The 39th NAACP Image Awards will air live Thursday Feb 14th on FOX channel. The nominees were announced during a press conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Here are those I have found with island roots. Im sure I may have missed one or two so lemme know if you caught that.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series• Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Without A Trace”(CBS)• (Antigua /St. Lucia)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special• Wayne Brady – “The List” (ABC Family)• (Virgin Islands)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special• Sydney Tamiia Poitier – “The List” (ABC Family) (Bahamas)
Outstanding New Artist• • Sean Kingston (Sony) (Jamaica)
Outstanding Male Artist• Common (Geffen) (Trinidad) )
Outstanding Duo or Group• Stephen Marley & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (Universal Republic) (Jamaica)
Outstanding Song•“Umbrella” – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z (Island Def Jam) (Barbados)
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction• “Brother, I’m Dying” – Edwidge Danticat (Alfred A. Knopf/RH) (Haiti)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry• “Selected Poems” – Derek Walcott (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (St. Lucia)
Outstanding Documentary• “Price of Sugar” (Mitropolous Films)• (filmed on location in Dominican Republic)
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