FRUITVALE STATION

The nominees for the 45th NAACP Image Awards were announced today and The Weinstein Company lead with 17 nominations, followed by Fox Searchlight Pictures with seven nominations. The awards will be presented during the two-hour TV One telecast on Saturday, February 22. Nominees include The Weinstein Company’s FRUITVALE STATION up for numerous awards include Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Independent Motion Picture, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Michael B. Jordan, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Octavia Spencer. Other films up for the award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture include BLUE CAPRICE,  DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE, and THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI.

Following is a list of categories and nominees for the 45TH NAACP Image Awards:

MOTION PICTURE

Outstanding Motion Picture
• “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
• “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill
Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé, Videovision
Entertainment)
• “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Chadwick Boseman – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Forest Whitaker – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Idris Elba – “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé,
Videovision Entertainment)
• Michael B. Jordan – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG
Project)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Angela Bassett – “Black Nativity” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Mavin Pictures/Wonderful Films)
• Halle Berry – “The Call” (TriStar Pictures)
• Jennifer Hudson – “Winnie Mandela” (Ma-Afrika Films (PTY) LTD and Equinoxe Films Inc.)
• Kerry Washington – “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” (Lionsgate)
• Nicole Beharie – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• Cuba Gooding Jr. – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• David Oyelowo – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Morris Chestnut – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)
• Terrence Howard – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Terrence Howard – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Alfre Woodard – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave ” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Naomie Harris – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé,
Videovision Entertainment)
• Octavia Spencer – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
• Oprah Winfrey – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
• “Blue Caprice” (Sundance Selects)
• “Dallas Buyers Club” (Focus Features)
• “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
• “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate/iDeal Partners/State Street)
• “The Trials of Muhammad Ali” (Kartemquin Films)

Outstanding International Motion Picture
• “Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
• “High Tech, Low Life” (Argot Pictures)
• “La Playa D.C.” (Burning Blue)
• “Lion Ark” (ADI Films)
• “War Witch” (Item 7)

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)
• “20 Feet from Stardom” (Tremolo & Gil Friesen Productions)
• “Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
• “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)
• “Girl Rising” (The Documentary Group)
• “The New Black” (Promised Land Film)

Outstanding Documentary – (Television)
• “Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream” (HBO)
• “Dark Girls” (OWN)
• “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic ” (Showtime)
• “Venus Vs.” (ESPN)
• “Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley” (HBO)

 WRITING

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
• Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón – “Gravity” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Brian Helgeland – “42” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
• Danny Strong – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• John Ridley – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Ryan Coogler – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)

 DIRECTING

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)
• Jono Oliver – “Home” (The Home Film Group)
• Justin Chadwick – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures,
Pathé, Videovision Entertainment)
• Lee Daniels – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin
Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Malcolm D. Lee – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)
• Steve McQueen – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)

See full list of nominations here