The Assistance, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer Win At NAACP Image Honours

The Assistance gathered more accolades tonight using the NAACP Image Honours naming it Best Movie, and Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were selected Best Actress and Supporting Actress. Events in the Shrine Auditorium were located by Sanaa Latham and Anthony Mackie. Additionally, the Founding People from the Black Stuntmens Association received the NAACP Presidents Award. A listing of those who win moving picture and television groups follows: Movie Outstanding Movie “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/ Participant Media/ Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Actor inside a Movie Laz Alonso – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) Outstanding Actress inside a Movie Viola Davis – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/ Participant Media/ Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Supporting Actor inside a Movie Mike Epps – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) Outstanding Supporting Actress inside a Movie Octavia Spencer – “The Help” (DreamWorks Pictures/ Participant Media/ Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Independent Movie “Pariah” (Focus Features) Outstanding Foreign Movie “In the Land of Bloodstream and Honey” (FilmDistrict) DOCUMENTARY Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical or Television) “Sing Your Song” (Cinemax Documentary Films) WRITING Outstanding Writing inside a Comedy Series Salim Akil, Mara Brock Akil – “The Game” – Parachutes….Beach Chairs (Wager) Outstanding Writing inside a Dramatic Series Lolis Eric Elie – “Treme” – Father Christmas, Do You Obtain the Blues? (Cinemax) Outstanding Writing inside a Movie – (Theatrical or Television) Ann Peacock – “The First Grader” (National Geographic Entertainment) Pointing Outstanding Pointing inside a Comedy Series Leonard R. Garner Junior. – “Rules of Engagement” – The Setup (CBS) Outstanding Pointing inside a Dramatic Series Ernest Dickerson – “Treme” – Do Watcha Wanna (Cinemax) Outstanding Pointing inside a Movie – (Theatrical or Television) Salim Akil – “Jumping the Broom” (TriStar Pictures) TELEVISION Groups Outstanding Comedy Series “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (The best spinner's) Outstanding Actor inside a Comedy Series Malcolm-Jamal Warner – “Reed Between your Lines” (Wager) Outstanding Actress inside a Comedy Series Tracee Ellis Ross – “Reed Between your Lines” (Wager) Outstanding Supporting Actor inside a Comedy Series Nick Cannon – “Up Through The Night” (NBC) Outstanding Supporting Actress inside a Comedy Series Keshia Dark night Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (The best spinner's) Outstanding Drama Series “Law & Order: Special Sufferers Unit” (NBC) Outstanding Actor inside a Drama Series L.L. Awesome J – “NCIS: La” (CBS) Outstanding Actress inside a Drama Series Regina King – “SouthLAnd” (TNT) Outstanding Supporting Actor inside a Drama Series James Pickens, Junior. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actress inside a Drama Series Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife” (CBS) Outstanding Television Movie, Small-Series or Dramatic Special “Thurgood” (Cinemax) Outstanding Actor inside a Television Movie, Small-Series or Dramatic Special Laurence Fishburne – “Thurgood” (Cinemax) Outstanding Actress inside a Television Movie, Small-Series or Dramatic Special Taraji P. Henson – “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story” (Lifetime) Outstanding Actor inside a Daytime Drama Series Emerson Brooks – “All The Kids” (ABC) Outstanding Actress inside a Daytime Drama Series Tatyana Ali – “The Youthful and also the Restless” (CBS) Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special) “Unsung” (TV One) Outstanding Talk Series “Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN: The famous host oprah Winfrey Network) Outstanding Reality Series “Dancing using the Stars” (ABC) Outstanding Variety Series or Special “Oprah Presents: Master Class” (OWN: The famous host oprah Winfrey Network) Outstanding Kids Program “I Could Be Leader: A Kids-Eye View” (Cinemax) Outstanding Performance inside a Youth/ Kids Program – (Series or Special) Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, Vice president” (Nickelodeon)

Kenny Rogers sues Capitol Records

Pop-country star Kenny Rogers has added his name to a growing list of heritage artists suing their labels for digital royalties with a suit filed against Capitol Records in federal court in Nashville on Monday. The action alleging breach of contract and unfair competition was lodged by attorney Richard Busch, who also filed a suit against Capitol on behalf of the estate of the Knack's drummer Bruce Gary in December (Daily Variety, Dec. 28). Like most of the other pending suits, Rogers' action reflects an appellate court decision in F.B.T. Productions' suit against Universal Music Group and Aftermath Records. That decision found that F.B.T., which produced Eminem's earliest recordings, was entitled to much higher digital royalties based on rates for masters licensed to third parties (Daily Variety, Sept. 7, 2010). However, Rogers' suit also alleges a variety of other accounting abuses by Capitol, and thus was not filed as a class action. It involves royalties for recordings made under 1975 and 1977 contracts with United Artists Records, Capitol's predecessor in interest. During this period, the singer's top-five pop hits included "Lucille," "She Believes in Me" and "Coward of the County." Action follows a 2007 audit on Capitol's books performed by Rogers. It claims that the vocalist was underpaid in excess of $400,000, and that the label failed to respond to the artist's written objections. Suit alleges that Capitol failed to pay a 50% royalty specified contractually for what the 1977 contract refers to as "non-disc records." It alleges that the label received "substantial income" from download and ringtone licenses to iTunes, eMusic, Verizon Wireless and other suppliers. It also claims that Capitol distributed free goods in foreign territories without accounting for or paying for them; failed to report record club income; wrongfully withheld foreign taxes; deducted inappropriate video costs; and failed to account for foreign broadcast income. Capitol also allegedly failed to distribute monetary awards to Rogers stemming from lawsuits against Napster, Kazaa, Grokster and other pirate sites. An EMI spokesman had no comment. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

5 Top reasons to Watch Castle's 19 forties Noir "Nowhere Butterfly"

Castle Monday's Castle got its figures (and audiences) over time.Unique: Castle boss and Stana Katic dish on Castle's first museAs Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) investigate murder from the treasure hunter who was simply looking for the elusive "Blue Butterfly" necklace before his dying, the pair stumbles towards the victim's manual: a diary in the 19 forties detective agency named Joe Flynn. It is not extended before Castle brings the old text to existence by imagining themselves since the P.I. who's trying in order to save a stylish youthful lady named Vera (Beckett, naturally) in the well-known gangster Tom Dempsey (guest star Mark Pellegrino). Since Castle and Beckett need to find clues previously to assist them solve their current murder, audiences see Joe and Vera's twisty, tragic love story participate in. Still convincing? Listed below are five reasons we feel the episode might be worth a peek.1. Lanie sings! In Castle's imagination, medical examiner Lanie Parish (Tamala Manley) becomes a Billie Holiday-like singer at Dempsey's club. "That was fun!" Manley notifies TVGuide.com. "I haven't sang before outdoors in the shower. Once I was asked for to accomplish this, I used to be somewhat nervous. However shocked myself. I'll let everybody hear by yourself, however think Accustomed to perform a congrats.Inch We agree.Convey more scoop inside your favorite shows inside our Winter TV preview2. The show nails the look and appear in the era. The authors, set-evening stands and clients outdid themselves here, which supports all the figures arrived at existence formerly. From Vera's extended gowns and real real furs to Joe's trench coat and Raymond Chandler dialogue, the show does the genre proud. There may have been one downside, though. "I obtained to use plenty of garbage throughout my hair," states Seamus Dever, who plays Detective Ryan. "I desired to wash it five occasions each night to be out. Nevertheless it was nice."3. Speaking about Ryan and Esposito (Jon Huertas)... Castle imagines his other partners in crime-fixing as a few Dempsey's thugs. "Esposito and Ryan achieve rough Castle up a little,Inch Dever teases. Manley states playing figures so different then just what the stars are employed to is part of the fun in the episode. "In the event you morphed the Castle figures to the 1947 figures and they're basically playing the identical at the same time, it kind of helps it be boring," she states. "Any particular item, you'll probably love."4. There's a hug! Really, you'll find two kisses. Can it be enough to satisfy the Castle-Beckett 'shippers? "The '40s episode is the fulfillment from the products almost all fan need to see happen while using Castle and Beckett relationship," Katic notifies us. "Fans will probably be seeing the very best expression of love for people two figures." Have a look at our report on TV's hottest crime mma fighters!5. You will see (numerous) the episode now! Why delay until tonight when you're getting a concept in the fun now? See the video below! Castle airs Mondays at 10/9c on ABC.

Don Was upped at Blue Note Records

Don Was continues to be marketed to leader at EMI Music's Blue Note Records. The Grammy-winning producer became a member of the venerable jazz and pop label as chief creative officer in August (Daily Variety, August. 10).Elevation lifts Was in to the ranks of top producers holding label reins he joins a top-notch group which includes Verve Group chairman David Promote and Columbia Records co-leader Ron Rubin.Move was introduced internally in The month of january. EMI Music The United States COO Colin Finkelstein and Capitol and Virgin label group prexy Serta McCarroll stated inside a joint memo to staffers that Was' "commitment and adoration for Blue Note and it is artists - current and future - is inspiring, and consequently we've requested him to consider full leadership from the label."Was continues to are accountable to McCarroll.Ian Ralfini, formerly Blue Note-Manhattan Records prexy, remains at the organization as GM of EMI adult contemporary music, confirming to Finkelstein and concentrating on the label's global music privileges deals for adult music. Manhattan is presently taking pleasure in success using its act Celtic Lady, whose new album "Believe" joined the U.S. album chart at No. 13 now.At the same time, former EMI Group senior vice president of strategy and research Hank Forsyth moves towards the recently produced position of senior vice president-GM for Blue Note, billed with controlling day-to-day procedures from the label.Was (n Don Fagenson) received a Grammy as producer of the season in 1995. He helmed Bonnie Raitt's multiple Grammy champion "Nick of your timeInch (1989) and it has offered because the Moving Stones' producer since "Voodoo Lounge" (1994). He co-founded the Detroit group Was (Not Was) with David Weiss (also known as David Was) in 1979.It remains to appear if Was will continue doing outdoors projects together with his promotion at Blue Note. He's presently wrapping production on the new album by singer-guitarist John Mayer, who's signed to Columbia.Blue Note's next major release is really a new album by Grammy-winninng singer-songwriter Norah Johnson, "Little Damaged Hearts." The Risk Mouse-created set will arrive this spring. Label's pop roster includes Jones' country project the small Willies, Amos Lee, Priscilla Ahn and Shaun Bridges.The label - founded like a jazz imprint in 1939 by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion - remains participating in the jazz front, and can release stylish-hop-friendly keyboardist Robert Glasper's "Black Radio" on February. 28.Based on one source, Was is considering restored growth of Blue Note's jazz roster, and may re-sign saxophonist Wayne Shorter and trumpeter-screen composer Terence Blanchard towards the label. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Matt Bomer and Darren Criss to Sing Duran Duran on Glee

Matt Bomer, Darren Criss When it was first reported that White Collar sex symbol Matt Bomer would guest-star as Blaine Anderson's brother on Glee, we didn't think it could possibly get any better. But it has!Glee Spoiler Photos: Get a sneak peek of what's ahead!Darren Criss, who plays Anderson, and Bomer will perform two (and possibly more) songs from the '80s rock group Duran Duran - and it looks like they'll perform together, according to TVLine.com.The number is supposedly "very sexy and fun and big" - especially given that Bomer is a "big dancer" and Criss is a Duran Duran enthusiast.White Collar's Matt Bomer headed to Glee?Are you looking forward to seeing Bomer on Glee? What songs should they perform?

'Newsies' sets cast

Dossett A slew of "Newsies" veterinarians have signed onto reprise their roles within the approaching Broadway version, with John Dossett onboard to experience the show's villainous newspaperman.Dossett was one of the thesps to star within the musical's world preem the 2009 season at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. Lead Jeremy Jordan, freed up from his resolve for this season's "Bonnie and Clyde" when that demonstrate closed, had recently been kept in to come back because the leader of the newsboy strike in yesteryear Gotham.Kara Lindsay has returned because the tuner's spunky girl reporter, with Ben Fankhauser and Andrew Keenan-Bolger drawn on to experience fellow ragamuffins swept up within the labor unrest. The 3 were one of the cast from the Paper Mill staging, the planet preem of the show according to Disney's 1992 movie musical.Two moppet stars who were not within the Nj version, Lewis Grosso ("Mary Poppins") and Matthew Schechter ("Elf"), happen to be set to alternate because the more youthful brother of among the newsies.Many other thesps will reprise parts within the ensemble, alongside newer and more effective additions. Yet another role, negligence newsboy supporter Medda, remains to become cast."Newsies" is placed to start previews March 15 in front of a March 29 opening in the Nederlander Theater. Broadway stint is presently looking for 101 perfs, but extensions appears likely if reception and purchasers warrant. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

'Help' leads Image Award pic noms

"The Help" led the pack with eight NAACP Image Award nominations, including picture, director and multiple acting honors, the org announced Thursday. "Pariah" and "Jumping the Broom" also were nominated in multiple categories, with seven and six, respectively.In the TV categories, the drama "Grey's Anatomy" and comedy "The Game" received six noms apiece.Winners in the film, TV, music and literature categories will be announced during a Feb. 17 ceremony, which will be broadcast live on NBC.During a press conference held at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, the NAACP announced its annual nominations, which aim to celebrate the accomplishments of people of color across a variety of media including film, television, recording and literature.The complete list of nominees in film, TV, music and literature: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)Actor in a Motion PictureEddie 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)Actress in a Motion PictureAdepero 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)Zoe Saldana -- "Colombiana" (TriStar Pictures)Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureAnthony 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)Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureBryce 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)Independent Motion Picture"I Will Follow" (AFFRM)"Kinyarwanda" (AFFRM)"MOOZ-lum" (AFFRM)"Pariah" (Focus Features)"The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)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 (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 in a Comedy SeriesArthur 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)Writing in a Dramatic SeriesCheo 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)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 in a Comedy SeriesJay 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)Directing in a Dramatic SeriesErnest 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)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)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)Actor in a Comedy SeriesDule 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)Actress in a Comedy SeriesTatyana 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)Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesCraig 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)Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesAmber 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)Drama Series"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC)"The Good Wife" (CBS)"Treme" (HBO)Actor in a Drama SeriesAndre 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)Actress in a Drama SeriesChandra 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)Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesCorey 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)Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAlfre 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)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)Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialEsai 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)Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialAnika 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)Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesAaron 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)Actress in a Daytime Drama SeriesChristel 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)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)Talk Series"Anderson" (Syndicated)"Oprah's Lifeclass" (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)"The Doctors" (Syndicated)"The View" (ABC)"The Wendy Williams Show" (Syndicated)Reality Series"All-American Muslim" (TLC)"American Idol" (FOX)"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)"Sunday Best" (BET)"Tia & Tamera" (Style Network)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)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)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 CATEGORIESNew ArtistCommitted (Epic)Diggy Simmons (Atlantic Records)Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. (Columbia Records)Mindless Behavior (Streamline/Conjunction/Interscope Records)Wynter Gordon (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)Male ArtistAnthony Hamilton (RCA Records)Bruno Mars (Elektra Records)Cee Lo Green (Elektra Records)Chris Brown (Jive Records)Common (Warner Bros. Records)Female ArtistBeyonc (Columbia Records)Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)Ledisi (Verve Forecast)Mary J. Blige (Geffen)Duo, Group or CollaborationBoyz 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)Jazz Album"Chano y Dizzy" -- Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez (Concord Music Group Inc.)"Friends" -- Stanley Jordan (Mack Avenue Records)"Guitar Man" -- George Benson (Concord Jazz)"Legacy" -- Gerald Wilson (Mack Avenue Records)"Road Show Vol. 2" -- Sonny Rollins (Emarcy)Gospel Album -- (Traditional or Contemporary)"Becoming" -- Yolanda Adams (N House Music Group)"Church on the Moon" -- Deitrick Haddon (Verity Gospel Music Group)"Hello Fear" -- Kirk Franklin (Verity Gospel Music Group)"Something Big" -- Mary Mary (Columbia Records)"The Journey" -- Andra Crouch (RiverPhlo Entertainment)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)Music Video"25/8" -- Mary J. Blige (Geffen)"Hear My Call" -- Jill Scott (Warner Bros. Records)"I Was Here" -- Beyonc (Columbia Records)"Someone Like You" -- Adele (Columbia Records)"Where You At" -- Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)Song"Best Thing I Never Had" -- Beyonc (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)Album"4" -- Beyonc (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 CATEGORIESLiterary 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)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)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)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)Literary Work -- Instructional"A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets" -- Bertice Berry (Freeman House Publishing)"Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing" -- Synthia Saint James (Create Space)"Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community" -- Quraysh Ali Lansana (Teachers & Writers Collaborative)"The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God " -- T.D. Jakes (Atria Books)"Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys" -- Tavis Smiley (Author), Juan Roberts, (Illustrator) (SmileyBooks)Literary Work -- Poetry"Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems" -- James Golden (iUniverse)"Head Off & Split" -- Nikky Finney (TriQuarterly Books / Northwestern University Press)"Honoring Genius: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice" -- Haki Madhubuti (Third World Press)"Intimate Thoughts" -- Darrin Henson (Author), Anna Saunders (Illustrator) (Godzchild Publishing)"Last Seen" -- Jacqueline Jones Lamon (University of Wisconsin Press)Literary Work -- Children"Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band" -- Kwame Alexander (Author), Tim Bowers (Illustrator) (Sleeping Bear Press)"Before There Was Mozart" -- Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James Ransome (Illustrator) (Schwartz & Wade Books / Random House Children's Books)"Heart and Soul" -- Kadir Nelson (Author/Illustrator) (Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books)"White Water" -- Michael S. 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