Cable networks HBO, BET and OWN:Oprah Winfrey Network drew the most 2016 NAMIC Vision Awards nominations, the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications said Wednesday.
HBO notched nine nominations to lead all cable networks, while BET and OWN drew eight nominations for 22nd annual Vision Awards, which honor original and digital programming content depicting the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color, according to the diversity organization
Overall, 29 networks/distributors generated 83 nominations for NAMIC Vision Awards presented in 18 categories, said the organization.
HBO’s original movie Bessie and Lifetime's Devious Maids each drew three nominations to top all shows, according to NAMIC.
NAMIC will showcase the winning programs via an online event format, with the 2016 NAMIC Vision Awards Winners Gallery to be unveiled late April. The online awards gallery will feature :60 second clips of the winning entries in each of the 18 categories.
"At a time when diversity is at the forefront of our consciousness such as the case with the Oscars, NAMIC remains committed to recognizing achievements in ethnically and culturally relevant programming," said Eglon E. Simons, president and CEO, NAMIC in a statement. "We applaud this year's nominees and encourage them to continue advancing diversity on screen and behind-the-scenes."
A full list of NAMIC Awards Nominees appears below:
Animation
Doc McStuffins - Disney Junior
Miles From Tomorrowland - Disney Junior
NINA'S WORLD - Sprout
Sanjay & Craig - Nickelodeon
The Legend of Korra - Nickelodeon
Awards & Honors
46th NAACP Image Awards - TV One
BET Honors - BET Networks
Black Girls Rock - BET Networks
Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Legends Who Paved The Way - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Best Performance - Comedy
Danía Ramirez, Devious Maids - Lifetime
Frankie J. Alvarez, Looking - HBO
Raúl Castillo, Looking - HBO
Judy Reyes, Devious Maids - Lifetime
Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project - Universal Television
Best Performance - Drama
Omari Hardwick, Power - Starz
Queen Latifah, Bessie - HBO
Naturi Naughton, Power - Starz
David Oyelowo, Nightingale - HBO
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie - HBO
Children's
Dora and Friends - Nickelodeon
Game Shakers - Nickelodeon
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee - Nickelodeon
Talia in the Kitchen - Nickelodeon
Comedy
black-ish - ABC
Devious Maids - ABC Studios
Master of None - Universal Television
Real Husbands of Hollywood - BET Networks
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Universal Television
Daytime
Oprah Winfrey Network - SuperSoul Sunday - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
The Talk - CBS
Digital Media - Short Form
#BLX - BET Networks
Ángel o Demonio - ESPN
HelloBeautiful InterludesLIVE! - Interactive One
The Doll Life - Myx TV
Wise Words with DJ Khaled - Music Choice
Documentary
“AFROPUNK Presents The Triptych" from AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange - WGBH, Boston
Breakthrough "Water Apocalypse" - National Geographic Channel
Emmett Till - Al Jazeera America
Fault Lines: Baltimore Rising - Al Jazeera America
Fresh Dressed - CNN
Drama
Being Mary Jane - BET Networks
Grey's Anatomy - ABC
How to Get Away with Murder - ABC
Scandal - ABC
The Knick - Cinemax
Foreign Language
Mexicánicos - Discovery Networks Latin America
Viernes Futbolero Tiempo Extra - Kaza Azteca America, Inc.
Lifestyle
BBQ Blitz - Food Network
Home Away from Home - GMA Pinoy TV
Rev Run's Sunday Suppers - Cooking Channel
Tia Mowry at Home - Cooking Channel
Taco Trip - Cooking Channel
News/Informational
Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm with Robin Roberts - ABC News and Rock'n Robin Productions
Katrina 10 Years Later: Through Hell and High Water - BET Networks
Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ - BET Networks
Oprah's Master Class - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Shining a Light: Conversations on Race in America - A&E
Original Movie or Special
Bessie - HBO
Book of Negroes - BET Networks
HALO Awards - Nickelodeon
Saints & Strangers - National Geographic Channel
With This Ring - Lifetime
Reality
Raising Whitley - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Project Runway - Lifetime
SC Featured: Life on the Streets - ESPN
SC Featured: No Excuses - ESPN
Reality - Social Issues
LHH: "Out In Hip Hop" - VH1
SC Featured: Her Voice - ESPN
This is Life with Lisa Ling - CNN
Vice Special Report: Fixing the System - HBO
Women of Honor - Lifetime
Sports
Countdown to the Special Olympics World Games with Robin Roberts - ESPN and Rock'n Robin Productions
E:60 Love Is Stronger - ESPN
E:60 Silent Night Lights - ESPN
Mayweather/Pacquiao: At Last - HBO
The Offseason: Kevin Durant - HBO
Variety/Talk Show
Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America - A&E
Oprah Prime - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN at the Apollo - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Talk to Al Jazeera Misty Copeland Interviewed by Richelle Carey - Al Jazeera America
Talk to Al Jazeera Spike Lee Interviewed by Sarah Hoye - Al Jazeera America
