Milestones of the Past...Gateway of the future. That is the theme for the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards which will take place Feb 12th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The show will air live at 8PM ET on FOX Network. The awards will also celebrate the 1ooth anniversary of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). This years hosts are Halle Berry and Tyler Perry so you know it's gonna be good and it's gonna look good!!!!!
Big ups to Alicia Keys who was nominated for 4 awards.

Alicia Performing at Inaugural Neighbourhood Ball on Tuesday Jan. 2oth 2009
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Here are list from some nominees of Caribbean heritage

Outstanding Actress In A Motion Picture
Rosario Dawson Seven Pounds (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture
Alicia Keys The Secret Life Of Bees (Fox Searchlight)

Outsanding Actress In A Drama Series
Loretta Devine "Eli Stone" (ABC)

Outstanding Actress In a Daytime Drama Series
Tonya Lee Williams "The Young & The Restless (CBS)

Outstanding Talk Series
"Iconoclasts: Venus Williams & Wyclef Jean" (Sundance Channel)

Outstanding New Artist
Estelle (Atlantic/Homeschool)
Leona Lewis (J Records/Syco)

Outstanding Male Artist
Common (G.o.o.d. Music/Geffen Records)

Outstanding Female Artist
Alicia Keys (J Records)
Rihanna (Island Def Jam)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Estelle feat. Kanye West – "American Boy" (Atlantic/ Homeschool)

Outstanding Music Video
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys (J Records)

Outstanding Song
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys (J Records)


The categories for the awards are: Motion Picture, Television, Writing/Directing, Recording, Literature. Special awards (Chairman, President, Vanguard and Key Of Life) will be given to special honorees for work in their various fields and philanthropic efforts.

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