Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Treme Lead 2012 NAACP Image Award Nominations
Thanks in large part to its Shonda Rhimes-helmed dramas, ABC leads this year's NAACP Image Awards nominations.
The Alphabet Net scored 20 nods, including two in the Outstanding Drama Series category for Scandal and Grey's Anatomy. Scandal leading lady Kerry Washington and Grey's Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh also received lead actress nominations, while Loretta Devine was recognized for her supporting role. Both Rhimes series also nabbed writing nominations.
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Also of note:
• HBO's Treme earned four nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actor (Wendell Pierce) and Actress (Khandi Alexander) and Outstanding Supporting Actor (Clarke Peters).
• The Finder's Michael Clarke Duncan, who passed away in September, is among the nominees for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.
• Comedy highlights include supporting nods for Community's Donald Glover and Parks and Recreations' Aziz Ansari and Rashida Jones. Glee nabbed both an Outstanding Comedy Series shout-out and a lead actress slot for Amber Riley.
The awards celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in television, music, literature and film, as well as individuals working for social justice.
The live awards ceremony will air Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at 8/7c on NBC.
The main categories are below; visit the awards' site for the full list.
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIESGleeModern FamilyThe GameThe Mindy ProjectThe Soul ManOUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, Guys With Kids
Damon Wayans Jr., Happy Endings
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Donald Faison, The Exes
Hosea Chanchez, The Game
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Amber Riley, Glee
Cassi Davis, Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Kellita Smith, The First Family
Tatyana Ali, Love That Girl
Wendy Raquel Robinson, The Game
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Aziz Ansari, Parks and Recreation
Craig Robinson, The Office
Donald Glover, Community
Lance Gross, Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anna Deveare Smith, Nurse Jackie
Gabourey Sidibe, The Big C
Gladys Knight, The First Family
Rashida Jones, Parks and Recreation
Vanessa Williams, Desperate Housewives
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIESBoardwalk EmpireGrey's AnatomyScandalTremeTrue BloodOUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Dulé Hill, Psych
Hill Harper, CSI: NY
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Michael Clarke Duncan, The Finder
Wendell Pierce, Treme
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Khandi Alexander, Treme
Regina King, Southland
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rocky Carroll, NCIS
Rockmond Dunbar, Sons of Anarchy
Omar Epps, House
Dev Patel, The Newsroom
Clarke Peters, Treme
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Joy Bryant, Parenthood
Loretta Devine, Grey's Anatomy
Lucy Liu, Southland
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Rutina Wesley, True Blood
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock, Vali Chandrasekaran, "Murphy Brown Lied to Us"
Happy Endings, Prentice Penny, "Meet the Parrots"
House of Lies, Karen Gist, "Mini-Mogul"
The Simpsons, Marc Wilmore, "The Spy Who Learned Me"
Last Man Standing, Michael Shipley, "High Expectations"
OUTSTANDING WRITING IN A DRAMATIC SERIES
Criminal Minds, Janine Sherman Barrios, "The Pact"
Grey's Anatomy, Zoanne Clack, "This Magic Moment"
Grey's Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes, "Flight"
Scandal, Shonda Rhimes, "Sweet Baby"
Southland, Cheo Hodari Coker, "God's Work"