The Golden Globes might have passed on his work but the 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards has not, giving Justin Timberlake a nomination for ‘The Social Network’ ! Timberlake along with Halle Berry, Janet Jackson, Michael Ealy, Anthony Mackie, Queen Latifah, Idris Elba, Common, Jaden Smith, Whoppi Goldberg, Jill Scott, and Kerry Washington are among those nominated in the motion picture (film/movie) categories.
Nominations for the 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards (2011) were revealed by Columbus Short, Kimberly Elise, Sanaa Lathan and 50 Cent in Beverly Hills, CA Wednesday, January 12.
While ‘The Social Network’ failed to garner an Outstanding Motion Picture nod, Timberlake joins Don Cheadle (Brooklyn’s Finest), Idris Elba (‘Takers’), Samuel L. Jackson (‘Mother and Child’) and Michael Ealy (‘For Colored Girls’) as an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture nominee. The latter of the aforementioned nominees, Michael Ealy, scored just one of over seven nominations for ‘For Colored Girls,’ the much-talked-about film directed by Tyler Perry. Completely dominating a number of categories, including Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, with nominations going to Anika Noni Rose, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, and Whoppi Goldbeg, ‘For Colored Girls’ is joins Perry’s ‘Why Did I Get Married Too ?,’ Just Wright, The Kids Are All Right, and The Book of Eli as an Outstanding Motion Picture nominee.
Anthony Mackie, Denzel Washington, Jaden Smith, Morgan Freeman, and Common will face off in the Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture field. Halle Berry (Frankie & Alice), Kerry Washington (Night Catches Us), Queen Latifah (Just Wright) and Zoe Saldana (The Losers) join Janet Jackson in the Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture field.
The 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards air Friday, March 4 on FOX.
See motion picture nominees below. For a complete list visit the NAACP Image Awards official website.
Motion Picture (Film/Movie) Nominations | Nominees:
Outstanding Motion Picture
• “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)
• “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Anthony Mackie – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
• Common – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Denzel Washington – “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Jaden Smith – “The Karate Kid” (Columbia Pictures)
• Morgan Freeman – “Red” (Summit Entertainment)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Halle Berry – “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
• Janet Jackson – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
• Kerry Washington – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
• Queen Latifah – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Zoë Saldana – “The Losers” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• Don Cheadle – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Overture Films)
• Idris Elba – “Takers” (Screen Gems)
• Justin Timberlake – “The Social Network” (Columbia Pictures)
• Michael Ealy – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Samuel L. Jackson – “Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Anika Noni Rose – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Phylicia Rashad – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
• Jill Scott – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
• Whoopi Goldberg – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• “Conviction” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
• “La Mission” (Screen Media Ventures)
• “Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
• “A Barefoot Dream” (Showbox/Mediaplex)
• “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)
• “Four Lions” (Drafthouse Films)
• “Mother” (Magnolia Pictures)
• “Outside the Law” (Tessalit Productions)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture -(Theatrical or Television)
• Mary King, Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel, Marko King, Jonathan Watters, Cheryl
Edwards – “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
• Michael C. Martin – “Brooklyn’s Finest” (Overture Films)
• Michael Elliot – “Just Wright” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Rodrigo Garcia – “Mother and Child” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Tyler Perry – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture -(Theatrical or Television)
• Geoffrey Sax – “Frankie & Alice” (Freestyle Releasing)
• George Tillman, Jr. – “Faster” (CBS Films)
• Tanya Hamilton – “Night Catches Us” (Magnolia Pictures)
• The Hughes Brothers – “The Book of Eli” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Tyler Perry – “For Colored Girls” (Lionsgate/34th Street Films
