Black Panther has landed 16 nominations for the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards.
The blockbuster, which is up for seven Oscars, will compete in a string of major categories on 30 March (19) when the winners are announced at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of people of colour in TV, music, literature and film.
Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk is second among the film nominees with nine mentions.
Both movies will compete for Outstanding Motion Picture with BlacKkKlansman, Crazy Rich Asians, and The Hate U Give, and Outstanding Independent Motion Picture alongside BlacKkKlansman, Nappily Ever After, Sorry To Bother You, and Traffik, while Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman and If Beale Street Could Talk's Stephan James will compete for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) will fight for the Outstanding Supporting Actress honour with Black Panther trio Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, and Lupita Nyong'o.
Meanwhile, Boseman and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and King will take on Beyonce and basketball superstar LeBron James for the Entertainer of the Year crown, and Black-ish leads all the TV nominations with eight and H.E.R. tops the music mentions with five.
The full list of nominees is:
Entertainer of the Year
Beyonce
Chadwick Boseman
LeBron James
Regina King
Ryan Coogler
MOVIES
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther
Michael B Jordan – Creed II
Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 2
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
Stephan James – If Beale Street Could Talk
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give
Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Sanaa Lathan – Nappily Ever After
Viola Davis – Widows
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Brian Tyree Henry – If Beale Street Could Talk
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther
Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give
Winston Duke – Black Panther
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Danai Gurira – Black Panther
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
Lupita Nyong’o – Black Panther
Regina Hall – The Hate U Give
Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
BlacKkKlansman
If Beale Street Could Talk
Nappily Ever After
Sorry To Bother You
Traffik
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Storm Reid – A Wrinkle In Time
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
Winston Duke – Black Panther
John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman
KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
The Hate U Give
Widows (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Motion Picture
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Crazy Rich Asians
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Hate U Give
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Amazing Grace
Making The Five Heartbeats
Quincy
RBG
Whitney
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Boots Riley, Sorry To Bother You
Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Peter Chiarelli & Adele Lim, Crazy Rich Asians
Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Steve McQueen, Widows
Ryan Coogler, Black Panther
Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, Quincy
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Black-ish
Dear White People
Grown-ish
Insecure
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Cedric the Entertainer, The Neighborhood
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Dwayne Johnson, Ballers
Tracy Morgan, The Last O.G.
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black
Issa Rae, Insecure
Logan Browning, Dear White People
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Yara Shahidi, Grown-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jay Ellis, Insecure
John David Washington, Ballers
Laurence Fishburne, black-ish
Marcus Scribner, black-ish
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Essence Atkins, Marlon
Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Natasha Rothwell, Insecure
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
Outstanding Drama Series
How To Get Away With Murder
Power
Queen Sugar
The Chi
This Is Us
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Mitchell, The Chi
Keith David, Greenleaf
Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar
Omari Hardwick, Power
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard, Marvel’s Luke Cage
Naturi Naughton, Power
Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jesse Williams, Grey’s Anatomy
Joe Morton, Scandal
Jussie Smollett, Empire
Romany Malco, A Million Little Things
Wendell Pierce, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
CCH Pounder, NCIS: New Orleans
Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf
Sanaa Lathan, The Affair
Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Erika Alexander, Black Lightning
Kendrick Lamar, Power
Kerry Washington, How to Get Away with Murder
Loretta Devine, Love Is
Tisha Campbell-Martin, Empire
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Behind The Movement
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Seven Seconds
The Bobby Brown Story
The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Michael B. Jordan, Fahrenheit 451
Russell Hornsby, Seven Seconds
Woody McClain, The Bobby Brown Story
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Anna Deavere Smith, Notes From the Field
Gabrielle Dennis, The Bobby Brown Story
Jeanté Godlock, The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar
Regina King, Seven Seconds
Toni Braxton, Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
A Thousand Words With Michelle Obama
AM Joy
Angela Rye’s State of the Union
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series
ESPN’s First Take
Red Table Talk
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Real
The View
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Lip Sync Battle
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Shark Tank
The Voice
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
2 Dope Queens
Black Girls Rock!
Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo
Saturday Night Live
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia
Outstanding Children’s Program
Doc McStuffins
Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest
Motown Magic
Sesame Street
Top Chef Junior
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Alex R. Hibbert, The Chi
Lonnie Chavis, This Is Us
Lyric Ross, This Is Us
Marsai Martin, Black-ish
Miles Brown, Black-ish
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk
Joy Reid – AM Joy
LeBron James – The Shop
Lester Holt – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life
LL Cool J – Lip Sync Battle
Queen Latifah – Black Girls Rock
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Steve Harvey – Family Feud
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement and the Media
King in the Wilderness
Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland
Shut Up & Dribble
Time For Ilhan
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Justin Simien, Dear White People
Marquita J. Robinson, GLOW
Peter H. Saji, Black-ish
Regina Y. Hicks, Insecure
Trevor Noah , Steve Budow, David Kibuuka, Zhubin Parang, Dan Amira, Lauren Sarver Means, Mr. Daniel Radosh, David Angelo, Devin Trey Delliquanti, Zachary DiLanzo, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Janine Sherman Barrois, Claws
Kay Oyegun, This Is Us
Lena Waithe, The Chi
Patrick Joseph Charles, Black Lightning
Lena Waithe & Dime Davis, The Chi
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Anna Deavere Smith, Notes From the Field
J. David Shanks, Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death
Katrina M. O’Gilvie, Behind the Movement
Ramin Bahrani & Amir Naderi, Fahrenheit 451
Shalisha Francis, Seven Seconds: Of Gods and Men
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Hiro Murai, Atlanta
Ken Whittingham, Atypical
Millicent Shelton, Insecure
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Ayoka Chenzira, Queen Sugar
Deborah Ann Chow, Better Call Saul
Dee Rees, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Marvel’s Luke Cage
Zetna Fuentes, How To Get Away With Murder
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Ernest Dickerson, Seven Seconds: Until It Do
Ramin Bahrani, Fahrenheit 451
Tanya Hamilton, Seven Seconds: That What Follows
Tracy Heather Strai, Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
Victoria Mahoney, Seven Seconds: Witness for the Prosecution
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Issa Rae, Bojack Horseman
Laya Deleon Hayes, Doc McStuffins
Mahershala Ali, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Samuel L. Jackson, Incredibles 2
Shameik Moore, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Outstanding New Artist
Ella Mai
Jade Novah
Koryn Hawthorne
Omar Wilson
Tory Lanez
Outstanding Male Artist
Bruno Mars
Childish Gambino
John Legend
MAJOR.
Raheem DeVaughn
Outstanding Female Artist
Andra Day
Ella Mai
H.E.R.
Janelle Monae
Janet Jackson
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
A Good Night – John Legend feat. BloodPop
All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Could’ve Been – H.E.R., Bryson Tiller
Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B
Everything Is Love – The Carters
Outstanding Jazz Album
Facing Dragons – Christian Sands
Hollywood Africans – Jon Batiste
RISE! – Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr.
The Story of Jaz – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse
Waiting for the Sunrise – Camille Thurman
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Hiding Place – Tori Kelly
Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds
One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr
Unstoppable – Koryn Hawthorne
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
APES**T – The Carters
Could’ve Been – H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller
Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B
This Is America – Childish Gambino
All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Outstanding Song – Traditional
Amen – Andra Day
Better With You In It – MAJOR
Beyond – Leon Bridges
Long As I Live – Toni Braxton
Never Alone – Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
A Good Night – John Legend feat. BloodPop
As I Am – H.E.R.
Boo’d Up – Ella Mai
Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B
This Is America – Childish Gambino
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation
Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By – Kendrick Lamar, SZA feat. 2Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Saudi, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, SOB x RBE, Jorja Smith, Anderson Paak, Ab Soul, Reason, Zacari, Babes Wudumo, Sjava, Travis Scott
Greenleaf, Season 3 (Music from the Original TV series) – Various Artists
Marvel’s Luke Cage Season Two – Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Insecure Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 3 – Various Artists
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture) – Various Artists
Outstanding Album
Dirty Computer – Janelle Monae
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
Even More – MAJOR
Everything Is Love – The Carters
I Used To Know Her: The Prelude – H.E.R.
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
An American Marriage – Tayari Jones
Better Late Than Never – Kimberla Lawson Roby
Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel – Jesse James Holland Jr
Envy – Victoria Christopher Murray
They Come in All Colors: A Novel – Malcolm Hansen
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
Barracoon – Zora Neale Hurston
Black Girls Rock! Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth – Beverly Bond
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author)
May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem – Imani Perry
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row – Anthony Ray Hinton (Author), Lara Love Hardin (With)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
Heads of the Colored People: Stories – Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement – Janet Dewart Bell
Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice – Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Author), Clinton C. Wilson II (Author)
Small Country: A Novel – Gael Faye
Us Against The World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family – David Mann (Author), Tamela Mann (Author), Shaun Saunders (With)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
Barracoon – Zora Neale Hurston
Becoming – Michelle Obama
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke – Jeffrey C. Stewart
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela – Nelson Mandela (Author), Sahm Venter (Editor)
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist – Franchesa Ramsey
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration – Carla Hall (Author) Genevive Ko (With)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With)
Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond – Karima Mariam-Arthur
Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life – Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner (With)
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves – Glory Edim
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Confessions of a Barefaced Woman – Allison Elaine Joseph
Ghost, Like a Place – Iain Haley Pollock
Refuse – Julian Randall
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart – Alice Walker
The Gospel According to Wild Indigo – Cyrus Cassells
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man – Tonya Bolden
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race – Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t – Diane Dillon
The 5 O’Clock Band – Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
The Word Collector – Peter H. Reynolds
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
A Very Large Expanse of Sea – Tahereh Mafi
Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin – James L. Swanson
Harbor Me – Jacqueline Woodson
The Journey of Little Charlie – Christopher Paul Curtis
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide – Carol Anderson (Author), Tonya Bolden (With)
