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NAACP Image Awards Nominees

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THE 31ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
NOMINEES LIST

The 31st NAACP Image Awards took place on Friday, February 11 and Saturday, February 12, 2000 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The primetime telecast will air in Spring 2000 on FOX.

NOMINEES BY CATEGORIES
(41 Categories in Five Areas)

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  1. I. MOTION PICTURES Denzel Washington

  2. YOUTH ACTOR / ACTRESS

    • Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress

      ASHLEY CLARK
      "The Hughleys"
      (ABC)

      JURNEE SMOLLETT
      "Cosby"
      (CBS)

      MARCUS T. PAULK
      "Moesha"
      (UPN)

      ROBERT RI'CHARD
      "Light It Up"
      (20th Century Fox)

      TAHJ MOWRY
      "The Smart Guy"
      (WB)

  3. TELEVISION

    • Outstanding Comedy Series

      "COSBY" (CBS)

      "FOR YOUR LOVE" (WB)

      "LINC'S" (Showtime)

      "THE HUGHLEYS" (ABC)

      "THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW" (WB) The Wood

    • Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

      D.L. HUGHLEY
      "The Hughleys"
      (ABC)

      EDDIE GRIFFIN
      "Malcom & Eddie"
      (UPN)

      JAMIE FOXX
      "The Jamie Foxx Show"
      (WB)

      STEVE HARVEY
      "The Steve Harvey Show"
      (WB)

      STEVEN WILLIAMS
      "Linc's"
      (Showtime)

    • Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

      BRANDY NORWOOD
      "Moesha"
      (UPN)

      ELISE NEAL
      "The Hughley's"
      (ABC)

      HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE
      "For Your Love"
      (WB)

      PAM GRIER
      "Linc's"
      (Showtime)

      TIA MOWRY & TAMERA MOWRY
      "Sister, Sister"
      (WB)

    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

      CEDRIC "THE ENTERTAINER
      "The Steve Harvey Show"
      (WB)

      DOUG E. DOUG
      "Cosby"
      (CBS)

      MICHAEL BOATMAN
      "Spin City"
      (ABC)

      ROBERT GUILLAUME
      "Sports Night"
      (ABC)

      TIM REID
      "Sister, Sister"
      (WB)

    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

      COUNTESS VAUGHN
      "Moesha"
      (UPN)

      JACKEE HARRY
      "Sister, Sister"
      (WB)

      SHERYL LEE RALPH
      "Moesha"
      (UPN)

      TERRI J. VAUGHN
      "The Steve Harvey Show"
      (WB)

      WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON
      "The Steve Harvey Show"
      (WB)

    • Outstanding Drama Series

      "ALLY McBEAL"
      (FOX)

      "ER"
      (NBC)

      "OZ"
      (HBO)

      "THE PRACTICE"
      (ABC)

      "TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

      ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE
      "Oz"
      (HBO)

      ERIQ LA SALLE
      "ER"
      (NBC)

      JESSE L. MARTIN
      "Law & Order"
      (NBC)

      MICHAEL BEACH
      "Third Watch"
      (NBC)

      STEVE HARRIS
      "The Practice"
      (ABC)

      *Denotes guest star or recurring role.

    • Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

      DELLA REESE
      "Touched By An Angel"
      (CBS)

      LORRAINE TOUSSAINT
      "Any Day Now"
      (Lifetime)

      MICHAEL MICHELE
      "Homicide: Life on the Street"
      (NBC)

      RITA MORENO
      "Oz"
      (HBO)

      VICTORIA ROWELL
      "Diagnosis Murder"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

      CLARENCE GILYARD
      "Walker, Texas Ranger"
      (CBS)

      DORIAN HAREWOOD
      "The Hoop Life"
      (Showtime)

      JAMES McDANIEL
      "NYPD Blue"
      (ABC)

      JESSE L. MARTIN*
      "Ally McBeal"
      (FOX)

      RICHARD T. JONES
      "Judging Amy"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

      GLORIA REUBEN
      "ER"
      (NBC)

      LISA GAY HAMILTON
      "The Practice"
      (ABC)

      LISA NICOLE CARSON
      "Ally McBeal"
      (FOX)

      LUCY LIU
      "Ally McBeal"
      (FOX)

      ROSA PARKS*
      "Touched By An Angel"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Television Movie/Mini-Series/Dramatic Special

      "A LESSON BEFORE DYING"
      (HBO)

      "HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANEY SISTERS"
      (CBS)

      "INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE"
      (HBO)

      "JACKIE'S BACK"
      (Lifetime)

      "SELMA, LORD, SELMA"
      (ABC)

    • Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie/Mini-Series/Dramatic Special

      ANDRE BRAUGHER
      "Passing Glory"
      (TNT)

      DON CHEADLE
      "A Lesson Before Dying"
      (HBO)

      MEKHI PHIFER
      "A Lesson Before Dying"
      (HBO)

      OBBA BABATUNDE
      "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"
      (HBO)

      SIDNEY POITIER
      "The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie/Mini-Series/Dramatic Special

      CICELY TYSON
      "A Lesson Before Dying"
      (HBO)

      DIAHANN CARROLL
      "Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters"
      (CBS)

      HALLE BERRY
      "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"
      (HBO)

      LYNN WHITFIELD
      "Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story"
      (Lifetime)

      RUBY DEE
      "Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

      KRISTOFF ST. JOHN
      "The Young and The Restless"
      (CBS)

      MATHEW ST. PATRICK
      "All My Children"
      (ABC)

      NATHAN PURDEE
      "One Life To Live"
      (ABC)

      PETER PARROS
      "As the World Turns"
      (CBS)

      SHEMAR MOORE
      "The Young and The Restless"
      (CBS)

    • Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

      AMELIA MARSHALL
      "All My Children"
      (ABC)

      RENEE JONES
      "Days of Our Lives"
      (NBC)

      SIENA GOINES
      "The Young and The Restless"
      (CBS)

      TONYA LEE WILLIAMS
      "The Young and The Restless"
      (CBS)

      TRACEY ROSS
      "Passions"
      (NBC)
      *Denotes guest star or recurring role.

    • Outstanding Variety Series/Special

      "1999 ESSENCE AWARDS"
      (FOX)

      "CHRIS ROCK: BIGGER AND BLACKER"
      (HBO)

      "D.L. HUGHLEY: GOING HOME"
      (HBO)

      "GREAT PERFORMANCES: DANCE IN AMERICA: A HYMN FOR ALVIN AILEY"
      (PBS)

      "SINBAD'S SOUL MUSIC FESTIVAL: PART 5"
      (PAY PER VIEW)

    • Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special

      CHRIS ROCK
      "Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker"
      (HBO)

      D.L. HUGHLEY
      "D.L. Hughley: Going Home"
      (HBO)

      KIRK FRANKLIN & NU NATION
      "1999 Essence Awards"
      (FOX)

      LAURYN HILL
      "1999 MTV Video Music Awards"
      (MTV)

      STEVE HARVEY
      "It's Showtime At The Apollo"
      (Syndicated)

    • Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series

      "A&E BIOGRAPHY: Dorothy Dandrige: Little Girl Lost"
      (A&E)

      "AMERICAN JUSTICE: Justice Denied: The Hurricane Carter Story"
      (A&E)

      "BET TONIGHT WITH TAVIS SMILEY: Black Men In Crisis"
      (BET)

      "DATELINE NBC: Color-Blind?"
      (NBC)

      "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW: Great Moms"
      (Syndicated)

    • Outstanding News, Talk or Information Special

      "ABC NEWS - NIGHTLINE: Found Voices - Slave Narratives"
      (ABC)

      "I'LL MAKE ME A WORLD: A Century Of African-American Arts"
      (PBS)

      "THE BLACK PRESS: Soldiers Without Swords"
      (PBS)

      "TRUE LIFE: I Am Driving While Black"
      (MTV)

      "WONDERS OF THE AFRICAN WORLD WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR."
      (PBS)

    • Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special

      "COUSIN SKEETER"
      (Nickelodeon)

      "GULLAH GULLAH ISLAND:"
      (Nickelodeon)

      "IT'S SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO: Apollo Kids Finals"
      (Syndicated)

      "KENAN AND KEL "
      (Nickelodeon)

      "TEEN SUMMIT "
      (BET)

    • Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special

      KEL MITCHELL
      "Kenan And Kel"
      (Nickelodeon)

      KENAN THOMPSON
      "Kenan And Kel"
      (Nickelodeon)

      KEVIN CLASH
      "Sesame Street"
      (PBS)

      LYNN WHITFIELD
      "The Planet of Junior Brown"
      (Showtime)

      MARCELLA LOWERY
      "City Guys"
      (NBC)

      *Denotes guest star or recurring role.

  4. LITERARY WORK

    • Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction

      "A LONG WAY FROM HOME"
      by Connie Briscoe
      (HarperCollins)

      "ABIDE WITH ME"
      by E. Lynn Harris
      (DoubleDay)

      "BLUES: FOR ALL THE CHANGES"
      by Nikki Giovanni
      (William Morrow)

      "GIRLFRIENDS"
      by Anita Bunkley, Sandra Kitt and Eva Rutland
      (HarperCollins)

      "THOSE BONES ARE NOT MY CHILD"
      by Toni Cade Bambara
      (Pantheon)

    • Outstanding Literary Work, Non-Fiction

      "BELOVED SISTERS AND LOVING FRIENDS"
      by Farah Jasmine Griffin (Editor)
      (Alfred A. Knopf)

      "LANTERNS: A MEMOIR OF MENTORS"
      by Marian Wright Edelman
      (Beacon Press)

      "MANDELA: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY"
      by Anthony Sampson
      (Alfred A. Knopf)

      "WONDERS OF THE AFRICAN WORLD"
      by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; Lynn Davis (Illustrator)
      (Alfred A. Knopf)

      "YESTERDAY, I CRIED"
      by Iyanla Vanzant
      (Simon & Schuster)

    • Outstanding Literary Work, Children's

      "GOD INSIDE OF ME"
      by Della Reese; Yvonne Buchanan (Illustrator)
      (Hyperion Books for Children)

      "HAPPY TO BE NAPPY"
      by Bell Hooks; Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
      (Hyperion Books for Children/ Jump at the Sun )

      "IF A BUS COULD TALK: THE STORY OF ROSA PARKS"
      by Faith Ringgold
      (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

      "LITTLE BILL: THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE"
      by Bill Cosby; Varnette P. Honeywood (Illustrator)
      (Scholastic/Cartwheel Books)

      "THROUGH MY EYES"
      by Ruby Bridges
      (Scholastic/Scholasitc Press)

  5. RECORDING

    • Outstanding New Artist

      ANGIE STONE
      "Black Diamond"
      (Arista)

      EVE
      "Ruff Ryders' First Lady"
      (Interscope)

      IYANLA VANZANT
      "In The Meantime: The Music That Tells The Story"
      (Harmony)

      KEVON EDMONDS
      "24/7"
      (RCA)

      LES NUBIANS
      "Makeda"
      (Omtown/Virgin)

    • Outstanding Male Artist

      BRIAN MCKNIGHT
      "Back At One"
      (Motown)

      ERIC BENET
      "A Day In The Life"
      (Warner Bros.)

      QUINCY JONES
      "From Q, With Love"
      (Qwest)

      SANTANA
      "Supernatural"
      (Arista)

      WILL SMITH
      "Wild Wild West"
      (Columbia)

    • Outstanding Female Artist

      DEBORAH COX
      "We Can't Be Friends"
      (Arista)

      FAITH EVANS
      "Never Gonna Let You Go"
      (Bad Boy)

      MARY J. BLIGE
      "Mary"
      (MCA)

      MONICA
      "Angel Of Mine"
      (Arista)

      WHITNEY HOUSTON
      "It's Not Right But It's Okay"
      (Arista)

    • Outstanding Duo or Group

      DESTINY'S CHILD
      "The Writing's On The Wall"
      (Columbia)

      K-CI & JOJO
      "It's Real"
      (MCA)

      LES NUBIANS
      "Makeda"
      (Omtown/Virgin)

      SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
      "Reconciliation"
      (Zinc)

      TLC
      "Fanmail"
      (LaFace)

    • Outstanding Rap Artist

      BUSTA RHYMES
      "What's It Gonna Be"
      (Elektra)

      MISSY ELLIOTT
      "Da Real World"
      (Elektra)

      Q-TIP
      "Amplified"
      (Arista)

      THE ROOTS
      "Things Fall Apart"
      (MCA)

      WILL SMITH
      "Wild Wild West"
      (Overbrook/ Interscope)

    • Outstanding Jazz Artist

      BRANFORD MARSALIS
      "Requiem"
      (Columbia)

      CASSANDRA WILSON
      "Traveling Miles"
      (Blue Note)

      DIANNE REEVES
      "Bridges"
      (Blue Note)

      QUINCY JONES
      "From Q, With Love"
      (Qwest)

      WYNTON MARSALIS
      "Big Train"
      (Columbia)

    • Outstanding Gospel Artist - Traditional

      ANDRAE CROUCH
      "The Gift of Christmas"
      (Qwest)

      DOTTIE PEOPLES
      "God Can And God Will"
      (Air Gospel)

      RICHARD SMALLWOOD
      "Healing: Living In Detroit"
      (Verity)

      THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY
      "It Was You"
      (CGI)

      VICKIE WINANS
      "Live In Detroit 2"
      (CGI)

    • Oustanding Gospel Artist - Contemporary

      GLADYS KNIGHT
      "Many Different Roads"
      (MCA)

      SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
      "Reconciliation"
      (Zinc)

      TAKE 6
      "Greatest Hits"
      (Reprise)

      TRIN-I-TEE 5:7
      "Spiritual Love"
      (B-Rite Music)

      YOLANDA ADAMS
      "Mountain High...Valley Low"
      (Elektra)

    • Outstanding Music Video

      "EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING"
      Lauryn Hill
      (Columbia)
      (Directed by Sandi)

      "IF I COULD TURN BACK THE R. Kelly (Jive) HANDS OF TIME"
      (Directed by F. Gary Gray)

      "NO SCRUBS" TLC
      (LaFace)
      (Directed by Hype Williams)

      "UNPRETTY"
      TLC (LaFace)
      (Directed by Paul Hunter)

      "WILD WILD WEST" Will Smith
      (Columbia/(Directed by Paul Hunter) Interscope)

    • Outstanding Song

      "CHANTE'S GOT A MAN"
      Songwriters: James Harris III, Terry Lewis
      (MCA)

      Chante Moore, George Jackson
      (Artist:Chante Moore)

      "MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE"
      Songwriters: W. Jean, J. Duplessis
      (Arista)
      (Artist: Whitney Houston)

      "EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING"
      Songwriter: Lauryn Hill
      (Columbia)
      (Artist: Lauryn Hill)

      "FLY AWAY"
      Songwriter: Lenny Kravitz
      (Virgin)
      (Artist: Lenny Kravitz)

      "SPEND MY LIFE WITH YOU"
      Songwriter: Eric Benet
      (Warner Bros.)
      (Artist: Eric Benet)

    • Outstanding Album

      "A DAY IN THE LIFE"
      Eric Benet
      (Warner Bros.)

      "FANMAIL"
      TLC
      (LaFace)

      "FROM Q, WITH LOVE"
      Quincy Jones
      (Qwest)

      "MARY"
      Mary J. Blige
      (MCA)

      "THE BEST MAN - MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE"
      Various Artists
      (Columbia)

 

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