Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry Among Celebs Nominated for NAACP Image Awards

halle berry naacpAwards season is upon us, which means nomination announcements for the Critics’ Choice, Grammys and SAG Awards—just to name a few—just to name a few—and on Tuesday, another prestigious organization released its list of nominees.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which honors diversity in the arts, announced their nominations for the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards, scheduled to air Feb. 1 on NBC.

So who made the cut?

Flight, Django Unchained, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Red Tails and Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds are up for outstanding motion picture.

Noms for outstanding actor in a motion picture include Denzel Washington for Flight, Jamie Foxx for Django Unchained, Morgan Freeman for The Magic of Belle Isle, Suraj Sharma for Life of Pi and Tyler Perry for Alex Cross. Halle Berry is nominated for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her role in Cloud Atlas, along with Viola Davis for Won’t Back Down, Emayatzy Corinealdi for Middle of Nowhere, Loretta Devine for In the Hive, and Quvenzhane Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild.

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