Submissions Close This Friday for the 49th NAACP Image Awards

Submissions for the 49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS closes on Friday, October 6, 2017. All entries must be submitted online at www.naacpimageawards.net.

The NAACP IMAGE AWARDS is recognized as the nation's preeminent multi-cultural awards show from an African-American point of view. The event celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.

49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS winners will be revealed during the two-hour special airing live on TV One on Monday, January 15, 2018, the federal holiday marking the birthday of DR. Martin LUTHER King, Jr.

Submissions for the 49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS can be submitted by producers, studios/networks, agents, managers or publicists in the categories of motion picture, television, recording, and literature. The eligibility period for all projects is January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. In addition, projects in the motion picture category (and individual achievements within that category) must have been initially RELEASED and distributed in the U.S. with a minimum commercial theatrical run in Los Angeles or New York for seven (7) consecutive days.

All entries are evaluated and narrowed to the top five in each category by the members of the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Nominating Committees which are comprised of individuals within the entertainment industry (studio/networking executives, actors, artists, managers, agents, publicists, journalists, literary agents, and others) and NAACP Board Members, NAACP Foundation Trustees, staff and key interfaces.

AMC Theatres is the 49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Submissions sponsor.

As previously announced, the following are key calendar dates for the 49th NAACP Image Awards:

Friday, October 6, 2017

Submissions closes at www.naacpimageawards.net.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Nominees' Luncheon

Sunday, January 14, 2018

49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Non-Televised Awards Dinner & Ceremony

Monday, January 15, 2018

49th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Telecast Airs Live on TV One

For all information and the latest news, visit the official NAACP IMAGE AWARDS website at www.naacpimageawards.net.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. Read more about the NAACP's work and our six "Game Changer" issue areas at NAACP.org.

Launched in January 2004, TV One serves 59 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult black viewers. The network represents the best in black culture and entertainment with fan favorite shows Unsung, Rickey Smiley For Real, Fatal Attraction, THE MANNS and The NAACP Image Awards. In addition, TV One is the cable home of blockbuster drama Empire, and NewsOne Now, the only live daily news program dedicated to black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Urban One, Inc., formerly known as Radio One, Inc. [NASDAQ: UONE and UONEK, www.urban1.com], the largest African-American owned multi-media company primarily targeting Black and urban audiences.

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