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TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Outstanding Comedy Series

• “30 Rock” (NBC)

• “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

• “Glee” (FOX)

• “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

• “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Daryl “Chill” Mitchell , “Brothers” (FOX)

• Donald Faison , “Scrubs” (NBC)

• Dul? Hill , “Psych” (USA Network)

• LaVan Davis , “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

• Tyler James Williams , “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• America Ferrera , “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

• Cassi Davis , “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

• CCH Pounder , “Brothers” (FOX)

• Sherri Shepherd , “Sherri” (Lifetime)

• Tichina Arnold , “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Lamman Rucker , “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)

• Lance Gross , “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

• Larenz Tate , “Rescue Me” (FX)

• Malcolm-Jamal Warner , “Sherri” (Lifetime)

• Tracy Morgan , “30 Rock” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Ana Ortiz , “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

• Keshia Knight Pulliam , “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

• Tisha Campbell-Martin , “Rita Rocks” (Lifetime)

• Vanessa Williams , “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

• Wendy Raquel Robinson , “The Game” (CW)

Outstanding Drama Series

• “Cold Case” (CBS)

• “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

• “HawthoRNe” (TNT)

• “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)

• “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Anthony Anderson , “Law & Order” (NBC)

• Hill Harper , “CSI: NY” (CBS)

• LL Cool J , “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)

• Laurence Fishburne , “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)

• Taye Diggs , “Private Practice” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Chandra Wilson , “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

• Jada Pinkett Smith , “HawthoRNe” (TNT)

• Jill Scott , “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)

• Regina King , “Southland” (NBC)

• Sandra Oh , “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Corey Reynolds , “The Closer” (TNT)

• Delroy Lindo , “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)

• James Pickens, Jr. , “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

• Mekhi Phifer , “Lie To Me” (FOX)

• Rocky Carroll , “NCIS” (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Anika Noni Rose , “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)

• Audra McDonald , “Private Practice” (ABC)

• Gabrielle Union , “Flash Forward” (ABC)

• Jurnee Smollett , “Friday Night Lights” (NBC)

• S. Epatha Merkerson , “Law & Order” (NBC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• “America” (Lifetime)

• “Brick City” (Sundance)

• “Georgia O’Keefe” (Lifetime)

• “Gifted Hands” (TNT)

• “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• Cuba Gooding Jr. , “Gifted Hands” (TNT)

• Eriq La Salle , “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)

• Gus Hoffman , “Gifted Hands” (TNT)

• Jaishon Fisher , “Gifted Hands” (TNT)

• Philip Johnson , “America” (Lifetime)

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

• Aunjanue Ellis , “Gifted Hands” (TNT)

• Cicely Tyson , “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)

• Kimberly Elise , “Gifted Hands” (TNT)

• Rosie O’Donnell , “America” (Lifetime)

• Ruby Dee , “America” (Lifetime)

 

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

• Bryton James , “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)

• Cassius Willis , “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)

• Cornelius Smith, Jr. , “All My Children” (ABC)

• Terrell Tilford , “One Life To Live” (ABC)

• Texas Battle , “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

• Daphne Duplaix , “One Life to Live” (ABC)

• Debbi Morgan , “All My Children” (ABC)

• Eva Marcelle , “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

• Tatyana Ali , “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)

• Tonya Lee Williams , “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information , (Series or Special)

• “Anderson Cooper 360: President Obama’s African Journey” (CNN)

• “CNN Presents: Reclaiming the Dream 2″ (CNN)

• “The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States” (BET)

• “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)

• “Leading Women: India.Arie, Dr. Maya Angelou” (Centric)

Outstanding Talk Series

• “Lopez Tonight” (TBS)

• “The Mo’Nique Show” (BET)

• “The Tyra Banks Show” (CW)

• “The View” (ABC)

• “The Wanda Sykes Show” (FOX)

 

Outstanding Reality Series

• “American Idol 8″ (FOX)

• “America’s Next Top Model” (CW)

• “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)

• “Extreme Makeover” (ABC)

• “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo)

Outstanding Variety , (Series or Special)

• “BET Awards 2009″ (BET)

• “Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” (PBS)

• “Michael Jackson Memorial Service” (ABC, BET, CNN, MTV, NBC)

• “Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me” (HBO)

• “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” (HBO)

Outstanding Children’s Program

• “The Backyardigans , The Action Elves Save Christmas” (Nickelodeon)

• “Dora The Explorer: Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure” (Nickelodeon)

• “Go, Diego, Go: Diego Reunites Hippopotamus and Oxpecker” (Nickelodeon)

• “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)

• “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” (Disney Channel)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program , (Series or Special)

• Caitlin Sanchez , “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)

• Keke Palmer , “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)

• LaShawn Jeffries , “The Backyardigans” (Nickelodeon)

• Nick Cannon , “TeenNick HALO Awards” (TeenNick)

• Selena Gomez , “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)

RECORDING CATEGORIES

Outstanding New Artist

• Jeremih (Def Jam)

• Keri Hilson (Mosley Music Group/Zone 4 Inc/Interscope Records)

• K’Jon (Universal Republic Records)

• Kristinia DeBarge (Def Jam)

• Melanie Fiona (SRC/Universal/Motown)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Anthony Hamilton (SoSo Def/Jive Records)

• Charlie Wilson (Jive Label Group)

• Jay-Z (Atlantic Records)

• Maxwell (Columbia Records)

• Ne-Yo (Def Jam)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Alicia Keys (Columbia Records)

• India.Arie (Universal Republic Records)

• Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)

• Rihanna (Def Jam)

• Whitney Houston (Artista Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

• 3 Mo’ Divas (MariMo’ Music Inc.)

• The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)

• Day26 (Bad Boy Records)

• Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (Atlantic Records)

• Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West (Atlantic Records)

 

O
utstanding Jazz Album

• “Detroit” , Gerald Wilson Orchestra (Mack Avenue Records)

• “He and She” , Wynton Marsalis (Blue Note Records)

• “Kind of Brown” , Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Mack Avenue Records)

• “Poetically Justified” , Marcus Johnson (Three Keys Music)

• “The Real Thing” , Vanessa Williams (Concord Records)

Outstanding Gospel Album , (Traditional or Contemporary)

• “A City Called Heaven” , Shirley Caesar (Light Records)

• “How I Got Over” , Vickie Winans (Destiny Joy)

• “Love Unstoppable” , Fred Hammond (Verity Records)

• “Still” , BeBe & CeCe Winans (B & C Records)

• “We Are All One: Live In Detroit” , Donnie McClurkin (Verity Records)

Outstanding World Music Album

• “11:11″ , Rodrigo y Gabriela (ATO Records/Red)

• “Black President” , Sila and the Afrofunk Experience (Visila Records)

• “Morabeza” , Maria de Barros (Sheer Legacy [Sheer Group South African Label])

• “ReCreation” , Zap Mama (Heads Up International/Concord Music Group)

• “Seya” , Oumou Sangare (Nonesuch/World Circuit)

Outstanding Music Video

• “Blame It” , Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain (J Records/MBK Entertainment)

• “Boom Boom Pow” , The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)

• “I Look To You” , Whitney Houston (Arista)

• “Pretty Wings” , Maxwell (Columbia Records)

• “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” , Alicia Keys (J Records/MBK Entertainment

Outstanding Song

• “Bad Habits” , Maxwell (Columbia Records)

• “Blame It” , Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain (J Records/MBK Entertainment)

• “Empire State of Mind” , Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (Atlantic Records)

• “God In Me” , Mary Mary (Columbia Records)

• “Pretty Wings” , Maxwell (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Album

• “The Blueprint 3″ , Jay-Z (Atlantic Records)

• “BLACKsummers’night” , Maxwell (Columbia Records)

• “The Element of Freedom” , Alicia Keys (J Records/MBK Entertainment)

• “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” , Mariah Carey (Def Jam)

• “Stronger With Each Tear” , Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)

 

LITERATURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Literary Work , Fiction

• “Basketball Jones” , E. Lynn Harris (deceased) (Doubleday)

• “Before I Forget” , Leonard Pitts, Jr. (Agate Bolden)

• “Life is Short But Wide” , J. California Cooper (Doubleday)

• “The Book of Night Women” , Marlon James Riverhead Books)

• “The Long Fall” , Walter Mosley (Riverhead Books)

Outstanding Literary Work , Non-Fiction

• “Brain Surgeon”: A Doctor’s Inspiring Encounters With Mortality and Miracles , Arnold Mann with Keith Black, MD (Grand Central Publishing)

• “Family Affair: What It Means to be African American Today” , Gil L. Robertson, IV (Agate Bolden)

• “Freedom in My Heart: Voices From the United States National Slavery Museum” , Cynthia Jacobs Carter (National Geographic Books)

• “In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past” , Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Crown)

• “Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis” , Al Gore (Rodale Inc.)

Outstanding Literary Work , Debut Author

• “3rd Generation Country” , BeNeca Ward (Xlibris Corporation)

• “A Question of Freedom” , R. Dwayne Betts (Avery Books)

• “Black Water Rising” , Attica Locke (Harper)

• “Kiss the Sky: A Novel” , Farai Chideya (Atria Books)

• “Lime Tree Can’t Bear Orange” , Amanda Smyth (Three Rivers Press)

Outstanding Literary Work , Biography/Auto-Biography

• “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud” , Dr. Cornel West (SmileyBooks)

• “Michelle Obama” , Deborah Willis (W. W. Norton)

• “POPS: A Life of Louis” , Terry Teachout (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

• “Shooting Stars” , LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger (The Penguin Press)

• “Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne” , James Gavin (Atria Books)

Outstanding Literary Work , Instructional

• “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” , Steve Harvey (Amistad)

• “The Conversation: How Black Men & Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships” , Hill Harper (Gotham Books)

• “Down to Business” , Clara Villarosa with Alicia Villarosa (Avery Books)

• “Start Where You Are” , Chris Gardner (Amistad)

• “Your Money or Your Life” , Alvin Hall (Atria Books)

Outstanding Literary Work , Poetry

• “Bicycles” , Nikki Giovanni (William Morrow)

• “Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry” , Camille Dungy (The University of Georgia Press)

• “Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem” , Mitchell L. H. Douglas (Red Hen Press)

• “Mixology: National Poetry Series” , Adrian Matejka (Penguin Group [USA])

• “Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall” , Melba Joyce Boyd (Wayne State University Press)

 

Outstanding Literary Work , Children

• “Child of the Civil Rights Movement” , Paula Young Shelton (Random House Children’s Books)

• “Negro Speaks of Rivers” , Langston Hughes (Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) (Disney-Jump at the Sun/Disney Book Group)

• “Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change” , Michelle Cook (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

• “Peeny Butter Fudge” , Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

• “Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Toeshoe Trouble” , Whoopi Goldberg (Disney-Jump at the Sun/Disney Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work , Youth/Teens

• “Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice” , Phillip Hoose (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/Farrar Straus and Giroux)

• “Just Another Hero” , Sharon Draper (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

• “Mare’s War” , Tanita S. Davis (Random House Children’s Books)

• “Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady” , David Bergen Brophy (Collins-An Imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books)

• “Rock and the River” , Kekla Magoon (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• “Michael Jackson’s: This Is It” (Columbia Pictures)

• “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Denzel Washington , “The Taking of Pelham 123″ (Columbia Pictures)

• Idris Elba , “Obsessed” (Screen Gems)

• Jamie Foxx , “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)

• Morgan Freeman , “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Quinton Aaron , “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Anika Noni Rose , “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

• Gabourey Sidibe , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• Sandra Bullock , “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Sophie Okonedo , “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)

• Taraji P. Henson , “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Adam Rodriguez , “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)

• Anthony Mackie , “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)

• Chiwetel Ejiofor , “2012″ (Columbi
a Pictures)

• Danny Glover , “2012″ (Columbia Pictures)

• Lenny Kravitz , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Alfre Woodard , “American Violet” (Universal Pictures)

• Mariah Carey , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• Mo’Nique , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• Paula Patton , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• Zoe Saldana , “Avatar” (Paramount Pictures)

The nominees listed in the following categories were voted upon by Subcommittees.

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• “American Violet” (Samuel Goldwyn Company)

• “Amreeka” (National Geographic Entertainment)

• “Endgame” (Montery Entertainment)

• “Medicine for Melancholy” (IFC Films)

• “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

• “The Maid” (Elephant Eye Films)

• “Rudo y Cursi” (Sony Pictures Classics)

• “Sin Nombre” (Focus Features)

• “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)

• “The Stoning of Soraya M.” (Mpower Pictures)

DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY

Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)

• “Capitalism: A Love Story” (Overture Films)

• “Crips and Bloods: Made in America” (Gravitas Ventures)

• “Crude” (First Run Features)

• “Good Hair” (Roadside Attractions)

• “More than a Game” (Lionsgate)

WRITING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Alyson Fouse , “Brothers” , Meet Mike Trainor (FOX)

• Hallsted Sullivan with Warren Lieberstein , “The Office” , Caf? Disco (NBC)

• Kenny Smith , “The Game” , The Wedding (CW)

• Marc Willmore , “The Simpsons” , The Good, The Sad, & The Drugly (FOX)

• Saladin Patterson & James Roday , “Psych” , High Top Fade Out (USA Network)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Alexander Woo , “True Blood” , Beyond Here Lies Nothin (HBO)

• Kathleen McGhee-Anderson , “Lincoln Heights” , Home Again (ABC Family)

• Sara Hess , “House” , The Greater Good (FOX)

• Shonda Rhimes , “Grey’s Anatomy” , What a Difference A Day Makes (ABC)

• Zoanne Clack , “Grey’s Anatomy” , Stand By Me (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)

• Anthony Peckham , “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Geoffrey Fletcher , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• John Lee Hancock , “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker , “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)

• Tyler Perry , “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)

 

DIRECTING CATEGORIES

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Ali LeRoi , “Everybody Hates Chris” , Everybody Hates The G.E.D. (CW)

• Justin Lin , “Community” , Introduction to Statistics (NBC)

• Ken Whittingham , “30 Rock” , The Funcooker (NBC)

• Michael Shultz , “Drop Dead Diva” , Second Chances (Lifetime)

• Reggie Hudlin , “The Office” , Koi Pond (NBC)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

• Chandra Wilson , “Grey’s Anatomy” , Give Peace a Chance (ABC)

• Edward James Olmos , “Battlestar Galactica” , Islanded in a Stream of Stars (Syfy)

• Ernest Dickerson , “Dexter” , Road Kill (Showtime)

• Kevin Sullivan , “Lincoln Heights” , Aftershock (ABC Family)

• Paris Barclay , “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” , Coup de Grace (CBS)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)

• F. Gary Gray , “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)

• George Tillman, Jr. , “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)

• Lee Daniels , “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

• Scott Sanders , “Black Dynamite” (Apparition)

• Spike Lee , “Passing Strange: The Movie” (IFC Films/Sundance Selects)

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