NAACP Image Award Nominations: Netflix Tops List For Second Year In A Row With ‘The Harder They Fall’, ‘Bruised’ & ‘Passing’

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Nominees for the 53rd Image Awards are officially in, with Netflix taking the lead with 52 noms overall for titles across film and TV including The Harder They Fall, Passing, Bruised, The Upshaws and Maid.The Harder They Fall’s nominations include for Outstanding Motion Picture, where it joins fellow nominees Judas and the Black Messiah and King Richard from Warner Bros, MGM/UAR’s Respect and Hulu’s The United States vs.

Billie Holiday.The show announcing marquee winners is set to place February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT live on BET. The NAACP will recognize winners in non-televised categories February 21-23, with those ceremonies to stream on NAACPImageAwards.net.

More winners will be announced during the NAACP Image Awards Dinner, set for February 25 in Los Angeles.The Image Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color across more than 80 competitive categories spanning film, television, streaming, music, literature and podcasts.

That category count is up from the 70-plus categories recognized earlier this year.The full list of nominees can be found below:ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARMOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion PictureOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Actress in a Motion PictureOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureOutstanding Independent Motion PictureOutstanding International Motion PictureOutstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion PictureOutstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Outstanding Animated Motion PictureOutstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Motion PictureOutstanding Short-Form (Live Action)Outstanding Short-Form (Animated)Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)TELEVISION