During a press conference yesterday, the categories and nominees for the 42nd NAACP Annual Image Awards were announced. With the assistance of celebrities like 50 Cent, Sanaa Lathan, Kimberly Elise and Smokey Robinson, NAACP Image Awards chairman Clayola Brown and executive producer Vic Bulluck gave the run-down for exactly who’s in the running for this year’s awards.

Here are a few of the nominees from each area…

Outstanding Motion Picture

“For Colored Girls”

“Just Wright”

“The Book of Eli”

“The Kids Are All Right”

“Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?”

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 New Artist

B.o.B

Bruno Mars

Jason Derulo

Nicki Minaj

Willow Smith

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Bography

Conversations with Myself  by (Ruth Hobday & Nelson Mandela)

Decoded by Jay-Z

Extraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza Rice

I’m Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen – My Journey Home by Shoshana Johnson

You Don’t Know Me: Reflections of My Father, Ray Charles by Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.

 

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

Aaron McGruder (“The Boondocks” – The Fund-Raiser)  

Daniel Chun (“The Office” – Nepotism)

Kenny Smith (“Pair of Kings” – Where the Wild Kings Are)

Myra J. (“Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” – Meet the Racist)

Vali Chandrasekaran (“30 Rock” – Khonani)

Click here for the full list of nominees

 The 42nd Annual Image Awards will air on March 4th at 8pm EST on Fox. This year’s hosts and the show’s location will be announced at a later date.