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The nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards were announced on Tuesday.Netflix leads nominations across motion picture and television + streaming categories.Insecure received the most nominations in the television + streaming categories.H.E.R. received the most nominations in the music recording categories.RCA Records received the most nominations across record labels.

Angelique Jackson “The Harder They Fall,” “Insecure” and H.E.R. lead the pack of film, TV and music nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, while Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion, Regina King and Tiffany Haddish will face off for the 2022 Entertainer of the Year prize.Nominees for the annual award show were announced during a special virtual event hosted by actor and musician Kyla Pratt, “Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe on the NAACP’s Instagram account.“We are thrilled to recognize this year’s nominees, who have all brought dynamic, entertaining, and thought provoking content to our attention through their incredible work in film, television, music and more,” said Karen Boykin-Towns, Image Awards Committee chairman. Winners will be revealed during the annual ceremony, hosted by seven-time Image Award winner Anthony Anderson, on Feb.

produced by Jay-Z, is based on real Black characters from the Old West who have generally been overlooked in the genre. The story follows Nat Love, a cowboy whose gun-slinging crew face off with Rufus Black, an outlaw who killed Love’s parents years ago.Issa Rae’s “Insecure” earned 13 nominations including best comedy television series.

Urban One Honors talked to us about stepping outside of his comfort zone to MC the fourth annual awards ceremony airing on TV One tonight. In doing so, he also shared the impact this year’s honorees –Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Timbaland, Gamble and Huff, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Jennifer Hudson — have had on his career and his music. The singer and songwriter recently released a new song titled “Stay Down” and the accompanying music video features Ne-Yo’s wife Crystal Smith as his leading lady.

Ava Phillippe, daughter to Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, is showing off she’s more than just her mother’s lookalike!MORE: Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava delivers powerful message after sexuality revelationThe twenty-two year old recently took to Instagram to share with her one million followers a self-portrait she painted where she appears clad in a blue sweater holding the paw of her adorable rescue dog, Benji.Though Ava expressed in the Instagram post’s caption she wasn’t entirely satisfied with how “this painting worked out,” her Oscar-winning mother begs to differ.WATCH: Reese Witherspoon's children make rare appearance in her videoThe Morning Show star shared on Ava’s post that she thought her self-portrait was “wonderful,” commenting, “I love seeing your artwork.”MORE: The Morning Show, Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Hudson among SAG Award surprisesMORE: Reese Witherspoon's sensational new pictures have fans seeing doubleThis isn’t the first time Reese publicly complimented her eldest daughter, recently expressing to InStyle that, "Ava is so down-to-earth.She wants to do great things in the world. She's studying and learning and trying to find herself." Reese Witherspoon was one of the first to compliment Ava's impressive artworkAva, who is currently attending UC Berkeley, is proving her mother right.

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.

Will Smith and Jennifer Hudson are among the winners of the 13th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. Winners will be feted on March 2 in Los Angeles.

Lady Gaga was nominated for her second Screen Actors Guild Award on Wednesday for playing Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci, with the actress/singer thanking everyone in a heartfelt post.The 35-year-old actress was nominated forOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, alongsideJessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter),Jennifer Hudson (Respect) and Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), while sharing a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.Gaga took to Instagram on Wednesday evening to share her gratitude for the nomination with her 51.2 million Instagram followers. Nominated:Lady Gaga was nominated for her second Screen Actors Guild Award on Wednesday for playing Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci, with the actress/singer thanking everyone in a heartfelt post'I am so beyond grateful to be nominated by the @sagawards for my performance in House of Gucci, for best ensemble, alongside Jared Leto for Best Supporting Actor,' she began.'I have long dreamed of being an actress and studied from a young age because I was passionate and committed to storytelling through art,' she added.

Jennifer Hudson first met the late, great Aretha Franklin in 2004 before opening for her Merrillville, IN concert - which was shortly after she placed seventh on Fox's American Idol.'Aretha said, "Don't sing none of my songs,"' laughed the Chicago-born 40-year-old for her W Magazine cover story.'When I got to open up for her concert, she allowed me to sing my own songs, but I got to watch her perform her songs.' Throwback! Jennifer Hudson (R) first met the late, great Aretha Franklin (2-L) in 2004 before opening for her Merrillville, IN concert - which was shortly after she placed seventh on Fox's American IdolEight years later, Jennifer got an important phone call from the Queen of Soul who informed her, 'I've made my decision, and it is you who I want to play me.''I was very excited in the moment that I learned that she wanted me to play her. But then, the next second, like, Oh my god.

The Color Purple co-stars Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo both scored SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday for their respective portrayals of the late, great Aretha Franklin.Cynthia is up for female actor in a TV movie/limited series for the fully-authorized eight-episode series Genius: Aretha, which premiered March 21 on National Geographic.'It is and will always be an honor to be recognized by my peers,' the British-Nigerian 35-year-old wrote of the honor on Instagram. R-e-s-p-e-c-t! The Color Purple co-stars Jennifer Hudson (L) and Cynthia Erivo (R) both scored SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday for their respective portrayals of the late, great Aretha Franklin (pictured in 2015)'Thank you @sagawards for this on behalf of Ms Aretha Louise Franklin.'Erivo faces heavy competition against The White Lotus scene stealer Jennifer Coolidge, Maid's Margaret Qualley, Mare of Easttown's Jean Smart, and Mare of Easttown's Kate Winslet.

American Idol isn’t planning to replace mentor Bobby Bones directly and will instead lean on a number of alums of the talent contest.

Billie Eilish took home the win forBest Original Song at tonight's not-televised 2022 Golden Globe Awards.The 20-year-old singerwon for her James Bond theme song, No Time To Die - from the film of the same name - which sheco-wrote withher musician brother,Finneas O’Connell, 24,and recorded in a bedroom studio.The duo beat out Beyonce,Lin-Manuel Miranda,Van Morrison, Carole King and Jennifer Hudson. Winner: Billie Eilish took home the win for Best Original Song at tonight's not-televised 2022 Golden Globe Awards; Pictured a Variety 2021 Music Hitmakers BrunchDec 4, 2021 in L.A.Eilish - who wrote the ballad when she was 17 - is the youngest artist to have written and recorded a James Bond theme song.

Adam Driver, Jennifer Hudson and Meryl Streep have led the snubs for the Golden Globes 2022 – and fans are seriously not happy.The nominations for the upcoming ceremony, which is taking place on January 9, 2022, were announced earlier today, with Snoop Dogg on hand to reveal the names.Side note: Snoop deserves his own nomination for his appearance.However, there were some names left off the list in the acting categories, and viewers are up in arms over the news.Lady Gaga earned a best actress tip for her stint as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci, but her co-stars – including Adam (Maurizio Gucci) and Jared Leto (Paolo Gucci) – didn’t make the cut.Ridley Scott was also not mentioned in the best director category, with the Bad Romance

Naughty Boy is finally getting his time in I’m a Celebrity spotlight having pulled out of last year’s series. The music star has been announced as part of the 2021 line-up alongside Radio 1Xtra DJ Snoochie Shy and Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge.

Doing justice to a real-life person, as an actor, comes with its own set of pressures. Embodying a cultural icon, however, can be downright overwhelming. When Aretha Franklin personally gave Jennifer Hudson her blessing to portray her in the biopic Respect, the Oscar winner was elated by the vote of confidence. Then reality set in. “Those are huge, huge, huge shoes to fill,” Hudson says. “But if she said I can do this, I’m going to do my best.” Ultimately, the challenges of stepping into Franklin’s rich, complex legacy had a deeply beneficial effect on Hudson: “It inspired me to want to own my voice that much more.”

Naughty Boy is finally getting his time in I’m a Celebrity spotlight having pulled out of last year’s series. The music star has been announced as part of the 2021 line-up alongside Radio 1Xtra DJ Snoochie Shy and Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge.

Normani, 25, is looking gorgeous in a revealing new photo shoot! The singer posed while lying down in nothing but a white sheet in an eye-catching pic for the epic 2022 Pirelli calendar. She has her long locks down and spread out underneath her arms, which are placed up and above her head, in the feature, and is also rocking several necklaces and bracelets.

Naughty Boy is finally getting his time in I’m a Celebrity spotlight having pulled out of last year’s series. The music star has been announced as part of the 2021 line-up alongside Radio 1Xtra DJ Snoochie Shy and Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge.

Naughty Boy is finally getting his time in I’m a Celebrity spotlight having pulled out of last year’s series. The music star has been announced as part of the 2021 line-up alongside Radio 1Xtra DJ Snoochie Shy and Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge.

so much research.Whether I’m talking about a wax figure of Marilyn Monroe or Lady Gaga in “House of Gucci” is anyone’s guess.But just about every major Best Actress contender next year is acclaimed for playing a real, very famous person in a movie based on history. Yawn!Worse, there is a distinct possibility that, for the first time ever, all five slots in the category could be filled by a portrayal of an actual person. That’s a stark turnaround from 2010, the year Natalie Portman won for “Black Swan,” when the nominated roles were 100 percent fictional.

Jennifer Hudson felt that the best way to honor the late soul singing legend Aretha Franklin in the biopic Respect was to deliver as much authenticity in her performance as the Queen of Soul invested in her music.