Today, the nominees for the 47th annual NAACP Image Awards were announced, with ‘Creed’, ‘Straight Outta Compton’, ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Empire’ leading in motion picture and television categories.
Television series such as the popular Shondaland hits  ‘Scandal’ and ‘How to Get Away with Murder’  received multiple nominations including Outstanding Drama Series and nods to both Viola Davis and Kerry Washington for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series. Outstanding Independent Motion picture nominees ‘Chi-raq’ and ‘Beasts of No Nation’ also received a number of nods in the motion picture category for outstanding performances.
Taraji P. Henson, Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union, Michael B. Jordan, Will Smith and relative newcomers Teyonnah Parris and O’Shea Jackson, Jr. are among the nominees for their performances in television and motion pictures. In the recording category, Columbia Records artists such as Pharrell Williams, Jussie Smollettt and Yazz lead with 10 nominations.
The NAACP Image Awards continues to celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and honors individuals who  promote social justice through creative endeavors. The winners will be announced Friday, February 5, 2016 during two hour event, broadcasted live on TV ONE.
Check out the complete list of categories and nominees for the 47th NAACP Image Awards on the next page:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Michael B. Jordan
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Misty Copeland
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pharrell Williams
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Shonda Rhimes
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Viola Davis
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Outstanding Comedy Series
-Â Â Â Â “black-ish” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â “House of Lies” (Showtime)
-Â Â Â Â “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)
-Â Â Â Â “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
-Â Â Â Â “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
-Â Â Â Â Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Anthony Anderson – “black-ish” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Don Cheadle – “House of Lies” (Showtime)
-Â Â Â Â Dwayne Johnson – “Ballers” (HBO)
-Â Â Â Â RonReaco Lee – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
-Â Â Â Â Gina Rodriguez – “Jane The Virgin” (The CW)
-Â Â Â Â Loretta Devine – “The Carmichael Show” (NBC)
-Â Â Â Â Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Uzo Aduba – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
-Â Â Â Â Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
-Â Â Â Â David Alan Grier – “The Carmichael Show” (NBC)
-Â Â Â Â Laurence Fishburne – “black-ish” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Mike Epps – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)
-Â Â Â Â Miles Brown – “black-ish” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Terry Crews – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
-Â Â Â Â Anna Deavere Smith – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
-Â Â Â Â Danielle Brooks – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
-Â Â Â Â Laverne Cox – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)
-Â Â Â Â Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Tichina Arnold – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)
Outstanding Drama Series
-Â Â Â Â “Being Mary Jane” (BET)
-Â Â Â Â “Empire” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â “Power” (Starz)
-Â Â Â Â “Scandal” (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
-Â Â Â Â LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
-Â Â Â Â Morris Chestnut – “Rosewood” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz)
-Â Â Â Â Terrence Howard – “Empire” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Wesley Snipes – “The Player” (NBC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
-Â Â Â Â Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)
-Â Â Â Â Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Nicole Beharie – “Sleepy Hollow” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Taraji P. Henson – “Empire” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Viola Davis – “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
-Â Â Â Â Alfred Enoch – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Bryshere Y. Gray – “Empire” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Guillermo Diaz – “Scandal” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Jussie Smollett – “Empire” (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
-Â Â Â Â Cicely Tyson – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â Danai Gurira – “The Walking Dead” (AMC)
-Â Â Â Â Grace Gealey – “Empire” (FOX)
-Â Â Â Â Naturi Naughton – “Power” (Starz)
-Â Â Â Â Regina King – “American Crime” (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
-Â Â Â Â “American Crime” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â “Bessie” (HBO)
-Â Â Â Â “Luther” (BBC America)
-Â Â Â Â “The Book of Negroes” (BET)
-Â Â Â Â “The Wiz Live!” (NBC)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
-Â Â Â Â Cuba Gooding, Jr. – “The Book of Negroes” (BET)
-Â Â Â Â David Alan Grier – “The Wiz Live!” (NBC)
-Â Â Â Â David Oyelowo – “Nightingale” (HBO)
-Â Â Â Â Idris Elba – “Luther” (BBC America)
-Â Â Â Â Michael Kenneth Williams – “Bessie” (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
-Â Â Â Â Angela Bassett – “American Horror Story: Hotel” (FX Networks)
-Â Â Â Â Aunjanue Ellis – “The Book of Negroes” (BET)
-Â Â Â Â Jill Scott – “With this Ring” (Lifetime)
-Â Â Â Â LaTonya Richardson Jackson – “Show Me a Hero” (HBO)
-Â Â Â Â Queen Latifah – “Bessie” (HBO)
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
-Â Â Â Â “Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â “News One Now” (TV One)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â “Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later” (OWN)
-Â Â Â Â “Oprah: Where Are They Now?- Civil Rights Special” (OWN)
-Â Â Â Â “Unsung” (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
-Â Â Â Â “Melissa Harris-Perry” (MSNBC)
-Â Â Â Â “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)
-Â Â Â Â “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)
-Â Â Â Â “The Talk” (CBS)
-Â Â Â Â “The Wendy Williams Show” (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
-Â Â Â Â “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)
-Â Â Â Â “Shark Tank” (ABC)
-Â Â Â Â “The Voice” (NBC)
-Â Â Â Â “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” (OWN)
-Â Â Â Â Nzingha Stewart – “With this Ring” (Lifetime)
-Â Â Â Â Rusty Cundieff – “White Water” (TV One)
-Â Â Â Â Salim Akil – “The Start Up” (BET)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Film)
-Â Â Â Â Alfonso Gomez-Rejon – “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (Fox Searchlight Pictures / Rhode Island Ave)
-Â Â Â Â Charles Stone, III – “Lila and Eve” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
-Â Â Â Â F. Gary Gray – “Straight Outta Compton” (Universal Pictures)
-Â Â Â Â Rick Famuyiwa – “Dope” (Open Road Films)
-Â Â Â Â Ryan Coogler – “Creed” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
Check out the rest of the list here.