Red Carpet Report Interview with Dreama Walker, Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 + Giveaway Info

Mingle Media TV was invited to talk with actor, Dream Walker, from ABC’s new TV show “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” yesterday before the premiere. Here’s more about the series and what we found out about Dreama and her character June.

We’ll let you in on a secret, you’ll love this modern Mary Tyler Moore character – and best of all, Dreama says she’s…. oh, just watch the video interview for more insider info on her.

After a naive Midwestern girl’s big city dreams are dashed during her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare, in a hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters. “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” premieres WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 (9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” stars Krysten Ritter (“Breaking Bad,” “Gilmore Girls”) as Chloe, Dreama Walker (“The Good Wife,” “Gossip Girl”) as June, Liza Lapira (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”) as Robin, Michael Blaiklock (“Secret Girlfriend”) as Eli, Eric Andre (The Invention of Lying”) as Mark and James Van Der Beek (“Varsity Blues,” “Dawson’s Creek”) as James Van Der Beek.

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Created and written by Nahnatchka Khan (“American Dad”), “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” is executive-produced by Khan, David Hemingson (“American Dad,” “How I Met Your Mother”) and Jeff Morton (“Modern Family”). Jason Winer (“Modern Family”) directed and executive-produced on the pilot. “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” is a production of 20th Century Fox Television. The series is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HD format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,D,L,S parental guideline.

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Dreama Walker is best known for her recurring character, Hazel Williams, on “Gossip Girl.” Her work in ABC’s upcoming “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” represents her first major starring role on a primetime network television series.

With an already impressive list of credits to her name, Walker was most recently seen as a recurring character on the Emmy-nominated CBS drama, “The Good Wife.” She has also guest-starred on “Mercy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Royal Pains” and “Law & Order,” and played the lead in the Lifetime miniseries “Seven Deadly Sins” in 2010.

On the big screen, Walker played the granddaughter of Clint Eastwood’s character in the critically lauded “Gran Torino,” directed and produced by the legendary Eastwood. She also appeared in “The Invention of Lying,” with Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner, and just completed production on two independent films, “Chlorine,” starring Kyra Sedgwick and Tom Sizemore, and “Compliance,” opposite Ann Dowd and Pat Healy. Walker will next be seen alongside Jonah Hill in “The Sitter.”

James Van Der Beek as himself, Krysten Ritter as Chloe, Dreama Walker as June

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13th Annual WIN Awards Red Carpet Report Video Interviews

We were excited to come out and cover the 13th Annual WIN Awards honoring women in TV and Film. Check out the inteviews and photos below.

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Mingle Media TV and JJ Snyder were invited to come out to the Barnsdall Gallery Theater and cover the 13th Annual WIN (Women’s Image Network) Awards that honor media artists who create dimensional female film and television images advancing equal rights, gender equality and dignity.

The WIN Awards also serve as a media advocacy tool to help liberate women and girls from poverty and injustice. WIN knows that without social parity, world peace, security and sustainable development is in jeopardy. For the first time, The WIN Awards 13 added an Activist Honoree Award and its inaugural recipient is the Dancing With The Stars, eco-friendly and humane designer, Dalia MacPhee.

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About the WIN Awards
WIN was founded in 1987 Actress Phyllis Stuart as New York charity, Light Productions, Inc., as a 501c3 non-profit corporation which creates projects to enliven and encourage the community into social action. Operating in California as (WIN) since 1993, Stuart and her team have produced dozens of live events, film festivals, awards shows, television shows and films, employing media advocacy to encourage television, film and advertising artists to create work that create dimensional female media portrayals. Follow the WIN Awards at www.thewinawards.com or LIKE them on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/TheWINAwardsShow

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The Upcoming WIN Awards Celebrating Women in Film and TV

Win Awards

We’re excited to share news about the upcoming WIN Awards on Friday, the 24th of February at the Barnsdall Art Theatre in Los Angeles.

Last year we covered this event and met some very amazing women… from the singing group Cimorelli, a family performance group of 6 sisters, Christina, Katherine, Lisa, Amy, Lauren, and Dani….

…. to Cheryl Hines.

The Women’s Image Network (WIN) produces The WIN Awards to shape positive public opinion about the value of women and girls by celebrating outstanding film and television that fosters powerful and dimensional female media images.

WIN was founded in 1987 Actress Phyllis Stuart as New York charity, Light Productions, Inc., as a 501c3 non-profit corporation which creates projects to enliven and encourage the community into social action. Operating in California as (WIN) since 1993, Stuart and her team have produced dozens of live events, film festivals, awards shows, television shows and films, employing media advocacy to encourage television, film and advertising artists to create work that create dimensional female media portrayals.

That’s why we’re excited to support this event and WIN. This year they have announced the nominees (as listed below) which cover a range from movies to TV production, directing, acting and more.

This year the Nominees Range from Feature Film to TV and Drama to Comedy

Made For TV Movie / Mini Series

Mildred Pierce (HBO) A Killer Films/ John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and HBO Miniseries; Directed by: Todd Haynes; Teleplay by: Todd Haynes, Jon Raymond; Based on the Novel by: James M. Cain; Executive Producers: John Wells, Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler; Co-Executive Producer: Ilene S. Landress

Too Big to Fail (HBO) A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Productions in association with HBO Films; Directed by Curtis Hanson; Written by Peter Gould; Based on the Book written by: Andrew Ross Sorkin; Executive Producers: Paula Weinstein, Jeffrey Levine, Curtis Hanson; Co-Executive Producer: Carol Fenelon; Produced by: Ezra Swerdlow; Co-Producers: Peter Gould, Andrew Ross Sorkin

Downton Abbey (PBS / MASTERPIECE) Directed by: Brian Kelly, Written by: Julian Fellowes, Producers: Rebecca Eaton, Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge           

Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (Lifetime) Written by: Michael Bortman, Directed by: Gary Harvey, Producers: Anne Carlucci, Harvey Kahn, Damon Lee, David A. Rosemon

Actress Made For TV Movie / Mini Series

Kate Winslet Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Evan Rachel Wood Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Diane Lane Cinema Verite (HBO)

Taraji P. Henson Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (Lifetime)

Elizabeth McGovern Downton Abbey (PBS)

Film / Show Directed By a Woman

Bette Midler Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (HBO) Encanto Enterprises and Funny Business in association with HBO Entertainment; Director: Bette Midler; Executive Producer: Bette Midler: Producers: Bette Midler, Seanne Farmer; Writers: Bette Midler, Eric Kornfeld, Bruce Vilanch (Additional Material); Original stage production conceived and directed by: Bette Midler

Vera Farmiga Higher Ground (Sony Pictures Classics) BCDF Pictures, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, The Group Entertainment (TGE) Production Company, Ruminant Films Written by: Tim Metcalfe, Carolyn S Briggs (Screenplay), (Carolyn S Briggs (Memoir: “This Dark World”), Director: Vera Farmiga, Producers: Carly Hugo, Claude Dal Farra, Matthew Parker, Renn Hawkey, Jon Rubinstein, Brice Dal Farra, Jonathan Burkhart, Lauren Munsch, Carolyn S Briggs

Liz Garbus Bobby Fischer Against The World (HBO) Moxie Firecracker, HBO Documentary Films and LM Media; Director: Liz Garbus Producers: Stanley Buchthal, Liz Garbus, Matthew Justus, Rory Kennedy; Executive Producers: Dan Cogan, Nick Fraser, Maja Hoffmann, Martin Pieper, Sheila Nevins (HBO); Senior Producer: Nancy Abraham (HBO); Co-Producers: Christoph Jorg, David Koh

Shari Springer Berman (Co-Director) Cinema Verite (HBO) A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films; Writer: David Seltzer; Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini; Executive Producers: Gavin Polone, Zanne Devine; Producer: Karen McCarthy

Laurie-Ann Gibson Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO) Mermaid Films in association with HBO Entertainment; Executive Producers: Lady Gaga, Troy Carter, Vincent Herbert, Jimmy Iovine, Mo Morrison; Co-Producer: Steven Johnson; Creative Producer: Nicole Ehrlich

Reality Series

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? (WEtv)  Executive Producers: Charles Steenveld, Barry Poznick, John Stevens; Co-Executive Producers: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Robert Caplain; Executive Producers (WE tv): Annabelle McDonald, John Miller

How Do I Look? (Style Network) Executive Producers: Riaz Patel; Taylor Hennessey; Renee Simon; Co-Executive Producer: Camilla Rahaman; Supervising Producers: David Price, David Garfield; Producers: Samantha Hackett; Ashley Loewen; Coordinating Producers: Sal Ruggiero; Associate Producer, Andrew Hunter

Project Runway (Lifetime) Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Meryl Poster, Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Heidi Klum, Jane Cutler, Desiree Gruber, Rob Sharenow, Gena McCarthy, David Hillman, Barbara Schneeweiss, Colleen Sands, Gil Goldschein

E! Investigates: Teen Suicide (E! Entertainment) Executive Producer: Suzanne Ross, Host And Correspondent: Laura Ling, Supervising Producer: Carey Zeiser, Producer: Randy Ferrell, Segment Producer: Dan Masek 

Kimora: Life In The Fab Lane (Style Network) Executive Producers: Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Kimora Lee Simmons, Mike Nichols, Sarah Weidman (The Style Network); Co-Executive Producer: Tracy Mazuer

Documentary Film

Triangle: Remembering The Fire (HBO) Blowback Productions for HBO Documentary Films; Directed by: Daphne Pinkerson; Produced by Daphne Pinkerson and Marc Levin; Written by Michael Hirsch, Richard Lowe and Daphne Pinkerson; Edited by Richard Lowe & Christopher K. Walker; Line Producer: Kara Rozansky, “Scenes from “The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal” Directed by Mel Stuart; Senior Producer: Nancy Abraham (For HBO); Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (For HBO); Narrated by Tovah Feldshuh

Wishful Drinking (HBO) A World of Wonder Productions in association with HBO Documentary Films; Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato; Writer: Carrie Fisher; Stars: Carrie Fisher; Producers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato; Co-Producer: Mona Card; Senior Producer: Lisa Heller (For HBO); Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (For HBO)

 Sex Crimes Unit (HBO) Jackson Films and HBO Documentary Films; Director: Lisa F. Jackson; Producer: Lisa F. Jackson; Co-Producer: Jennifer Ollman; Senior Producer: Nancy Abraham (For HBO); Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (For HBO)

Gloria: In Her Own Words (HBO) HBO Documentary Films and Kunhardt McGee Productions; Director: Peter Kunhardt; Producers: Peter Kunhardt, Sheila Nevins; Executive Producer: Dyllan McGee (Kunhardt McGee Productions); Supervising Producer: Jacqueline Glover (For HBO)

Love Crimes of Kabul (HBO) HBO Documentary Films; Director: Tanaz Eshaghian; Producer: Tanaz Eshaghian; Co-Producer: Christoph Jorg; Local Afghan Producer: Ali Ahmad Safi; Supervising Producer: Sara Bernstein (For HBO); Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins (For HBO)

Film / Show Produced By a Woman

Kris Jenner Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E! Entertainment) Kris Jenner Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E! Entertainment) Executive Producers: Ryan Seacrest, Jonathan Murray, Jeff Jenkins, Farnaz Farjam-Chazan, Kris Jenner, Gil Goldschein, Co-Executive Producer: Melissa Bidwell

Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton, Jane Lipsitz Braxton Family Values (WEtv) Magical Elves; Executive Producers: Julio Kollerbohm, Tamar Braxton, Jane Lipsitz, Toni Braxton, Dan Cutforth, Vincent Herbert, Gaylen Gawlowski, Troy Carter, John Miller (WE), Annabelle McDonald (WE)

Bette Midler Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (HBO) Encanto Enterprises and Funny Business in association with HBO Entertainment; Executive Producer: Bette Midler: Producers: Bette Midler, Seanne Farmer; Writers: Bette Midler, Eric Kornfeld, Bruce Vilanch (Additional Material); Original Stage Production Conceived and Directed by: Bette Midler

Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden (HBO) Mermaid Films in association with HBO Entertainment; Executive Producers: Lady Gaga, Troy Carter, Vincent Herbert, Jimmy Iovine, Mo Morrison, Co-Producer: Steven Johnson, Creative Producer: Nicole Ehrlich         

Gay Rosenthal, Carrie Franklin, Sarah Weidman, Brittany Daniel Ruby (Style Network) Gay Rosenthal Productions, Executive Producers: Gay Rosenthal, Carrie Franklin, Sarah Weidman (The Style Network), Paul Barrosse, Nicholas Caprio, Brittany Daniel, Tim Puntillo, Supervising Producer: Natalie Aaron; Producer: Ruby Gettinger

Drama Series

Private Practice Did You Hear What Happened To Charlotte King (ABC) Mark Gordon Company, Shondaland; Creator: Shonda Rhimes; Written by: Shonda Rhimes, Directed by: Allison Liddi-Brown; Executive Producers: Mark Tinker, Craig Turk, Steve Blackman, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark R. Gordon; Co-Executive Producers: Jennifer Cecil, Barbie Kligman, Ann Kindberg; Supervising Producers: Fred EinesmanAyanna Floyd-Ohl; Producers: Hans Van Doornewaard, Karen Wyscarver, Sanford Golden; Co-Producers: Chris Van Dusen, David Glazier 

The Good Wife In Sickness (CBS) CBS Television Studios, King Size Productions, Scott Free Productions; Creators: Michelle King, Robert King; Executive Producers:  Robert King, Michelle King, Tony Scott, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy, Writers: Robert King & Michelle King (Teleplay), Steve Lichtman (Story By), Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala

Army Wives Movement To Contact (Lifetime) ABC Television Studios, Mark Gordon Company; Creator: Katherine Fugate; Writer: Rebecca Dameron; Director: John Kretchmer; Executive Producers: Mark R. Gordon, Deborah Spera, Jeff Melvoin; Co-Executive Producers: John Kretchmer, Debra Fordham; Consulting Producers: Marshall Persinger, James Stanley; Supervising Producer: Karen Maser; Producer: Barbara D’Alessandro        

HawthoRNe: For Better Or Worse (TNT) Sony Pictures Television; Creator: John Masius, Executive Producers: Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Tarses, Jeff Rake, Arvin Brown, Mikael Salomon, Showrunner: Sarah Thorp, Co-Executive Producer: Bill Chais

Actress Drama Series

Debra Winger In Treatment: Frances, Week 4

Julianna Margulies The Good Wife: In Sickness

Anna Paquin True Blood: She’s Not There

Jada Pinkett Smith HawthoRNe: For Better Or Worse

Lena Headey Game of Thrones: The Kingsroad

Comedy Series

Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime) Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment, Executive Producers: Josh Berman, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Alex Taub, Co-Executive Producers Bob Wilson and Jamie Babbit Consulting Producers: Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg and Bill Fordes

Raising Hope 20th Century Fox Television, Amigos de Garcia Productions; Creator: Greg Garcia, Executive Producers: Greg Garcia; Co-Executive Producers: Michael A Mariano, Bobby Bowman, Michael Pennie, Christine Zander

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) HBO Entertainment; Creator: Larry David; Executive Producers: Larry David, Jeff Garlin , Gavin Polone, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer, Larry Charles, Tim Gibbons, Erin OÕMalley; Producer: Laura Streicher; Co-Producer: Megan Murphy

Chelsea Lately (E! Entertainment) 3 Arts Entertainment, Curly One Productions; Executive Producers: Corin Nelson, Chelsea Handler Mark Schulman; Co-Executive Producer: Peter Johansen; Supervising Producer; Heather McDonald; Story Producers:  Sue Murphy, Dora Mendoza; Producers: Deb Cullen, Dan Isaacson       

Parks And Recreation (NBC) Universal Television, Deedle-Dee Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment Creators/Executive Producers/Showrunners: Greg Daniel, Michael Schur, Consulting Producers: Tucker Cawley, Norm Hiscock, Mike Scully, Producers: Morgan Sackett, Amy Poehler, Greg Daniels,    Executive Story Editor: Daniel J Goor, Story Editor: Rachel Axler 

Actress Comedy Series

Joan Rivers Fashion Police

Martha Plimpton Raising Hope

Brooke Elliott Drop Dead Diva

Amy Poehler Parks And Recreation

Chelsea Handler After Lately

Actress Feature Film

Emily Watson War Horse

Vera Farmiga Higher Ground

Viola Davis The Help

Emma Stone The Help

Ellen Barkin Another Happy Day

Feature Film

Higher Ground (Sony Pictures Classics) BCDF Pictures, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, The Group Entertainment (TGE) Production Company, Ruminant Films Written by: Tim Metcalfe, Carolyn S Briggs (Screenplay), (Carolyn S Briggs (Memoir: “This Dark World”), Director: Vera Farmiga, Producers: Carly Hugo, Claude Dal Farra, Matthew Parker, Renn Hawkey, Jon Rubinstein, Brice Dal Farra, Jonathan Burkhart, Lauren Munsch, Carolyn S Briggs

War Horse (Dreamworks Studios) DreamWorks Studios, Kennedy/Marshall Company, Amblin Entertainment; Writers: Lee Hall, Richard Curtis (Screenplay), Michael Morpurgo (Novel), Nick Stafford (Play), Director: Steven Spielberg Producers: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Adam Somner, Tracey Seaward, Frank Marshall, Revel Guest

The Help (Dreamworks Studios) Reliance Big Entertainment, Participant Media, Image Nation, 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures, Touchstone Pictures; Producer: Brunson Green. Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan; Executive Producers: Mark Radcliffe, Tate Taylor, L. Dean Jones, Jr., Nate Berkus, Jennifer Blum, John Norris, Jeff Skoll, Mohamed Kalaf-Al-Mazrouei; Writers: Tate Taylor (screenplay) Kathryn Stockett (novel), Director: Tate Taylor

Another Happy Day (Phase Four Films) Mandalay Pictures, DIMS Film LLC, Parts and Labor, Princess Pictures, Cineric Inc; Sam Levinson, Writer/Director,  Producers: Celine Rattray, Todd Traina, Johnny Lin, Michael Nardelli, Salli Newman, Pamela L. Fielder, Ellen Barkin, Co-Producers: Cindy Tolan, Todd J Labarowski, Anne O’Sheas

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Congrats to the 43rd NAACP Image Awards Nominees

We’d like to congratulate all of the nominees that were announced at this mornings 43rd NAACP Image Awards press conference in Beverly Hills at the Paley Center for Media. The nominees were announced by Vanessa Williams, Tracee Ellis Ross, Corey Reynolds, and Craig Robinson.

Craig Robinson, Vanessa Williams, Corey Reynolds, Tracee Ellis Ross Photo Courtesy of NAACP Image Awards

Friday, February 17th 8 PM

Please be sure to save the date for the live show on NBC where the winners will be announced during the two-hour star-studded event.

ABC and CBS lead the nominees in the TV categories with 18 and 16 nominations respectively, followed by BET and HBO both with 15. In the recording category, Columbia Records leads with eight nominations, followed by Warner Bros. Records with five nominations and Elektra Records with four nominations. Dreamworks Pictures/Touchstone Pictures/Participant Media lead with eight nominations, while Focus Features and TriStar Pictures followed with seven, and Universal Pictures with five in the motion picture category.

Television Categories

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 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)

Recording Categories

Outstanding New Artist

• Committed (Epic)
• Diggy Simmons (Atlantic Records)
• Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. (Columbia Records)
• Mindless Behavior (Streamline/Conjunction/Interscope Records)
• Wynter Gordon (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Anthony Hamilton (RCA Records)
• Bruno Mars (Elektra Records)
• Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)
• Chris Brown (Jive Records)
• Common (Warner Bros. Records)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)
• Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)
• Ledisi (Verve Forecast)
• Mary J. Blige (Geffen)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

• Boyz II Men (Benchmark Entertainment/MSM Music Group)
• Cee Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona (Elektra Records)
• Mary J. Blige feat. Drake (Geffen)
• Sounds of Blackness (Malaco Music Group)
• The Roots (Island Def Jam Music Group)

Outstanding World Music Album

• “Afrodiaspora” – Susana Baca (Luaka Bop)
• “Carnival Fever” – Brother B (King Chero Records)
• “Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” – Boukman Eksperyans (MunckMix, Inc.)
• “Sounds of Blackness” – Sounds of Blackness (Malaco Music Group)
• “The First Grader” – Alex Heffes (Varese Sarabande)

Outstanding Music Video

• “25/8” – Mary J. Blige (Geffen)
• “Hear My Call” – Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)
• “I Was Here” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• “Someone Like You” – Adele (Columbia Records)
• “Where You At” – Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)

Outstanding Song

• “Best Thing I Never Had” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• “Fool for You feat. Melanie Fiona” – Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)
• “I Smile” – Kirk Franklin (Verity Gospel Music Group)
• “So In Love feat. Anthony Hamilton” – Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)
• “Someone Like You” – Adele (Columbia Records)

Outstanding Album

• “4” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• “F.A.M.E” – Chris Brown (Jive Records)
• “I Remember Me” – Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)
• “Lasers” – Lupe Fiasco (1st & 15th/Atlantic Records)
• “The Light of the Sun” – Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)

Literature Categories

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• “A Silken Thread” – Brenda Jackson (Harlequin Kimani Press)
• “Boundaries” – Elizabeth Nunez (Akashic Books)
• “Say Amen, Again” – Reshonda Tate Billingsley (Gallery Books)
• “Silver Sparrow” – Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books)
• “The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel” – Nelson George (Akashic Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

• “Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America” – Melissa Harris-Perry (Yale University Press)
• “Super Rich” – Russell Simmons (Gotham Books)
• “The Cosmopolitan Canopy” – Elijah Anderson (W. W. Norton & Company)
• “The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place” – Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
• “Who’s Afraid of Post- Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now” – Toure (Free Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• “2Grieve 2Gether: A Journal from the Heart Helping Survivors & Supporters Navigate the Healing Process” – Denise Hall Brown (2Lift 1Up Publishing)
• “A Defining Moment” – Patricia Duncan (IJABA Publishing Inc.)
• “The Loom” – Shella Gillus (Guideposts Books)
• “The Strawberry Letter” – Lyah Le Flore (Ballantine/Random House)
• “We the Animals” – Justin Torres (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography

• “A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother” – Janny Scott (Riverhead Books)
• “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention” – Manning Marable (Penguin Group (USA)-Viking)
• “My Song” – Harry Belafonte (Knopf)
• “No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington” – Condoleezza Rice (Crown Publishers)
• “The John Carlos Story” – John Carlos, Dave Zirin (Haymarket Books)

Motion Picture Categories

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
• “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)
• “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
• “Tower Heist” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Eddie Murphy – “Tower Heist” (Universal Pictures)
• Laurence Fishburne – “Contagion” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Laz Alonso – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
• Oliver Litondo – “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)
• Vin Diesel – “Fast Five” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Adepero Oduye – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• Emma Stone – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
• Paula Patton – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
• Viola Davis – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
• Zoë Saldana – “Colombiana” (TriStar Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Anthony Mackie – “The Adjustment Bureau” (Universal Pictures)
• Charles Parnell – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• Don Cheadle – “The Guard” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• Jeffrey Wright – “The Ides of March” (Columbia Pictures)
• Mike Epps – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Bryce Dallas Howard – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
• Cicely Tyson – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
• Kim Wayans – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• Maya Rudolph – “Bridesmaids” (Universal Pictures)
• Octavia Spencer – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• “I Will Follow” (AFFRM)
• “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)
• “MOOZ-lum” (AFFRM)
• “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture

• “A Separation” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Attack the Block” (Screen Gems)
• “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict)
• “Le Havre” (Janus Films)
• “Life, Above All” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Documentary

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical or Television)

• “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest” (Sony Pictures Classics)
• “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey” (Submarine Deluxe)
• “Sing Your Song” (HBO Documentary Films)
• “The Rescuers” (Michael King Productions)
• “Thunder Soul” (Roadside Attractions)

Writing

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Arthur Harris – “Reed Between the Lines” – Let’s Talk About Ms. Helen’s Son Part 1 (BET)
• Prentice Penny – “Happy Endings” – The Girl with the David Tattoo (ABC)
• Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes….Beach Chairs (BET)
• Vali Chandrasekaran – “30 Rock” – It’s Never Too Late For Now (NBC)
• Vince Cheung, Ben Montanio – “Wizards of Waverly Place” – Wizards vs. Angels (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Cheo Hodari Coker – “SouthLAnd” – Punching Water (TNT)
• Janine Sherman Barrois – “Criminal Minds” – The Bittersweet Science (CBS)
• Lolis Eric Elie – “Treme” – Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues? (HBO)
• Pam Veasey – “Ringer” – Oh Gawd, There’s Two of Them? (The CW)
• Zoanne Clack – “Grey’s Anatomy” – I Will Survive (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)

• Alrick Brown – “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)
• Ann Peacock – “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment)
• Dee Rees – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• Elizabeth Hunter, Arlene Gibbs – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
• Tate Taylor – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)

Directing

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Jay Chandrasekhar – “Happy Endings” – The Girl with the David Tattoo (ABC)
• Kevin Hooks – “Drop Dead Diva” – Mother’s Day (Lifetime)
• Leonard R. Garner Jr. – “Rules of Engagement” – The Set Up (CBS)
• Miguel Arteta – “How to Make It in America” – Mofongo (HBO)
• Salim Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes/Beach Chairs (BET)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

• Ernest Dickerson – “Treme” – Do Watcha Wanna (HBO)
• Ken Whittingham – “Parenthood” – Opening Night (NBC)
• Kevin Sullivan – “NCIS” – Tell-All (CBS)
• Paris Barclay – “Sons of Anarchy” – Out (FX Network)
• Seith Mann – “Dexter” – Get Gellar (Showtime)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)

• Alrick Brown – “Kinyarwanda” (AFFRM)
• Angelina Jolie – “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (FilmDistrict)
• Dee Rees – “Pariah” (Focus Features)
• Salim Akil – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures)
• Tate Taylor – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)

Please visit the NAACP Image Awards website at http://www.naacpimageawards.net for the complete list of the 42nd NAACP Image Awards’ Nominees.

Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The organization’s half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

Event sponsors for the 43RD NAACP Image Awards include UAW/Chrysler, Hyundai, FedEx, Wells Fargo, Ford Motor Company, and Bank of America.

In case you missed it… the 17th Annual SAG Award Winners

Mingle Media TV Network would like to congratulate this year’s winners of the 17th Annual SAG Awards. This year Ernest Borgnine was honored with a lifetime achievement award. Watch this clip from a recent interview where he answers five questions that were posted by fans on Facebook:

This year’s event was held at the Shrine Auditorium. Here’s a peek into a behind the scenes look at what it takes to get ready for this event:

Without further adieu – here are the winners of this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards:

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
COLIN FIRTH / King George VI – “THE KING’S SPEECH” (The Weinstein Company)

Natalie Portman

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
NATALIE PORTMAN / Nina Sayers – “BLACK SWAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CHRISTIAN BALE / Dicky Eklund – “THE FIGHTER” (Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
MELISSA LEO / Alice Ward – “THE FIGHTER” (Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

THE KING’S SPEECH (The Weinstein Company)

ANTHONY ANDREWS / Stanley Baldwin
HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Queen Elizabeth
JENNIFER EHLE / Myrtle Logue
COLIN FIRTH / King George VI
MICHAEL GAMBON / King George V
DEREK JACOBI / Archbishop Cosmo Lang
GUY PEARCE / King Edward VIII
GEOFFREY RUSH / Lionel Logue
TIMOTHY SPALL / Winston Churchill

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
AL PACINO / Jack Kevorkian – “YOU DON’T KNOW JACK” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
CLAIRE DANES / Temple Grandin – “TEMPLE GRANDIN” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI / Nucky Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

Betty White

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

GREG ANTONACCI / Johnny Torrio
STEVE BUSCEMI / Nucky Thompson
DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner
PAZ DE LA HUERTA / Lucy Danzinger
STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone
ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler
KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder
GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody
ALEKSA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody
VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano
MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody
MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden
PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle
MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein ERIK WEINER / Agent Sebso
SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett
NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy
SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy
ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett
RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
INCEPTION (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Ernest Borgnine

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 47th Annual Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards is produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards®, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG, TNT and TBS visit http://sagawards.org/about.