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\u2018Queen Sugar\u2019 and Dee Rees lead LGBTQ-inclusive NAACP Image Awards nominations<\/b><\/p>\n

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The 49th<\/sup> NAACP Image Awards, which celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature, and film, announced their nominees on Monday and several LGBTQ and LGBTQ-inclusive honorees lead the way. From Dee Rees and Samira Wiley, to Survivor\u2019s Remorse <\/em>and Whose Streets?, <\/em>the NAACP Image Awards nominated an exceptional group of LGBTQ talent and content this year.<\/p>\n

On the television side, out actors Titus Burgess, Jussie Smollett, and Samira Wiley all received nominations for playing LGBTQ characters on their respective shows. Burgess received a nomination Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for playing Titus Andromedon on Netflix\u2019s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em>. Smollett is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for playing Jamal on FOX\u2019s Empire<\/em>. And Wiley is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Moira on Hulu\u2019s The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

LGBTQ-inclusive nominees for television included Netflix\u2019s Dear White People, <\/em>and Starz\u2019s (unfortunately, canceled) Survivor\u2019s Remorse <\/em>for Outstanding Comedy Series; as well as OWN\u2019s Queen Sugar <\/em>and NBC\u2019s This is Us <\/em>for Outstanding Drama Series. Disney Junior\u2019s Doc McStuffins <\/em>was nominated for Outstanding Children\u2019s Program, NBC\u2019s Saturday Night Live <\/em>received a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, and out writer\/director Justin Simien was nominated for both Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for Dear White People.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Master of None<\/em>\u2019s Emmy Award-winning \u201cThanksgiving\u201d episode received a nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for Aziz Ansari, although the episode was highly influenced by the life of the episode’s co-writer Lena Waithe. The pair won an Emmy for the episode earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

On the film side, lesbian<\/a> filmmaker Dee Rees received a nomination both for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture for the Netflix film Mudbound. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Professor Marston and The Wonder Women, <\/em>written and directed by out filmmaker Angela Robinson<\/a>, was nominated for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture. And queer actress Amandla Stenberg was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her lead role in Everything, Everything. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, documentary Whose Streets? <\/em>received a nomination for Outstanding Documentary (Film).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The NAACP Image Awards, will again be\u00a0hosted by “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson and will air on January 15th<\/sup>, 2018, at 9\/8c on TV One.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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