
"12 Years a Slave" (Fox Searchlight Pictures);  Producers: Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
"Frozen" (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures); Producer: Peter Del Vecho

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:
"We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks" (Focus Features);  Producers: Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney, Marc Shmuger

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
"Breaking Bad" (AMC); Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
"Modern Family" (ABC); Producers: Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:
"Behind the Candelabra" (HBO); Producers: Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Polaire, Jerry Weintraub

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
"SportsCenter" (ESPN)

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
"Sesame Street" (PBS)

The Award for Outstanding Digital Series:
"Wired: What’s Inside"

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
"Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" (CNN);  Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
"The Voice" (NBC); Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Nicolle Yaron, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment and Talk Television:
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central); Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart

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Friday, January 3, 2014

2014 Producers Guild Award Nominations - Television Categories

by Amos Semien

The nominations for the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards (also known as the 2014 Producers Guild Awards) were announced Thursday, January 02, 2014.  All 2014 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

25th Annual Producers Guild Awards nominations:

The television nominees are:

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:

American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
Producers: Brad Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, Ryan Murphy, Chip Vucelich

Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
Producers: Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Polaire, Jerry Weintraub

Killing Kennedy (National Geographic Channel)
Producers: Mary Lisio, Larry Rapaport, Ridley Scott, Teri Weinberg, David W. Zucker

Phil Spector (HBO)
Producers: Michael Hausman, Barry Levinson

Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel)
Producers: Philippa Campbell, Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman

The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and mini-series.

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:

Breaking Bad (AMC)
Producers: Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett

Downton Abbey (ITV - United Kingdom; PBS - United States)
Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge

Game of Thrones (HBO)
Producers: David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, D.B. Weiss, Christopher Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss

Homeland (Showtime)
Producers: Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Michael Cuesta, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Michael Klick, Meredith Stiehm

House of Cards (Netflix)
Producers: Joshua Donen, David Fincher, Karyn McCarthy, John Melfi, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Beau Willimon

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:

30 Rock (NBC)
Producers: Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Luke Del Tredici , Tina Fey, Matt Hubbard , Marci Klein, Jerry Kupfer , Colleen McGuinness, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, Dylan Morgan , Jeff Richmond , Josh Siegal, Tracey Wigfield

Arrested Development (Netflix)
Producers: John Foy, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, Dean Lorey, Troy Miller, Richard Rosenstock, Jim Vallely

Big Bang Theory, The (CBS)
Producers: Bill Prady, Chucke Lorre, Steve Molaro, Faye Oshima Belyeu

Modern Family (ABC)
Producers: Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin, Elaine Ko, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Morton, Dan O’Shannon, Jeffrey Richman, Chris Smirnoff, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny Zuker

VEEP (HBO)
Producers: Simon Blackwell, Christopher Godsick, Armando Iannucci, Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich, Tony Roche

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:

30 for 30 (ESPN)
Producers: Bill Simmons, John Dahl, Erin Leyden, Connor Schell

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig

Duck Dynasty (A&E Networks)
Producers: Deirdre Gurney, Scott Gurney, Mike Odair, Hugh Peterson, Adam Saltzberg, Charlie Van Vleet

Inside The Actors Studio (Bravo)
Producers: James Lipton, Shawn Tesser, Jeff Wurtz

Shark Tank (ABC)
Producers: Mark Burnett, Becky Blitz, Bill Gaudsmith, Yun Lingner, Clay Newbill, Jim Roush, Laura Skowlund, Max Swedlow

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:

Colbert Report, The (Comedy Central)
Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart

Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
Producers: David Craig, Ken Crosby, Doug DeLuca, Gary Greenberg, Erin Irwin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jill Leiderman, Molly McNearney, Tony Romero, Jason Shrift, Jennifer Sharron, Josh Weintraub

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Producers: Hillary Hunn, Lorne Michaels, Gavin Purcell, Michael Shoemaker

Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Producers: Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Matt Wood

Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Producers: Ken Aymong, Erin Doyle, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lorne Michaels, Lindsay Shookus

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:

Amazing Race, The (CBS)
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark Vertullo

Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Producers: Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Conrad Green, Joe Sungkur

Project Runway (Lifetime)
Producers: Jane Cha Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Colleen Sands

Top Chef (Bravo)
Producers: Tom Colicchio, Daniel Cutforth, Casey Kriley, Jane Lipsitz, Erica Ross, Nan Strait, Andrew Wallace

Voice, The (NBC)
Producers: Stijn Bakkers, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Audrey Morrissey, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Nicolle Yaron, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker

The following programs were not vetted for producer eligibility this year, but winners in these categories will be announced at the official ceremony on January 19:

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program:
24/7 (HBO)
Hard Knocks (HBO)
Monday Night Football (ESPN)
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
SportsCenter (ESPN)

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
iCarly (Nickelodeon)
Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel)
Sesame Street (Sprout)
SpongeBob Squarepants (Nickelodeon)

The Award for Outstanding Digital Series: 
Burning Love (http://screen.yahoo.com/burning-love/)
Epic Rap Battles of History (www.epicrapbattlesofhistory.com)
Lizzie Bennet Diaries, The (www.youtube.com/lizziebennet)
Video Game High School (http://www.rocketjump.com/category/vghs)
Wired: What’s Inside (http://video.wired.com/series/what-s-inside)

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ice Cube's ESPN Film to Screen at Tribeca Film Festival.

The New York Times is reporting that actor/director Ice Cube's entry in ESPN Films' "30 for 30 series," entitled "Straight Outta L.A.," will be screened at the Tribeca Film Festival.  It will be the opening movie at the Tribeca/ESPN Film Festival on April 23rd.

"Straight Outta L.A." chronicles the NFL's Oakland Raiders' controversial 1982 move to Los Angeles and back to Oakland again in 1995.