NAACP Image Award Nominates Two From Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is getting all sorts of praise by the NAACP Image Awards, giving him two best film nominations for his films “TYLER PERRY’S WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?” and “FOR COLORED GIRLS”.

The LA TIMES reports:

Janet Jackson was nominated for best actress and Jill Scott for supporting actress for “Why Did I Get Married Too?” Michael Ealy for supporting actor and Anika Noni Rose, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad and Whoopi Goldberg for supporting actress in “For Colored Girls.”

Perry, who won the NAACP Chairman’s Award last year, was also nominated  for his screenplay for “Why Did I Get Married Too?” and for best director for “For Colored Girls.”

On the TV front, “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” was nominated for best comedy series,  with David Mann being nominated for best actor in a comedy series for “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” and LaVan Davis  nominated in the same category for “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.”

“THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT”, “JUST WRIGHT”, and “THE BOOK OF ELI” are also competing for best film of 2010.

Other nominations include:

BEST ACTRESS

• Janet Jackson “WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?”
• Hallie Berry “FRANKIE AND ALICE”
• Kerry Washington “NIGHT CATCHES US”
• Queen Latifah “JUST WRIGHT”
• Zoe Saldana “THE LOSERS

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Michael Ealy “FOR COLORED GIRLS”
• Don Cheadle  “BROOKLYN’S FINEST”
• Idris Elba “TAKERS”
• Justin Timberlake “THE SOCIAL NETWORK”
• Samuel L. Jackson “MOTHER AND CHILD”

BEST ACTOR

• Anthony Mackie “NIGHT CATCHES US”
• Common “JUST WRIGHT”
• Denzel Washington “BOOK OF ELI”
• Jaden Smith “THE KARATE KID”
• Morgan Freeman “RED”

and many more!

What do you guys think?

Source: LA Times