In a great year for black films, the NAACP honored several today with their motion picture nominations:
Picture
- 12 Years a Slave
- Lee Daniels' The Butler
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Fruitvale Station
- The Best Man Holiday
Actor
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
- Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Forest Whitaker, The Butler
- Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
- Chadwick Boseman, 42
Actress
- Nicole Beharie, 42
- Jennifer Hudson, Winnie Mandela
- Halle Berry, The Call
- Angela Bassett, Black Nativity
- Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry Presents Peoples
Supporting Actor
- David Oyelowo, The Butler
- Terence Howard, The Butler
- Cuba Gooding Jr., The Butler
- Terence Howard, The Best Man Holiday
- Morris Chestnut, The Best Man Holiday
Supporting Actress
- Oprah Winfrey, The Butler
- Lupita Nyong'o, The Butler
- Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
- Alfre Woodard, 12 Years a Slave
Independent Motion Picture
- Blue Caprice
- Fruitvale Station
- The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
- The Trials of Muhammad Ali
- Dallas Buyers Club
International Motion Picture
- War Witch
- Call Me Kuchu
- La Playa D.C.
- High Tech, Low Life
- Lion Ark
Sadly, the Lead Actress category is the one where they had to do the most reaching, as there remains a major dearth of quality leading roles for women of color in Hollywood. I also think an oversight here would be Keith Stanfield in supporting for Short Term 12, one of the standout performances of 2013. The Image Awards take place Feb 22nd.
