NOMINATIONS: 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards

The nominees for THE 43RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced today during a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. Vanessa Williams, Tracee Ellis Ross and Craig Robinson announced the categories and nominees. GREY'S ANATOMY and THE GAME picked up six nominations each in the TV categories. The film The Help garnered the most noms overall with eight. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS received five.

Below are the soap-related categories:

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Aaron D. Spears, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Bryton James, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Emerson Brooks, All My Children, ABC
James Reynolds, Days of Our Lives, NBC
Texas Battle, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Julia Pace Mitchell, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Tatyana Ali, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Tonya Lee Williams, The Young and the Restless, CBS
Yvette Freeman, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Outstanding Comedy Series
Love That Girl!, TV One
Modern Family, ABC
Reed Between the Lines, BET
The Game, BET
Tyler Perry's House of Payne, TBS

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Dulé Hill, Psych, USA Network
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Reed Between the Lines, BET
Phil Morris, Love That Girl!, TV One
Pooch Hall, The Game, BET
Terry Crews, Are We There Yet?, TBS

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tatyana Ali, Love That Girl!, TV One
Tia Mowry-Hardrict, The Game, BET
Tracee Ellis Ross, Reed Between the Lines, BET
Vanessa Williams, Desperate Housewives, ABC
Wendy Raquel Robinson, The Game, BET

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Craig Robinson, The Office, NBC
Damon Wayans, Jr., Happy Endings, ABC
J.B. Smoove, Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
Nick Cannon, Up All Night, NBC
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock, NBC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amber Riley, Glee, FOX
Gabourey Sidibe, The Big C, Showtime
Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, TBS
Maya Rudolph, Up All Night, NBC
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC

Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire, HBO
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC
The Good Wife, CBS
Treme, HBO

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age, TNT
Hill Harper, CSI: NY, CBS
L.L. Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS
Taye Diggs, Private Practice, ABC
Wendell Pierce, Treme, HBO

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Khandi Alexander, Treme, HBO
Regina King, SouthLAnd, TNT
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Taraji P. Henson, Person of Interest, CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Corey Reynolds, The Closer, TNT
Ice T, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC
James Pickens, Jr., Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Nelsan Ellis, True Blood, HBO
Omar Epps, House M.D., FOX

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard, Memphis Beat, TNT
Anika Noni Rose, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, NBC
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife, CBS
Diahann Carroll, White Collar, USA Network
Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy, ABC

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Five, Lifetime Movie Network
Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith, ABC
Luther, BBC America
The Least Among You, Showtime
Thurgood, HBO

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Esai Morales, We Have Your Husband, Lifetime
Idris Elba, Luther, BBC America
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood, HBO
Louis Gossett, Jr., The Least Among You, Showtime
Samuel L. Jackson, The Sunset Limited, HBO

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Anika Noni Rose, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith, ABC
Jenifer Lewis, Five, Lifetime Movie Network
Rosario Dawson, Five, Lifetime Movie Network
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, Lifetime
Tracee Ellis Ross, Five, Lifetime Movie Network

The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the
fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced during the two-­‐hour star-­‐studded event, which will air live on Friday, February 17 (8:00-­‐10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-­‐delayed) on NBC.