48th NAACP Image Awards Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/48th-naacp-image-awards/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:46:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png 48th NAACP Image Awards Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/48th-naacp-image-awards/ 32 32 ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Earns 6 NAACP Image Awards Nods But It’s Really All About Beyonce https://staging2.theplaylist.net/birth-nation-earns-6-naacp-image-awards-nods-really-beyonce-20161213/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/birth-nation-earns-6-naacp-image-awards-nods-really-beyonce-20161213/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:05:38 +0000 http://theplaylist.net/?p=354687 ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Earns 6 NAACP Image Awards Nods But It’s Really All About Beyonce

The 48th Annual NAACP Image Awards were announced this morning and, as expected, Beyoncé ruled over the kingdom. On the film side, however, the event allowed Nate Parker‘s much-besieged “The Birth of A Nation” to return to the spotlight.

Parker’s period drama about Nat Turner earned six nominations including Best Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Actor (Parker), Outstanding Supporting Actress (Aja Naomi King), Outstanding Independent Motion Picture, Outstanding Writing (Parker) and Outstanding Directing (Parker).

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