“Premios Juventud” 2013 to Live Stream Spanish-Language Award Nominations via Univision

Thursday, May 9th, Univision will host an exclusive worldwide live streaming event to reveal the official list of nominees for the “Premios Juventud” 2013 – the only awards show on Spanish-language television that celebrates the preferences of Hispanic youth.

¿Y los nominados? Pronto los conocerás

Tú tienes una cita este 9 de mayo con Rodner Figueroa, Alejandra Espinoza y Carlos Calderón ya que nuestras tres personalidades de Univision serán los presentadores oficiales del show Premios Juventud VIP Live Streaming este 9 de mayo en punto de las 3 PM ET / 2 C / 12 PM PT a través de PremiosJuventud.com.

“Premios Juventud”

Featuring a mix of exciting performances and unconventional award categories in music, film, sports, style and pop culture, “Premios Juventud” award winners are chosen by young Hispanics who vote online and on mobile at PremiosJuventud.com. The 2012 live broadcast of “Premios Juventud” reached 9.3 million viewers during its three-hour live broadcast on the Univision Network. The awards show last year also delivered an average audience of 4.1 million Total Viewers 2+ and positioned Univision as the No. 1 broadcast network for the entire night among Adults 18-34 for the fifth consecutive year. For the night, Univision also ranked as the No. 2 broadcast network among Adults 18-49, beating ABC, FOX, and NBC, and as the No. 3 broadcast network among Total Viewers 2+, beating FOX and NBC.

Rockn Rolla Movie Awards Eco Lounge 2013 #RocknRollaMTV #MTV Movie Awards Weekend

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Mingle Media TV and the Red Carpet Report were invited to come out again for the invitation only Rockn Rolla Movie Awards Eco Lounge 2013 by Durkin Entertainment with We Rock Green Mics, Whole Planet Foundation and Rescue Bank as featured charities benefiting from donations made at the event. Once again it was held at a private Hancock Park Estate in Los Angeles and spotlighted sustainable brands and charity causes with Movies, Music and Fashion. In attendance were 2013 MTV Movie Awards® Nominees, Presenters & past winners, TV/Film Celebrities, Nominees, Presenters, Media, Music Artists, Record labels, World Class Athletes, & Entertainment & Music Industry VIPS.

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Durkin Entertainment is an indie TV/Film production company specializing in TV/Film/Celebrity product placement.

LA’s leading creative sustainable producer, Debbie Durkin, produces a series of Main Event Red Carpet Lounges & Green Suites each year during Sundance (Eco Hideaway), Green Grammys, Eco Oscars, Eco Hollywood Earth Day, MTV Movie Awards ECO Lounge, and Eco Emmys, each lounge produced sustainable while benefiting Charity and environmental causes. www.durkinentertainmentgroup.com

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Today’s 85th Academy Awards Nominee Announcement #OscarNoms

85th Academy Awards Nominee Announcement #OscarNoms, a set on Flickr.

Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, JJ Snyder, were invited to cover the live announcement of the Oscar® Nominations today at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. We were there bright and early (3:30 AM) to get ready for the live broadcast hosted by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announcing the nominees for the 85TH Academy Awards.

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You can find the complete list of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards on our Red Carpet Report site or at Oscar.com where you can also enter The Academy’s MyPicks interactive ballot game. Plus, if you haven’t done so already, be sure to download the Official Oscars App – available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android & Kindle for access to exclusive content and more info on the nominees.

About The Academy
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide. For more info visit www.oscars.com
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It’s On! Oscar Nom Announcement Starts Early With Lots of Buzz

Tomorrow at 3:00 AM, the Mingle Media TV Red Carpet Report team with host, JJ Snyder and JD Piche / videographer will be on their way to get in position for the live Oscars Nominations to hear Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone as they announce the announcing the official list of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards.

Who’s on the list? Tell us who you want!

The Red Carpet Report Team will be shooting video footage from the event and maybe even have a special interview – stay tuned.

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59th Annual Golden Reel® Awards Nominee Announcement

This year Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report team will be covering the Motion Picture Sound Editors 2012 Golden Reel Awards. This year, the 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award will be given to film/TV producer Gale Anne Hurd, while the 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Recipient is renowned sound designer and editor George Watters II.

We’re excited to announce the that nominees in the categories Feature Films, Television and Others are as follows:

FEATURE FILMS CATEGORY

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, AND ADR IN AN ANIMATION FEATURE FILM

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Cars 2
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango
• Rio
• The Smurfs

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, ADR AND MUSIC IN A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
• Cave of the Forgotten Dreams
• George Harrison: Living in the Material World
• Lemmy
• Pearl Jam Twenty

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FEATURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• 1920. The World’s Most Important Battle
• Circumstance
• Tropa de Elite 2 (Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within)
• The Flowers of War
• In the Land of Blood and Honey
• Sarah’s Key
• The Skin I Live In

BEST SOUND EDITING: MUSIC IN A FEATURE FILM

• Drive
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Hop
• Hugo
• Priest
• Super 8
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• The Tree of Life

BEST SOUND EDITING: MUSIC IN A MUSICAL FEATURE FILM

• Footloose
• The Muppets
• Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll
• Pina

BEST SOUND EDITING: DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FEATURE FILM

• Abduction
• The Help
• Moneyball
• Quarantine II: Terminal
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Super 8
• War Horse
• The Way

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS AND FOLEY IN A FEATURE FILM

• Drive
• Fast Five
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• Super 8
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• War Horse

TELEVISION CATEGORY

BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE, AND ADR ANIMATION IN TELEVISION

• Fanboy and Chum Chum “A Very Brrr-y Icemas #217”
• Futurama “Law & Oracle”
• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
• Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil “Truth or Daredevil”
• Kung Fu Panda: The Legends of Awesomeness “Sight for Sore Eyes – #108”
• Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
• The Penguins of Madagascar “The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole”
• Phineas and Ferb “Across the 2nd Dimension”

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM DOCUMENTARY

• Gettysburg
• Harlistas: An American Journey
• Koran By Heart

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM MUSIC IN TELEVISION

• The 12 Dates of Christmas
• Alphas “Pilot”
• Avalon High
• Magic Beyond Words – The JK Rowling Story
• Terra Nova “Occupation/Resistance – #12 & #13”

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM DIALOGUE AND ADR IN TELEVISION

• Big Love “Where Men and Mountains Meet”
• Cinema Verite
• Homeland “Marine One”
• Terra Nova “Occupation/Resistance – #12 & #13”
• The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”

BEST SOUND EDITING: LONG FORM SOUND EFFECTS AND FOLEY IN TELEVISION

• Cinema Verite
• Homeland “Marine One”
• Red Faction: Origins
• Terra Nova “Occupation/Resistance – #12 & #13”
• The Walking Dead “What Lies Ahead”

BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM DOCUMENTARY

• Above The Ashes “Above the Ashes”
• Man Made “Bugatti Super Car”
• Tim Tebow: Everything In Between

 BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM MUSIC IN TELEVISION

• Camelot “110 – Reckoning”
• CSI: Miami “Crowned”
• Damages “Failure is Lonely”
• Fringe “The Day We Died”
• Justified “Brother’s Keeper”
• Raising Hope “Prodigy”
• Revenge “Pilot”

BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM MUSICAL IN TELEVISION

• Glee “The First Time”
• Grey’s Anatomy “The Song Beneath the Song”
• The Playboy Club “Pilot”

BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM DIALOGUE AND ADR IN TELEVISION

• The Big C “A Little Death”
• Game of Thrones “Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things”
• Hell on Wheels “Bread and Circuses – #105”
• Leverage “The Van Gogh Job”
• Person of Interest “#107 – Witness”
• Smallville “Dominion”
• Sons of Anarchy “To Be, Part 2”
• The Walking Dead “Save the Last One”

BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM SOUND EFFECTS AND FOLEY IN TELEVISION

• TO BE POSTED ON THE MPSE WEBSITE

OTHERS CATEGORY

BEST SOUND EDITING: COMPUTER EPISODIC ENTERTAINMENT

• Aim High
• Dagedar
• Polly Pocket
• Warehouse 13 “Of Monsters & Men”
• When You Find Me

BEST SOUND EDITING: COMPUTER INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Diablo III Cinematics – Black SoulStone “Doom” and Intro “End of Days”
• Gears of War 3
• Need for Speed “The Run”
• Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Cinematics

BEST SOUND EDITING: DIRECT TO VIDEO – ANIMATION

• Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury
• Kung Fu Panda 2: Secrets of the Masters
• Megamind: The Button of Doom
• Quest for Zhu
• The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

BEST SOUND EDITING: DIRECT TO VIDEO – LIVE ACTION

• Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• Love
• Street Kings 2: Motor City

BEST SOUND EDITING: SPECIAL VENUE

• Rocky Mountain Express
• Tornado Alley
• Wildest Weather in the Solar System

VERNA FIELDS AWARD IN SOUND EDITING FOR STUDENT FILMMAKERS

• Alma
• Inferno
• The Maiden and the Princess
• The Pride of Wade Ellison
• The Secret Numbers

About MPSE
The MPSE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a wealth of knowledge from award winning professionals to a diverse group of individuals, youth and career professionals alike; mentoring and educating the community about the artistic merit and technical advancements in sound and music editing; providing scholarships and mentorship for the continuing advancement of motion picture sound in education; and helping to enhance the personal and professional lives of the men and women who practice this unique craft.  http://www.mpse.org

42nd NAACP Image Awards – This Year’s Nominees

Presenters at the 42nd NAACP Awards Nominees Press Conference

Mingle Media TV was invited to attend the live announcement of the 42nd NAACP IMAGE AWARDS nominees from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. In attendance were actresses Kimberly Elise and Sanaa Lathan, actor/rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, actor Columbus Short and Actor/Comedian Affion Crockett and NAACP IMAGE AWARDS chairman Clayola Brown and 42nd NAACP IMAGE AWARDS executive producer Vic Bulluck.

The 42nd NAACP IMAGE AWARDS celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film. The awards also honor individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors during the two-hour eventairing live Friday, March 4 2011 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

42nd NAACP Image Awards

Leaders in the Nomination Categories

ABC and NBC lead the nominees in the TV categories, each with 18 nominations, followed by CBS and Lifetime Movie Network both with 10.  In the recording category, Columbia Records leads with seven nominations, followed by J Records and Island Def Jam Music Group both with six and Epic Records with 5 nominations. Lionsgate/34th Street Films leads with seven nominations, while Fox Searchlight followed with six, and Magnolia Pictures with five in the motion picture category.

In case you’re wondering about the Television Nominees – here’s the list by category:

Outstanding Comedy Series

·       “30 Rock” (NBC)

·       “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)

·       “Glee” (FOX)

·       “Modern Family” (ABC)

·       “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

·       David Mann – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)

·       Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA)

·       LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

·       Phil Morris – “Love That Girl!” (TV One)

·       Terry Crews – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

·       Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)

·       Essence Atkins – “Are We There Yet?” (TBS)

·       Salli Richardson-Whitfield – “Eureka” (Syfy)

·       Tatyana Ali – “Love That Girl!” (TV One)

·       Vanessa Williams – “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series

·       “Detroit 1-8-7” (ABC)

·       “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

·       “HawthoRNe” (TNT)

·       “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)

·       “Treme” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

·       Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)

·       Blair Underwood – “The Event” (NBC)

·       Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)

·       Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)

·       LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles ” (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

·       Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

·       GuGu Mbatha-Raw – “Undercovers” (NBC)

·       Jada Pinkett Smith – “HawthoRNe” (TNT)

·       Regina King – “Southland” (TNT)

·       Wendy Davis – “Army Wives” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Talk (Series)

·       “Conversations with Ed Gordon” (BET Networks)

·       “Larry King Live” (CNN)

·       “The Mo’Nique Show” (BET Networks)

·       “The View” (ABC)

·       “TV One on One with Cathy Hughes” (TV One)

Outstanding Reality Series

·       “American Idol” (FOX)

·       “America’s Next Top Model” (The CW)

·       “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)

·       “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC)

·       “Sunday Best” (BET Networks)

 

Smokey Robinson and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards Nomination

Please visit the NAACP website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net for the complete listing of nominees for this year’s awards. For photos of the event, please check out Mingle Media TV Network and our Red Carpet Report for this and other celebrity events.

WOW! 175 Million Votes Cast for People’s Choice 2011

We are so excited upcoming People’s Choice Awards, we were there with a crew of 3 on the 2010 red carpet and it was such a rush! (Cross your fingers for us for this year)…. with that said, check out the record breaking votes for the 2011 People’s Choice event… 175 million votes thus far for PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2011, a 182% increase over last year’s voting total.

The winners in movie, music, TV and online categories will be announced during the live telecast from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Fans can continue to voice  their choice at www.PeoplesChoice.com for the final two categories, “Favorite New TV Comedy” and “Favorite New TV Drama,” which remain open through the start of the live show.

More about this year’s event….

This year PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 became the first major awards show to enable voting simultaneously across all leading social media networks.  Through applications developed specifically for Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, nominees and fans alike were able to cast official votes by tweeting a specific series of hashtags and posting votes directly in-wall or on official pages.  In addition to providing new and innovative ways for fans to cast votes, these social media outlets provided the perfect place for fans to continue the conversation about the awards and accounted for more than 25% of the total traffic to www.PeoplesChoice.com during the voting timeframe.

P&G has been the proud owner and producer of the People’s Choice Awards for the past 30+ years.  This year, PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 will be advertised as “a P&G presentation” as a way to further reinforce the company’s support for the show.

“P&G’s support for the People’s Choice Awards reflects our belief that quality entertainment touches and improves lives.  The People’s Choice website and annual awards show are great ways for P&G brands to connect with and bring people together,” saidMarc Pritchard, global marketing & brand building officer at P&G. “The People’s Choice Awards is one of P&G’s best entertainment programs, and the show continues to be a strong business-building opportunity for our brands and our Company.”

ABOUT PEOPLE’S CHOICE:

Now in its 37^th year, the People’s Choice Awards celebrate fan favorites in music, movies and television.  The People’s Choice website at www.PeoplesChoice.com serves as a year-round destination for entertainment enthusiasts to voice their opinions on pop culture by voting in and creating polls and features an extensive video archive and photo gallery of People’s Choice Awards footage.  PeoplesChoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show.  Fred Nelson is the President of People’s Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. [NYSE:PG], which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production.  Queen Latifah is the host of PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 and Mark Burnett is the Executive Producer.

NAACP Image Awards: 8/7c Live on FOX Friday Feb 26, 2010

We were honored to cover the Red Carpet event to celebrate the nominees this year for the NAACP Image Awards. This prestigious award is for outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (motion picture, television, recording, and literature) AND the individuals/groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.

In case you were wondering – you can see the video of us at the Beverly Hills Hotel by clicking here. AND be sure to check out the nominees and watch the show on Friday the 26th. We wish everyone the best and congratulate them on their achievements this year!

Motion Picture Categories

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• “Michael Jackson’s: This Is It” (Columbia Pictures)
• “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Denzel Washington – “The Taking of Pelham 123” (Columbia Pictures)
• Idris Elba – “Obsessed” (Screen Gems)
• Jamie Foxx – “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)
• Morgan Freeman – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Quinton Aaron – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Anika Noni Rose – “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
• Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Sandra Bullock – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Sophie Okonedo – “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)
• Taraji P. Henson – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Adam Rodriguez – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)
• Anthony Mackie – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – “2012” (Columbia Pictures)
• Danny Glover – “2012” (Columbia Pictures)
• Lenny Kravitz – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Alfre Woodard – “American Violet” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
• Mariah Carey – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Mo’Nique – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Paula Patton – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Zoe Saldana – “Avatar” (Twentieth Century Fox)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• “American Violet” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
• “Amreeka” (National Geographic Entertainment)
• “Endgame” (monterey media)
• “Medicine for Melancholy” (IFC Films)
• “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

• “The Maid” (Elephant Eye Films)
• “Rudo y Cursi” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Sin Nombre” (Focus Features)
• “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)
• “The Stoning of Soraya M.” (Mpower Pictures)

Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)

• “Capitalism: A Love Story” (Overture Films)
• “Crips and Bloods: Made in America” (Gravitas Ventures)
• “Crude” (First Run Features)
• “Good Hair” (Roadside Attractions)
• “More than a Game” (Lionsgate)

Television Categories

Outstanding Comedy Series

• “30 Rock” (NBC)
• “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
• “Glee” (FOX)
• “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Daryl “Chill” Mitchell – “Brothers” (FOX)
• Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (NBC)
• Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA Network)
• LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• America Ferrera – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• CCH Pounder – “Brothers” (FOX)
• Sherri Shepherd – “Sherri” (Lifetime)
• Tichina Arnold – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Lamman Rucker – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)
• Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Larenz Tate – “Rescue Me” (FX)
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner – “Sherri” (Lifetime)
• Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Ana Ortiz – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Tisha Campbell-Martin – “Rita Rocks” (Lifetime)
• Vanessa Williams – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (CW)

Outstanding Drama Series

• “Cold Case” (CBS)
• “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• “HawthoRNe” (TNT)
• “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
• “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
• Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)
• LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
• Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
• Taye Diggs – “Private Practice” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Jada Pinkett Smith – “HawthoRNe” (TNT)
• Jill Scott – “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)
• Regina King – “Southland” (NBC)
• Sandra Oh – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Corey Reynolds – “The Closer” (TNT)
• Delroy Lindo – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
• James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Mekhi Phifer – “Lie To Me” (FOX)
• Rocky Carroll – “NCIS” (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Anika Noni Rose – “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)
• Audra McDonald – “Private Practice” (ABC)
• Gabrielle Union – “Flash Forward” (ABC)
• Jurnee Smollett – “Friday Night Lights” (NBC)
• S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• “America” (Lifetime)
• “Brick City” (Sundance)
• “Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime)
• “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
• “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie,
Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• Cuba Gooding Jr. – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
• Eriq La Salle – “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)
• Gus Hoffman – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
• Jaishon Fisher – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
• Philip Johnson – “America” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie,
Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• Aunjanue Ellis – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
• Cicely Tyson – “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)
• Kimberly Elise – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
• Rosie O’Donnell – “America” (Lifetime)
• Ruby Dee – “America” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

• Bryton James – “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)
• Cassius Willis – “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)
• Cornelius Smith, Jr. – “All My Children” (ABC)
• Terrell Tilford – “One Life To Live” (ABC)
• Texas Battle – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

• Daphnee Duplaix – “One Life to Live” (ABC)
• Debbi Morgan – “All My Children” (ABC)
• Eva Marcille – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Tatyana Ali – “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)
• Tonya Lee Williams – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)

• “Anderson Cooper 360: President Obama’s African Journey” (CNN)
• “CNN Presents: Reclaiming the Dream 2” (CNN)
• “The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States” (BET)
• “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)
• “Leading Women: India.Arie, Dr. Maya Angelou” (Centric)

Outstanding Talk Series

• “Lopez Tonight” (TBS)
• “The Mo’Nique Show” (BET)
• “The Tyra Banks Show” (CW)
• “The View” (ABC)
• “The Wanda Sykes Show” (FOX)

Outstanding Reality Series

• “American Idol 8” (FOX)
• “America’s Next Top Model” (CW)
• “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
• “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC)
• “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo)

Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)

• “BET Awards 2009” (BET)
• “Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” (PBS)
• “The Michael Jackson Memorial: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson”
  (ABC, BET, CNN, MTV, NBC)
• “Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me” (HBO)
• “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” (HBO)

Outstanding Children’s Program

• “The Backyardigans” (Nickelodeon)
• “Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• “Go, Diego, Go” (Nickelodeon)
• “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
• “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s
Program – (Series or Special)

• Caitlin Sanchez – “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
• LaShawn Jefferies – “The Backyardigans” (Nickelodeon)
• Nick Cannon – “TeenNick HALO Awards” (TeenNick)
• Selena Gomez – “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)

Writing Categories

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Alyson Fouse – “Brothers” – Meet Mike Trainor (FOX)
• Halsted Sullivan & Warren Lieberstein – “The Office” – Café Disco (NBC)
• Kenny Smith – “The Game” – The Wedding (CW)
• Marc Wilmore – “The Simpsons” – The Good, The Sad, & The Drugly (FOX)
• Saladin Patterson & James Roday – “Psych” – High Top Fade Out (USA Network)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Alexander Woo – “True Blood” – Beyond Here Lies Nothin (HBO)
• Kathleen McGhee-Anderson – “Lincoln Heights” – Home Again (ABC Family)
• Sara Hess – “House” – The Greater Good (FOX)
• Shonda Rhimes – “Grey’s Anatomy” – What a Difference A Day Makes (ABC)
• Zoanne Clack – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Stand By Me (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)

• Anthony Peckham – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• John Lee Hancock – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker – “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)
• Tyler Perry – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)

Directing Categories

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Ali LeRoi – “Everybody Hates Chris” – Everybody Hates The G.E.D. (CW)
• Justin Lin – “Community” – Introduction to Statistics (NBC)
• Ken Whittingham – “30 Rock” – The Funcooker (NBC)
• Michael Schultz – “Drop Dead Diva” – Second Chances (Lifetime)
• Reggie Hudlin – “The Office” – Koi Pond (NBC)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

• Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Give Peace a Chance (ABC)
• Edward James Olmos – “Battlestar Galactica” – Islanded in a Stream of Stars (Syfy)
• Ernest Dickerson – “Dexter” – Road Kill (Showtime)
• Kevin Sullivan – “Lincoln Heights” – Aftershock (ABC Family)
• Paris Barclay – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” – Coup de Grace (CBS)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)

• F. Gary Gray – “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)
• George Tillman, Jr. – “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)
• Lee Daniels – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
• Scott Sanders – “Black Dynamite” (Apparition)
• Spike Lee – “Passing Strange: The Movie” (IFC Films/Sundance Selects)

Literature Categories

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• “Basketball Jones” – E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday)
• “Before I Forget” – Leonard Pitts, Jr. (Agate Bolden)
• “Life is Short But Wide” – J. California Cooper (Doubleday)
• “The Book of Night Women” – Marlon James (Riverhead Books)
• “The Long Fall” – Walter Mosley (Riverhead Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

• “Brain Surgeon: A Doctor’s Inspiring Encounters With Mortality and Miracles” – Keith Black, MD with Arnold Mann (Grand Central Publishing)
• “Family Affair: What It Means to be African American Today” – Gil L. Robertson, IV (Agate Bolden)
• “Freedom in My Heart: Voices From the United States National Slavery Museum” – Cynthia Jacobs Carter (National Geographic Books)
• “In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past” – Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Crown)
• “Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis” – Al Gore (Rodale Inc.)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• “3rd Generation Country” – BeNeca Ward (Xlibris Corporation)
• “A Question of Freedom” – R. Dwayne Betts (Avery Books)
• “Black Water Rising” – Attica Locke (Harper)
• “Kiss the Sky: A Novel” – Farai Chideya (Atria Books)
• “Lime Tree Can’t Bear Orange” – Amanda Smyth (Three Rivers Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography

• “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud” – Dr. Cornel West (SmileyBooks)
• “Michelle Obama” – Deborah Willis (W. W. Norton)
• “POPS: A Life of Louis” – Terry Teachout (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• “Shooting Stars” – LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger (The Penguin Press)
• “Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne” – James Gavin (Atria Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

• “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” – Steve Harvey (Amistad)
• “The Conversation: How Black Men & Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships” – Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
• “Down to Business” – Clara Villarosa with Alicia Villarosa (Avery Books)
• “Start Where You Are” – Chris Gardner (Amistad)
• “Your Money or Your Life” – Alvin Hall (Atria Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

• “Bicycles” – Nikki Giovanni (William Morrow)
• “Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry” – Camille Dungy (The University of Georgia Press)
• “Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem” – Mitchell L. H. Douglas (Red Hen Press)
• “Mixology: National Poetry Series” – Adrian Matejka (Penguin Group)
• “Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall” – Melba Joyce Boyd (Wayne State University Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

• “Child of the Civil Rights Movement” – Paula Young Shelton (Random House Children’s Books)
• “Negro Speaks of Rivers” – Langston Hughes (Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) (Disney-Jump at the Sun/Disney Book Group)
• “Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change” – Michelle Cook (Author), A.G. Ford, Bryan Collier, Charlotte Riley- Webb, Cozbi Cabrera , Diane Dillon, E.B. Lewis, Eric Velasquez , Frank Morrison, James Ransome, Leo Dillon, Pat Cummings , R. Gregory Christie, Shadra Strickland (Illustrators), Marian Wright Edelman (Introduction) (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
• “Peeny Butter Fudge” – Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
• “Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Toeshoe Trouble” – Whoopi Goldberg with Deborah Underwood (authors), Maryn Roos (Illustrator) (Disney-Jump at the Sun/Disney Book Group)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

• “Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice” – Phillip Hoose (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/Farrar Straus and Giroux)
• “Just Another Hero” – Sharon Draper (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
• “Mare’s War” – Tanita S. Davis (Random House Children’s Books)
• “Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady” – David Bergen Brophy (Collins-An Imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books)
• “Rock and the River” – Kekla Magoon (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Recording Categories

Outstanding New Artist

• Jeremih (Def Jam)
• Keri Hilson (Mosley Music Group/Zone 4 Inc/Interscope Records)
• K’Jon (Universal Republic Records)
• Kristinia DeBarge (Def Jam)
• Melanie Fiona (SRC/Universal Motown)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Anthony Hamilton (SoSo Def/Jive Records)
• Charlie Wilson (Jive Label Group)
• Jay-Z (Roc Nation)
• Maxwell (Columbia Records)
• Ne-Yo (Def Jam)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Alicia Keys (Columbia Records)
• India.Arie (Universal Republic Records)
• Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)
• Rihanna (Def Jam)
• Whitney Houston (Artista Records)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

• 3 Mo’ Divas (MariMo’ Music Inc.)
• The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)
• Day26 (Bad Boy Records)
• Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (Roc Nation)
• Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West (Roc Nation)

Outstanding Jazz Album

• “Detroit” – Gerald Wilson Orchestra (Mack Avenue Records)
• “He and She” – Wynton Marsalis (Blue Note Records)
• “Kind of Brown” – Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Mack Avenue Records)
• “Poetically Justified” – Marcus Johnson (Three Keys Music)
• “The Real Thing” – Vanessa Williams (Concord Records)

Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)

• “A City Called Heaven” – Shirley Caesar (Light Records)
• “How I Got Over” – Vickie Winans (Destiny Joy)
• “Love Unstoppable” – Fred Hammond (Verity Records)
• “Still” – BeBe & CeCe Winans (B & C Records)
• “We Are All One: Live In Detroit” – Donnie McClurkin (Verity Records)

Outstanding World Music Album

• “11:11” – Rodrigo y Gabriela (ATO Records/Red)
• “Black President” – Sila and the Afrofunk Experience (Visila Records)
• “Morabeza” – Maria de Barros (Sheer Legacy [Sheer Group South African Label])
• “ReCreation” – Zap Mama (Heads Up International/Concord Music Group)
• “Seya” – Oumou Sangare (Nonesuch/World Circuit)

Outstanding Music Video

• “Blame It” – Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
• “Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)
• “I Look To You” – Whitney Houston (Arista)
• “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
• “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” – Alicia Keys (J Records/MBK Entertainment)

Outstanding Song

• “Bad Habits” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
• “Blame It” – Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
• “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (Roc Nation)
• “God In Me” – Mary Mary (Columbia Records)
• “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Album

• “The Blueprint 3” – Jay-Z (Roc Nation)
• “BLACKsummers’night” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
• “The Element of Freedom” – Alicia Keys (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
• “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” – Mariah Carey (Def Jam)
• “Stronger With Each Tear” – Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)