In news that should surprise no one, the inspirational The Great Debaters leads the nominees for this year's NAACP Image Awards with eight nominations, including two for director/star Denzel Washington (likes he needs anymore ... he's got 14 of 'em) and Outstanding Motion Picture. Joining it in the latter category is I Am Legend, Talk To Me, Why Did I Get Married? and another Denzel picture, American Gangster.Debaters will also be honored with the Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America, who also announced their nominations today. No big surprises in their finalists -- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. The way things are going, these five titles could very well be the names read when the Oscar nominations are announced a week from tomorrow.
See the comments section below for the full nominees for both the PGA (awards date: February 2) and the NAACP (awards date: February 14, broadcast live on Fox).
Producers Guild of America Awards:
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Animated Film:
Bee Movie
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
Documentary:
Body of War
Hear and Now
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Sicko
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
NAACP Image Awards:
Outstanding Motion Picture:
American Gangster
The Great Debaters
I Am Legend
Talk To Me
Why Did I Get Married
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:
Don Cheadle in Talk To Me
Terrence Howard in Pride
Columbus Short in Stomp the Yard
Will Smith in I Am Legend
Denzel Washington in The Great Debaters
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:
Halle Berry in Things We Lost In the Fire
Taraji P. Henson in Talk To Me
Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart
Jill Scott in Why Did I Get Married
Jurnee Smollett in The Great Debaters
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Chiwetel Ejiofor in Talk To Me
Nate Parker in The Great Debaters
Tyler Perry in Why Did I Get Married
Denzel Whitaker in The Great Debaters
Forest Whitaker in The Great Debaters
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Ruby Dee in American Gangster
Loretta Devine in This Christmas
Meagan Good in Stomp the Yard
Janet Jackson in Why Did I Get Married
Queen Latifah in Hairspray
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film
Sunu Gonera for Pride
Kasi Lemmons for Talk To Me
Denzel Washington for The Great Debaters
Sylvain White for Stomp the Yard
Preston Whitmore for This Christmas
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture:
American Gangster
The Great Debaters
Freedom Writers
Honeydripper
Talk To Me
Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film:
Dirty Laundry
Honeydripper
A Mighty Heart
My Brother
Persepolis
Outstanding Documentary:
Bastards of the Party
Darfur Now
Desert Bayou
The Price of Sugar
Sicko