Category: NAACP Awards

Interview with NAACP Image Awards nominee Muta'Ali, director of 'Yusuf Hawins: Storm Over Brooklyn'

3/25/2021

The documentary feature looks into the events that led to the murder of Yusuf Hawkins, an African-American teenager, who was killed by a group of white youths.

Muta'Ali is an award-winning director from Westchester County, NY. His previous documentary films include the award-winning "Life Essentials with Ruby Dee." That feature has legendary stars such as Spike Lee, Harry Belafonte, and Alan Alda. Recently, he has been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards for directing "HBO's Yusuf Hawins: Storm Over Brooklyn."

To discover more about Muta'Ali and his other works, just click on "Website."

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Announcement: Upcoming Novelpro Junkie interviews to look out for

2/24/2021

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Novelpro Junkie has some interesting interviews coming in the future. These Novelpro Junkie interviews are from individuals that have been nominated for 2021 NAACP Image Awards and 2021 Independent Spirit Awards. Here are the list:

2021 NAACP Image Awards nominees:

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special

1. Christine Swanson- "The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel" (Lifetime)

Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)

2. Sam Pollard, Maro Chermaveff - "Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children" (Ep.1& 2) (HBO)

3. Muta' Ali- "Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn" (HBO)

2021 Independent Spirit Awards nominees:

Best New Non-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)

Sam Pollard, Maro Chermaveff - "Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children" (Ep. 1 & 2) (HBO)

Best Supporting Male in a feature film

4. Paul Raci, "Sound of Metal"

Truer than Fiction Award

5. Elizabeth Lo, Director of "Stray"

Best First Screenplay

6. Noah Hutton, Lapsis

Best Male Performance in a new scripted series

7. Conphidance, "Little America"

8. Harold Torres, "ZeroZeroZero"

And more interviews are on the way, so stay tune and keep visiting Novelpro Junkie.

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2021 NAACP Image Awards gave some attention to books & book-based movies

2/12/2021

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Outstanding Drama Series
Bridgerton (Netflix)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Michael Kenneth Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Adjoa Andoh – Bridgerton (Netflix)
Aunjanue Ellis – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Blair Underwood – Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Kerry Washington – Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Octavia Spencer – Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)
Lexi Underwood – Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
Black Bottom Saints – Alice Randall (HarperCollins Publishers)
Lakewood – Megan Giddings (HarperCollins Publishers)
Riot Baby – Tochi Onyebuchi (TorDotCom Publishing, imprint of Tom Doherty Associates)
The Awkward Black Man – Walter Mosley (Grove Atlantic)
The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett (Riverhead Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
A Black Women’s History of the United States – Daina Berry (Beacon Press)
A Promised Land – Barack Obama (Crown)
Driving While Black – Gretchen Sorin (W. W. Norton & Company)
Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America – Michael Eric Dyson (St. Martin’s Press)
We’re Better Than This – Elijah Cummings (HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
A Knock at Midnight – Brittany Barnett (Penguin Random House)
Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World – Cole Brown (Skyhorse)
Lakewood – Megan Giddings (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Compton Cowboys – Walter Thompson-Hernandez (HarperCollins Publishers)
We’re Better Than This – Elijah Cummings (HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team – Arshay Cooper (Macmillan)
A Promised Land – Barack Obama (Crown)
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice – Deborah Draper (Simon & Schuster)
The Dead Are Arising – Les Payne, Tamara Payne (W. W. Norton & Company)
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player – Willie O’Ree (Penguin Canada)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Space – Valerie Harrison (Temple University Press)
Living Lively – Haile Thomas (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Black Foster Youth Handbook – Ángela Quijada-Banks (Soulful Liberation)
The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith–Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally – Kimberla Lawson Roby (Lenox Press)
Vegetable Kingdom – Bryant Terry (Penguin Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Homie – Danez Smith (Graywolf Press)
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry – John Murillo (Four Way Books)
Seeing the Body – Rachel Eliza Griffiths (W. W. Norton & Company)
The Age of Phillis – Honorée Jeffers (Wesleyan University Press)
Un-American – Hafizah Geter (Wesleyan University Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children
I Promise – LeBron James, Nina Mata (HarperCollins)
Just Like a Mama – Alice Faye Duncan, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (Simon & Schuster)
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice – Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman (Simon & Schuster)
She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm – Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez (Lee & Low Books)
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver – Gene Barretta, Frank Morrison (HarperCollins)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Before the Ever After – Jacqueline Woodson (Penguin Random House)
Black Brother, Black Brother – Jewell Parker Rhodes (Hachette Book Group)
Dear Justyce – Nic Stone (Crown Books for Young Readers)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning – Jason Reynolds (Hachette Book Group )

Outstanding International Motion Picture
The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a se) (Netflix)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Jahzir Bruno – The Witches (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion Picture
Chris Rock – The Witches (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Nadia Hallgren – Becoming (A Higher Ground Productions and Big Mouth Productions Film for Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Attica Locke – Little Fires Everywhere – “The Spider Web” (Hulu)
Erika L. Johnson, Mark Richard – The Good Lord Bird – “A Wicked Plot” (Showtime)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Cheryl Dunye – Lovecraft Country – “Strange Case” (HBO)
Misha Green – Lovecraft Country – “Jig-a-Bobo” (HBO)
Nzingha Stewart – Little Fires Everywhere – “The Uncanny” (Hulu)

Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Kamilah Forbes – Between The World And Me (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Old Guard (Netflix)

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Interview with Karen Arrington, author of Your Next Level Life

5/10/2020

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*WINNER, NAACP IMAGE AWARD*
Outstanding Literary Category
There’s your current life. And then… there’s Your Next Level Life.

Please take this time to read Karen Arrington's interview and her experience writing this award-winning book. Her book would make an excellent mother's day gift or any gift in general for any female to read.

1.     What drew you to write Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America?

I am passionate about helping women rise into their next level lives. Over the past 20 years, I have personally mentored over a thousand young women, helping them land life-altering scholarships, step into powerful careers in media, business, medicine + law — transforming their lives + communities. It was a natural next step to write a book that would reach and empower more women.

2.     What was your writing schedule when you wrote Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America?

First, I hired a writing coach. Think: personal trainer for a writer. She held me accountable and helped me stick to my weekly deadlines. I created a draft outline of the book which included 7 rules of success. I set a goal to write one rule (or chapter) a week. After, I completed writing a rule, I sent it to my editor for feedback. By the time I finished writing the last rule, I had a fully, edited manuscript.

3.     What were the challenges in writing Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America?

My greatest challenge is/was fear. I did not view myself as a writer. I am a storyteller, a success coach, and mentor. Even though I earned an A in Honors English in college, I still didn’t view myself as a writer. Through working with my coach, My writing coach helped me through this with some very valuable advice. She said: “Pretend you’re writing an email.” Imagine you just got an email from a woman who’s seeking you out. She wants your advice. What would you say to her? Do you have any recommendations? Words of encouragement? Maybe an inspiring story for her to hear? That’s exactly how you can write the book. I took her advice, and it was a game changer. The words began to flow effortlessly. There was so much magic in my writing. I now call myself a writer. An award-winning writer. :-)

4.     Do you ever get writer’s block? What do you do to get back on track?

Yes; absolutely! Generally, when I get writer’s block it’s because I have competing activities. I have learned to schedule my writing early in the morning when my brain is clear, phones are silent and there are no distractions. If I have a pressing deadline, I will pre-write and write about something that I am passionate about. This generally gets my writing creativity flowing.

5.     What do you hope readers will take away from Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America?

Your Next Level Life is an inspiring quick-read that will get women everywhere asking, “What’s my Next Level Life?” I outline seven rules of power, confidence, and opportunity —showing readers “how to create all the money you need” through grants, scholarships, awards, sponsorship deals, and entrepreneurial projects, “how to position yourself like a star” featuring tips from a makeup guru whose clientele includes Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, “how to find your Next Level friends” and connect with powerful women you’ve always dreamed of meeting, and more.

6.     Silly-Game question: From Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America could you please leaf through the pages and point at a random place. What is the full sentence? And what is the page number of this random sentence?

“I hope you’ve got at least five amazing Gayle-level friends in your life.” Page 33

7. Congratulations on winning NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional, how did you first discover that you were nominated?

It is an unbelievable honor. I received a text from a friend asking if I was watching the NAACP Image Awards press conference life stream. My book was just nominated for an Image Award. I rushed to the Image Awards Facebook page and caught the list of all the nominees. My heart almost stopped when I saw my book Your Next Level Life on the screen listed as a nominee.

8. Could you give a fun fact about your experience at the NAACP Image Award Ceremony?

I was seated at Table 8. Think: nose bleed section of a sports stadium. Why would I be seated so far away from the stage if I was going to win. I pretty much look for signs in everything. To me, this was a sign, I would be going home empty handed. So during most of the show, I was practicing my “I didn’t win face”, while my attorney seated to my left, was prepping her camera to capture the win. My Publicist, seated to my right was charting a path for me to make it to the stage. When they called my name, I sat there for a few seconds in disbelief and took what seemed like the longest walk of my life to the big stage to accept the win. It was surreal!.

9. Which celebrity did you meet and talk to at the NAACP Image Award?

There were celebrities at every turn. It was amazing to have the opportunity to speak with them without all the fanfare. I talked to Tia Mowry, Merle Dandridge, who plays the character Grace on Greenleaf (OWN). I especially enjoyed speaking with Tamra Simmons, the executive producer of Lifetime documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly,

10. If you have your own talk show, who would your first three guests be (besides me, of course)?

I am always interested in speaking with individuals, especially women doing meaningful work. Besides you, of course, my first three bucket list guests would be Gayle King, Savannah James (wife of LeBron James), and Meghan Markle (Duchess of Sussex)..

11. Last question, if you have the skills of an Olympic athlete, what sport would you compete in?

I am a BIG fan of the U.S. Women’s Olympic gymnastics team. I would definitely compete in gymnastics, which require balance, strength, endurance, agility, coordination, and flexibility.

Thank you to Karen Arrington for taking her time to answer those questions. You should definitely give to your friend or any female that you know that might benefit from reading it (Your Next Level Life). Thank you for visiting my blog as well. Keep coming as I would have more interviews to come. Take care and have a great day.

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NAACP Image Award Winners & A Special Announcement

2/24/2020

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Since the month of February celebrates African American History and the month of March celebrates Irish American Heritage Month, Novelpro Junkie will bring attention to some books and their film adaptation from these two cultures. This is to bring cultural awareness and educate others on their contribution to the arts. (hashtag: #Spotlighonbook/movie)

I will leave clues on my pinterest account(which would be shared on twitter) on which book/movie will be posted the next day. I hope you retweet/like/share these clues and challenge yourself to GUESS WHICH BOOK/MOVIE that i'll post on my blog the next day. Share the tweets with your families and friends to help you out on the GUESSING GAME (#guessthebook/movie) and support their work by purchasing the movie/book.

I also want to congrats NAACP 2020 winners. I hope they enjoy the ceremony and had a memorable night. Again, congrats to the following winners:

Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Deon Cole, black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Outstanding Drama Series
Greenleaf
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick, Power
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Harold Perrineau, Claws
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
When They See Us
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Niecy Nash, When They See Us
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series
Red Table Talk
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series/Game Show
Rhythm + Flow
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Outstanding Children’s Program
Family Reunion
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Red Table Talk
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kelly Rowland, American Soul
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
The Revisioners, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations, Toni Morrison
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer, Hal Banfield (Author), Javier Vasquez (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), Elaine Welteroth
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, And Opportunity For Black Women In America, Karen Arrington (Author), Joanna Price (Illustrator), Sheryl Taylor (Forward)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Felon: Poems, Reginald Dwayne Betts
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
Sulwe, Lupita Nyong’o (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), (Simon & Schuster, BFYR)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Around Harvard Square, C.J. Farley (Akashic Books)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Marsai Martin, Little
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Just Mercy
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
James Earl Jones, The Lion King
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Outstanding Documentary (Television – Series or Special)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Cord Jefferson, The Good Place, "Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy"
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Truth Be Told, "Monster"
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Suzan-Lori Parks, Native Son
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Jordan Peele, Us
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Anya Adams, GLOW, "Outward Bound"
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Power, "Forgot About Dre"
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Rashid Johnson, Native Son
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Marsai Martin, Little
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Lupita Nyong'o, Us

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Michael B. Jordan, Just Mercy
Outstanding Motion Picture
Just Mercy

For the Full List of the Winner, go to billboard.com

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NAACP Image Awards gave some attention to book-based movies/ written materials

2/6/2020

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TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

Jill Scott – “First Wives Club” (BET+)

Outstanding Drama Series

“Queen Sugar” (OWN)
“Watchmen” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Kofi Siriboe – “Queen Sugar” (OWN)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

Regina King – “Watchmen” (HBO)
Rutina Wesley – “Queen Sugar” (OWN)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Wendell Pierce – “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Prime Video)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Tina Lifford – “Queen Sugar” (OWN)

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Native Son (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

Octavia Spencer – “Truth Be Told” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series

David Alan Grier – “Queen Sugar” (OWN)

LITERATURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

“New Daughters of Africa” – Margaret Busby (HarperCollins Publishers)
“Out of Darkness, Shining Light” – Petina Gappah (Simon and Schuster)
“Red at the Bone” – Jacqueline Woodson (Riverhead Books PRH)
“The Revisioners” – Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Counter Point Press)
“The Water Dancer” – Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World)

Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction

“Breathe: A Letter to My Sons” – Dr. Imani Perry (Beacon Press)
“STONY THE ROAD: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow” – Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Penguin Press)
“The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations” – Toni Morrison (Alfred A. Knopf)
“The Yellow House” – Sarah M. Broom (Grove Atlantic)
“What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays” – Damon Young (HarperCollins Publishers)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

“American Spy” – Lauren Wilkinson (Random House)

“I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer” – Hal Banfield (Author), Javier Vasquez (Illustrator), (Literary Revolutionary)
“More Than Pretty: Doing The Soul Work To Uncover Your True Beauty ” – Erica Campbell (Howard Books)
“Such A Fun Age” – Kiley Reid (Penguin Publishing Group)
“The Farm” – Joanne Ramos (Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

“Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System” – Cyntoia Brown-Long (Atria Books)
“Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward” – Valerie Jarrett (Viking Press)
“More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)” – Elaine Welteroth (Viking Press)
“My Name Is Prince” – Randee St. Nicholas (HarperCollins Publishers)
“The Beautiful Ones” – Prince (Author), Dan Piepenbring (Edited by), (Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

“Inspire Your Home: Easy, Affordable Ideas to Make Every Room Glamorous” – Farah Merhi (Tiller Press)
“Letters to the Finishers (who struggle to finish)” – Candace E. Wilkins (New Season Books)
“More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty” – Erica Campbell (Howard Books)
“Vegetables Unleashed” – José Andres (HarperCollins Publishers)
“Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, And Opportunity For Black Women In America” – Karen Arrington (Author), Joanna Price (Illustrator), Sheryl Taylor (Forward) (Mango Publishing)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

“A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland” – DaMaris B. Hill (Bloomsbury Publishing)
“Felon: Poems” – Reginald Dwayne Betts (W.W. Norton Company)
“Honeyfish” – Lauren K. Alleyne (New Issues Poetry and Prose)
“Mistress” – Chet’la Sebree (New Issue Poetry and Prose)
“The Tradition” – Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

“A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation” – Barry Wittenstein (Author), Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator), (Penguin Random House)
“Hair Love” – Matthew A. Cherry (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), (Kokila)
“Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment” – Parker Curry (Author), Jessica Curry (Author), Brittany Jackson (Illustrator), (Aladdin Books)
“Ruby Finds a Worry” – Tom Percival (Bloomsbury Publishing)
“Sulwe” – Lupita Nyong’o (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), (Simon & Schuster, BFYR)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

“Around Harvard Square” – C.J. Farley (Akashic Books)
“Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk” – Meredith Davis (Author), Rebeka Uwitonze (Author), (Scholastic Inc.)
“Hot Comb” – Ebony Flowers (Author), Ebony Flowers (Illustrator), (Drawn and Quarterly)
“I’m Not Dying with You Tonight” – Gilly Segal (Author), Kimberly Jones (Author), (Sourcebooks Fire)
“The Forgotten Girl” – India Hill Brown (Scholastic Inc.)

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Motion Picture

“Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

Michael B. Jordan – “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Jamie Foxx – “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Jennifer Lopez – “Hustlers” (STX Films)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture

Rob Morgan – “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

“Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

“The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” (Netflix)

WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Cord Jefferson – “The Good Place” – Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy (NBC)
Gloria Calderon Kellett, Mike Royce – “One Day at a Time” – Ghosts (Netflix)
Jason Kim – “Barry” – Past=Present x Future Over Yesterday (HBO)
Karen Gist, Peter Saji – “Mixed-ish” – Let Your Hair Down (ABC)
Trevor Noah – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” – Steve King’s Comments Meet Trevor Noah: Racism Detective (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Ava DuVernay, Michael Starrbury – “When They See Us” – Part Four (Netflix)
Damon Lindelof, Cord Jefferson – “Watchmen” – The Extraordinary Being (HBO)
Nichelle Tramble Spellman – “Truth Be Told” – Monster (Apple TV+)
Nkechi Okoro Carroll – “All American” – Hussle & Motivate (The CW)
Pat Charles – “Black Lightning” – The Book of Secrets: Chapter One: Prodigal Son (The CW)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)

Cas Sigers-Beedles – “Twas the Chaos Before Christmas” (BET)
Melissa Bustamante – “A Christmas Winter Song” (Lifetime)
Patrik-Ian Polk – “Being Mary Jane” (BET Networks)
Suzan-Lori Parks – “Native Son” (HBO)
Yvette Nicole Brown – “Always a Bridesmaid” (BET Networks)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)

Chinonye Chukwu – “Clemency” (Neon)
Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham – “Just Mercy” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Doug Atchison – “Brian Banks” (Bleeker Street and ShivHans)
Jordan Peele – “Us” (Universal Pictures)
Kasi Lemmons, Gregory Allen Howard – “Harriet” (Focus Features)

DIRECTING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

Shaka King – “Shrill” – Pool (Hulu)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)

Rashid Johnson – “Native Son (HBO)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)

Chiwetel Ejiofor – “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” (Netflix)

Source material: https://www.naacp.org/

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50th NAACP Image Awards has given attention and trophies to book-based movies

3/30/2019

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Outstanding Motion Picture

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Stephan James – If Beale Street Could Talk

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Sanaa Lathan – Nappily Ever After
Amandla Stenberg- The Hate U Give (WINNER)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Brian Tyree Henry – If Beale Street Could Talk

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Regina Hall – The Hate U Give

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture

Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim – Crazy Rich Asians
Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk
Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee –BlacKkKlansman

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

BlacKkKlansman
Nappily Ever After
If Beale Street Could Talk (WINNER)

Outstanding Breakthrough Role in a Motion Picture

Winston Duke – Black Panther
Storm Reid – A Wrinkle in Time
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman

Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture

Outstanding Drama Series

Queen Sugar

Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar

Best Acting in a Drama Series( Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)

Kofi Siriboe – Queen Sugar

Best Acting in a Drama Series (Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series)

Rutina Wesley – Queen Sugar

Best Acting in a Drama Series (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)

Wendell Pierce – Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Best Acting in a Comedy Series(Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series)

Danielle Brooks – Orange Is the New Black

Best Acting in a Comedy Series(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)

Uzo Aduba – Orange Is the New Black

Best Acting in a Movie/Limited Series(Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special)

Michael B. Jordan – Fahrenheit 451(WINNER)

Best Acting in a Movie/Limited Series(Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special)

Jeanté Godlock – The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

WINNER: An American Marriage - Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
Better Late Than Never - Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)
Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel - Jesse James Holland Jr (Titan Books)
Envy - Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)
They Come in All Colors: A Novel - Malcolm Hansen (Atria Books)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction

Barracoon - Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers)
Black Girls Rock! Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth - Beverly Bond (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books)
WINNER: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics - Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With), (St. Martin's Press)
May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem - Imani Perry (University of North Carolina Press)
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row - Anthony Ray Hinton (Author), Lara Love Hardin (With), (St. Martin's Press)

NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Literary Work, Children's:
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man - Tonya Bolden (Abrams For Young Readers)
WINNER: Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race - Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator), (Harper)
I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't - Diane Dillon (The Blue Sky Press)
The 5 O'Clock Band - Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator), (Abrams For Young Readers)
The Word Collector - Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
Heads of the Colored People: Stories - Nafissa Thompson-Spires (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books)
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement - Janet Dewart Bell (The New Press)
Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice - Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Author), Clinton C. Wilson II (Author), (Rowman & Littlefield)
Small Country: A Novel - Gael Faye (Hogarth)
WINNER: Us Against The World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family - David Mann (Author), Tamela Mann (Author), Shaun Saunders (With), (W Publishing)

NAACPImage Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Autobiography
Barracoon - Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers)
WINNER: Becoming - Michelle Obama (Crown)
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke - Jeffrey C. Stewart (Oxford University Press)
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela - Nelson Mandela (Author), Sahm Venter (Editor) (Liveright Publishing)
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist - Franchesa Ramsey (Grand Central Publishing)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration - Carla Hall (Author) Genevive Ko (With) (Harper Wave)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics - Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With), (St. Martin's Press)
Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond - Karima Mariam-Arthur (Palgrave Macmillan)
WINNER: Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life - Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner(With), (Currency)
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves - Glory Edim (Ballantine Books)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Instructional

The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams'''Tererai Trent(WINNER)
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You by Misty Copeland
Notoriously Dapper - How to Be A Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body ConfidenceKelvin Davis
Kristen Kish Cooking Kristen Kish and Meredith Erickson
Exponential Living - Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You AreSheri Riley and Douglas Abrams

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
WINNER: Clayton Byrd Goes Underground - Rita Williams-Garcia (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator (Amistad/HarperCollins Publishers)

Allegedly - Tiffany D. Jackson (HarperCollins Publishers)
Long Way Down - Jason Reynolds (S&S Children's Publishing)
Solo - Kwame Alexander (Author), Mary Rand Hess (With) (Blink)
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas (HarperCollins Publishers)

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