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55th NAACP Image Awards
The 55th NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, will honor outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2023 calendar year. The ceremony will be hosted and aired on March 16, 2024 on BET and simulcast on CBS. Non–televised Image Awards categories will be livestreamed March 11–14th on the Image Awards website. Submissions were received online from July 31 to November 3, 2023, and public online voting on the shortlisted nominations for performance categories are set to run from January 25 to February 24, 2024 on the Image Awards website. The nominations were announced on January 25, 2024 with the film ''The Color Purple'' and actor Colman Domingo leading the motion picture categories with 16 and 3 nominations, respectively, and Ayo Edebiri leading the nominations for television and streaming categories with two for '' Abbott Elementary'' and '' The Bear''. In the recording categories, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
The Pasadena Convention Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California. It consists of three buildings. Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Civic Auditorium, one of the major structures in the Pasadena Civic Center District, was built in 1931 and is best known for being the home for the Emmy Awards from 1977 until 1997. It was designed by architects George Bergstrom, George Edwin Bergstrom, Cyril Bennett, and Fitch Haskell. Today, the Auditorium is home to the People's Choice Awards and the former home of the Pasadena Symphony and POPS, Pasadena Symphony Orchestra. It has also been used for some episodes of ''American Idol''. It was used as the show's venue for "Hollywood Week" in season 10. The 3,029-seat theater hosts musicals, operas and concerts, among other events, on its stage. The venue's theatre organ was acquired in 1979, having been commissioned from American firm M. P. Möller in 1938 as a touring organ by Englishman Reginald Foort, who attended its Pasadena inaugurat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usher (musician)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American R&B singer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. He released his self-titled debut album '' Usher'' (1994), and rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album ''My Way'' (1997). It spawned his first U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow", and the top-two singles " You Make Me Wanna..." and "My Way". His third album, '' 8701'' (2001), produced the number-one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad", as well as the top-three single "U Don't Have to Call". It sold eight million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003. '' Confessions'' (2004) established him as one of the bestselling musical artists of the 2000s decade, cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origin (film)
''Origin'' is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she writes the book '' Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents''. Over the course of the film, Wilkerson travels throughout Germany, India, and the United States to research the caste systems in each country's history. ''Origin'' premiered in competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2023, and began a limited theatrical release on January 19, 2024, by Neon. The film received positive reviews from critics. Plot Grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery as she writes ''Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents''. Wilkerson is consulted for her opinion after the shooting of Trayvon Martin. She explores the idea of how race may not be the only determining factor in bigotry, since, e.g., in India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Fiction (film)
''American Fiction'' is a 2023 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel '' Erasure'' by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical praise. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody and Keith David. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, where it won the People's Choice Award. It received a limited theatrical release by Amazon MGM Studios on December 15, 2023, with an expansion on December 22, 2023. It grossed $23 million and received numerous accolades. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute. It also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Directing In A Motion Picture
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture. Winners and nominees For each year in the tables below, the winner is listed first and highlighted in bold. 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Wins ; 2 wins * Gina Prince-Bythewood * Ryan Coogler Nominations ; 4 nominations * Spike Lee ; 3 nominations * Malcolm D. Lee * Tyler Perry * Gina Prince-Bythewood ; 2 nominations * Kasi Lemmons * George C. Wolfe * Tim Story * Lee Daniels * F. Gary Gray * George Tillman, Jr. * Dee Rees * Steve McQueen * Ryan Coogler * Barry Jenkins * Reginald Hudlin * Jordan Peele * Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ... External links NAACP Image Awards official site {{NAACP Ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Motion Picture
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture, awarded by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). This award has been given since 1972 and as of 2017, only two of the winning films have also won the Academy Award for Best Picture: ''Crash'' and ''12 Years a Slave ''Twelve Years a Slave'' is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., ...''. Nominees and winners Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Year refers to year of ceremony, not year of release. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Stats and facts Below are the top 5 most nominated and winning motion pictures. Most wins Most nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Naacp Image Award For Outstanding Motion Picture NAACP Image ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) ( ) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she has received a Primetime Emmy Award, five NAACP Image Awards, and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. ''Time'' magazine included her on their list of most influential people in the world in 2019. Palmer made her acting debut in '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' (2004). She later appeared in the television film ''The Wool Cap'' (2004), and had her breakthrough starring in the drama film '' Akeelah and the Bee'' (2006). Her debut studio album, ''So Uncool'', was released in 2007, and she progressed as a child actress with roles in ''Madea's Family Reunion'' (2006), ''Jump In!'' (2007), ''The Longshots'' (2008) and '' Shrink'' (2009). Palmer played a number of roles on Nickelodeon, such as the title character in the sitcom ''True Jackson, VP'' (2008â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle Bailey
Halle Lynn Bailey (born March 27, 2000) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chlöe Bailey, together earning five Grammy Award nominations since 2018. Her role as Skyler Forster in the television sitcom ''Grown-ish'' has earned her a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards. She will star in the 2023 film adaptation of ''The Color Purple'', and in the same year will portray Ariel in the 2023 live-action Disney film ''The Little Mermaid'', which is based on the 1989 animated film of the same name, the latter of which being her most notable role. Early life Halle Lynn Bailey was born on March 27, 2000, and raised in Mableton, Georgia, with her older sister Chloe Bailey, later moving together to Los Angeles in mid-2012. The sisters started singing since Chloe harmonized to "Mary Had a Little Lamb" while their mother did the hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor (born June 30, 1984), known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series ''American Idol'' in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, " I Believe", which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, ''Free Yourself'', which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and earned Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. In 2006, she released her second album, ''Fantasia'', which featured the single "When I See U" which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. This album was certified Gold by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. She then played the part of Celie in the Broadway musical ''The Color Purple'', for which she won a 2007 Theatre World Award. Her third studio album, '' Back to Me'', was released worldwid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAACP Image Award For Entertainer Of The Year
The NAACP Image Award winners for Entertainer of the Year. Multiple wins Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston and Patti LaBelle Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer, actress and businesswoman. LaBelle is referred to as the " Godmother of Soul". She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singe ... are the only four people to win the award twice. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Naacp Image Award For Entertainer of the Year NAACP Image Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
