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Empire, Creed Lead NAACP Image Awards Nominations

The awards celebrate people of color in the arts

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Liam Mathews

Empire leads the TV nominees for the NAACP's Image Awards, which celebrate achievements by people of color in the arts.

Empire earned 12 nominations, including acting nominations for Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett and Grace Gealey. Black-ish came in second, with 10 nomintations.

Besides Empire, the other nominees in the outstanding drama category are Being Mary Jane, How to Get Away with Murder, Power, and Scandal.
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Creed topped the film nominations, with six. The other nominees for best picture are Beasts of No Nation, Concussion, Dope, and Straight Outta Compton.

Creed star Michael B. Jordan is also nominated for entertainer of the year, alongside Misty Copeland, Pharrell Williams, Shonda Rhimes and Viola Davis.

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Here are the major TV nominees. The full list of nominees can be seen here.

Outstanding Drama Series
Being Mary Jane
Empire
How to Get Away with Murder
Power
Scandal

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Morris Chestnut, Rosewood
Omari Hardwick, Power
Terrence Howard, Empire
Wesley Snipes, The Player

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Gabrielle Union, Being Mary Jane
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Nicole Beharie, Sleepy Hollow
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away with Murder
Bryshere Y. Gray, Empire
Gullermo Diaz, Scandal
Joe Morton, Scandal
Jussie Smollett, Empire

Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Drama Series
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead
Grace Gealey, Empire
Naturi Naughton, Power
Regina King, American Crime

Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish
House of Lies
Key & Peele
Orange Is the New Black
Survivor's Remorse

Outstanding Actor In a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Dwayne Johnson, Ballers
RonReaco Lee, Survivor's Remorse

Outstanding Actress In A Comedy Series
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Loretta Devine, The Carmichael Show
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Wendy Raquel, The Game

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
David Allen Grier, The Carmichael Show
Laurence Fishburne, Black-ish
Miles Brown, Black-ish
Mike Epps, Survivor's Remorse
Terry Crews, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Anna Deavere Smith, Nurse Jackie
Danielle Brooks, Orange Is the New Black
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Tichina Arnold, Survivor's Remorse

The awards will be presented in a Feb. 6 ceremony airing on the TV One channel.