BET's hit series The Game just scored nominations at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards. Nominees including Oprah's Life Class, Anderson, and Wendy Williams were also announced Thursday.
Fresh off a well watched season premiere earlier this month, The Game is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series where it will face fellow BET series 'Reed Between The Lines'. Actor Pooch Hall is nominated Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series while Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson are nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Overall, The Game is up for six awards including Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
On the film/movies side, The Help and Pariah lead with eight and seven nods respectively, including Outstanding Motion Picture.
Wendy Williams and Anderson also earned nominations for the their daytime talk shows, as did The View, Oprah's Life Class and The Doctors.
Grey's Anatomy and Modern Family top the television categories however, with 18 nominations.
The NAACP Image Awards will be presented Friday, February 17 at 8pm on NBC.
See nominations in the film and television categories below:
Outstanding Comedy Series
"Love That Girl!" (TV One)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"Reed Between the Lines" (BET)
"The Game" (BET)
"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Dulé Hill - "Psych" (USA Network)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner - "Reed Between the Lines" (BET)
Phil Morris - "Love That Girl!" (TV One)
Pooch Hall - "The Game" (BET)
Terry Crews - "Are We There Yet?" (TBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tatyana Ali - "Love That Girl!" (TV One)
Tia Mowry-Hardrict - "The Game" (BET)
Tracee Ellis Ross - "Reed Between the Lines" (BET)
Vanessa Williams - "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game" (BET)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Craig Robinson - "The Office" (NBC)
Damon Wayans, Jr. - "Happy Endings" (ABC)
J.B. Smoove - "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
Nick Cannon - "Up All Night" (NBC)
Tracy Morgan - "30 Rock" (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amber Riley - "Glee" (FOX)
Gabourey Sidibe - "The Big C" (Showtime)
Keshia Knight Pulliam - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
Maya Rudolph - "Up All Night" (NBC)
Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
"The Good Wife" (CBS)
"Treme" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher - "Men of A Certain Age" (TNT)
Hill Harper - "CSI: NY" (CBS)
L.L. Cool J - "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
Taye Diggs - "Private Practice" (ABC)
Wendell Pierce - "Treme" (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Khandi Alexander - "Treme" (HBO)
Regina King - "SouthLAnd" (TNT)
Sandra Oh - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson - "Person of Interest" (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Corey Reynolds - "The Closer" (TNT)
Ice T - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
James Pickens, Jr. - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Nelsan Ellis - "True Blood" (HBO)
Omar Epps - "House M.D." (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard - "Memphis Beat" (TNT)
Anika Noni Rose - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)
Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Diahann Carroll - "White Collar" (USA Network)
Loretta Devine - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
"Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
"Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (ABC)
"Luther" (BBC America)
"The Least Among You" (Showtime)
"Thurgood" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Esai Morales - "We Have Your Husband" (Lifetime)
Idris Elba - "Luther" (BBC America)
Laurence Fishburne - "Thurgood" (HBO)
Louis Gossett, Jr. - "The Least Among You" (Showtime)
Samuel L. Jackson - "The Sunset Limited " (HBO)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Anika Noni Rose - "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (ABC)
Jenifer Lewis - "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
Rosario Dawson - "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
Taraji P. Henson - "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story" (Lifetime)
Tracee Ellis Ross - "Five" (Lifetime Movie Network)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Aaron D. Spears - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
Bryton James - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Emerson Brooks - "All My Children" (ABC)
James Reynolds - "Days of Our Lives" (NBC)
Texas Battle - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Julia Pace Mitchell - "The Young & the Restless" (CBS)
Tatyana Ali - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Tonya Lee Williams - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Yvette Freeman - "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
Outstanding News/ Information - (Series or Special)
"BET News Exclusive: The President Answers Black America" (BET)
"Judge Mathis" (Syndicated)
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" (HBO)
"Unsung" (TV One)
"Washington Watch with Roland Martin" (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series
"Anderson" (Syndicated)
"Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
"The Doctors" (Syndicated)
"The View" (ABC)
"The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)
Outstanding Reality Series
"All-American Muslim" (TLC)
"American Idol" (FOX)
"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
"Sunday Best" (BET)
"Tia & Tamera" (Style Network)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
"2011 BET Awards" (BET)
"Black Girls Rock!" (BET)
"Oprah Presents: Master Class" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)
"Prince! Behind the Symbol" (The Africa Channel)
"UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan" (BET)
Outstanding Children’s Program
"A.N.T. Farm" (Disney Channel)
"Dora The Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
"Go, Diego! Go!" (Nickelodeon)
"I Can Be President: A Kid’s-Eye View" (HBO)
"My Family Tree" (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)
China Anne McClain - "A.N.T. Farm" (Disney Channel)
Keke Palmer - "True Jackson, VP" (Nickelodeon)
Lance Robertson - "Yo Gabba Gabba" (Nickelodeon)
Leon Thomas III - "Victorious" (Nickelodeon)
Zendaya Coleman - "Shake It Up" (Disney Channel)
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