39th NAACP Image Awards Show 2008

February 14, 2008 - Tonight the 39th NAACP Image Awards will be handed out to individuals and creative projects that promote diversity in movies, music, literature, and on TV. The theme of this year's NAACP Image Awards is "Stand Up and Be Counted," according to the NAACP. The 39th NAACP Image Awards show will be broadcast on Fox from 8pm until 10pm ET/PT.

39th NAACP Image Awards Nominees in the Movies

The motion picture with the most nominations is The Great Debaters. Denzel Washington is heavy-hitter in this years NAACP award nominations.

*Biggest contenders

Outstanding Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards Nominees:

American Gangster*
The Great Debaters
I Am Legend*
Talk To Me
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

Actress in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards Nominees:

Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Halle Berry - Things We Lost In the Fire*
Jill Scott - Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
Jurnee Smollett - The Great Debaters
Taraji P. Henson - Talk To Me

Actor in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards Nominees:

Columbus Short - Stomp The Yard
Denzel Washington - The Great Debaters
Don Cheadle - Talk To Me*
Terrence Howard - Pride
Will Smith - I Am Legend*

Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards Nominees:

Chiwetel Ejiofor - Talk To Me
Denzel Whitaker - The Great Debaters*
Forest Whitaker - The Great Debaters
Nate Parker - The Great Debaters
Tyler Perry - Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?

Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Awards Nominees:

Janet Jackson - Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
Loretta Devine - This Christmas
Meagan Good - Stomp The Yard
Queen Latifah - Hairspray
Ruby Dee - American Gangster*

Independent or Foreign Film
NAACP Image Awards Nominees:

A Mighty Heart*
Dirty Laundry
Honeydripper
My Brother
Persepolis

NAACP Image Awards Nominees:
Documentary
Bastards of the Party
Darfur Now
Desert Bayou
Price of Sugar
Sicko*

39th NAACP Image Awards Nominees in Recordings:

Album
Alicia Keys - As I Am
Chris Brown - Exclusive
Kanye West - Graduation*
Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains
Seal - System (Warner Bros. Records)