DENZEL WASHINGTON GETS IMAGE BOOST FROM NAACP.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. were among the performers nominated Wednesday for NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Image Awards, which honor African-American achievements in film, television, music and literary works. Awards in 35 categories will be handed out at the 28th awards ceremony Feb. 8 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium is a name commonly used for a city's auditorium and/or arena. Canada
Arsenio Hall and Patti LaBelle will host the event, at which Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and director. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his portrayals of several real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" will be honored as Entertainer of the Year and the Harlem Globetrotters Harlem Globetrotters African American professional basketball team. The team was organized in 1927 in Chicago by the promoter Abe Saperstein and initially was a competitive team that won a world professional championship in 1940. will receive the Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson Award. Nominees for Outstanding Motion Picture are ``A Time to Kill,'' ``Courage Under Fire,'' ``Get on the Bus,'' ``Once Upon a Time ... When We Were Colored'' and ``The Preacher's Wife.'' Cuba Gooding Jr. and Denzel Washington were nominated for best actor in a motion picture for their work in ``Jerry Maguire'' and ``Courage Under Fire,'' respectively.They will compete against Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. for his starring turn in ``The Nutty Professor,'' Ossie Davis for ``Get on the Bus'' and Samuel L. Jackson for ``The Long Kiss Goodnight.'' Best actress nods went to Jada Pinkett and Queen Latifah, both for ``Set It Off,'' Houston for ``The Preacher's Wife,'' Phylicia Rashad for ``Once Upon a Time ... When We Were Colored'' and Whoopi Goldberg for her role as the wife of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers in ``Ghosts of Mississippi.'' Supporting actor nominees are Blair Underwood for ``Set It Off,'' Charles S. Dutton Charles S. Dutton (born January 30 1951) is a Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor and director. Biography Career In 1984, Dutton made his Broadway debut in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom for ``A Time to Kill,'' Delroy Lindo for ``Ransom,'' Forest Whitaker for ``Phenomenon'' and Samuel L. Jackson for ``A Time to Kill.'' Supporting actress nods went to Alfre Woodard for ``Star Trek: First Contact,'' Jenifer Lewis and Loretta Devine, both for ``The Preacher's Wife,'' Regina Taylor for ``Courage Under Fire'' and Tonea Stewart for ``A Time to Kill.'' Nominees for outstanding youth actor/actress are Brandy Norwood for ``Moesha,'' George Gore II for ``New York Undercover New York Undercover is a one-hour police drama that ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company network from 1994 to 1998. The program was popular among its hip-hop orientated target audience, starred Malik Yoba as Det. J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Det. ,'' Justin Pierre Edmund for ``The Preacher's Wife,'' Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly for ``A Time to Kill'' and Tatyana M. Ali for ``The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'' Turning to television, nominees for outstanding comedy series are ``Cosby,'' ``Living Single,'' ``Martin,'' ``Moesha'' and ``The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'' For best actor in a comedy series, nods went to Jaleel White, ``Family Matters''; LL Cool J, ``In the House''; Martin Lawrence, ``Martin''; T.C. Carson, ``Living Single''; and Will Smith, ``The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'' Best actress in a comedy series nominees are Erika Alexander, Kim Coles and Queen Latifah, all for ``Living Single,'' Phylicia Rashad for ``Cosby'' and Tisha Campbell for ``Martin.'' Outstanding drama series nominees are ``ER,'' ``Homicide: Life on the Street,'' ``New York Undercover,'' ``NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development Blue'' and ``Touched by an Angel.'' For outstanding actor in a drama series, the nominees are Andre Braugher and Yaphet Kotto, both for ``Homicide: Life on the Street''; Avery Brooks for ``Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''; Eriq La Salle for ``ER''; and Malik Yoba for ``New York Undercover.'' Nominations for best actress in a drama series went to Della Reese for ``Touched by an Angel,'' Gloria Reuben for ``ER,'' Lauren Velez for ``New York Undercover,'' S. Epatha Merkerson for ``Law & Order'' and Vanessa Williams for ``Chicago Hope.'' Nominees for best television movie/mini-series are: ``America's Dream: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black,'' ``Deadly Voyage,'' ``Rebound: The Legend of Earl `The Goat' Manigault'' and ``Soul of the Game,'' all from HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy ; and Showtime's ``Run For the Dream: The Gail Devers Story.'' On the music front, nominees for best male artist went to B.B. King, Babyface, Luther Vandross, Maxwell and The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.Best female artist nominees are Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Toni Braxton, Tracy Chapman and Vanessa Williams. Outstanding duo or group contenders are BeBe and CeCe Winans, Blackstreet, Kirk Franklin and the Family, New Edition and the Fugees. Best new artist nods went to Az Yet, Eric Benet, Kenny Lattimore, Maxwell and Monifah. For best rap artist, A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed and highly-influential American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip (Kamal Fareed), rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor), and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. and Bones Thugs-N-Harmony will compete with Dr. Dre, LL Cool J and the Fugees. Best album nods went to ``Emancipation'' by the Artist Formerly Known as Prince; Maxwell's ``Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite''; Curtis Mayfield's ``New World Order''; Whitney Houston for ``The Preacher's Wife'' soundtrack; and the Fugees for ``The Score.'' |
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