BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The movie of Tina Turner's story, 'What's Love Got To Do With It?' had seven nominations, the most of any project, among thecontenders announced Tuesday for the 26th NAACP Image Awards.
Spike Lee's 'Malcolm X' earned six nominations, including outstanding movie.
Three television comedies received three nominations each: 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' 'ROC Live' and 'Living Single.'
'Queen,' based on Alex Haley's novel, earned five nominations.
Fox's 'In Living Color' received four nominations, including outstanding variety show. Three 'In Living Color' performers also earned nominations.
The Image Awards recognize individuals, organizations and projects that present positive images of blacks.
In addition to the nominations for the 'Malcolm X' movie, a book about the making of that film received a nomination. ' Any Means: The Trials and Tribulations of the The Making of Malcolm X' by Spike Lee and Ralph Wiley was nominated for outstanding non-fiction literary work.
Two children's books about the black Muslim leader received nominations: 'Malcolm X: A Force For Change' by Nikki Grimes and 'Malcolm X: Any Means Necessary' by Walter Dean Myers.
The awards show will be held Jan. 5 in Pasadena and will air Jan. 22 on NBC.
Following is a complete list of nominees:
Outstanding motion picture: 'Bopha;' 'Malcolm X;' 'Menace II Society;' Posse;' 'What's Love Got To Do With It.'
Outstanding lead actor in a motion picture: Danny Glover, 'Bopha'; Denzel Washington, 'Malcolm X'; Laurence Fishburne, 'What's Love Got To Do With It?'; Sidney Poitier, 'Sneakers'; Tupac Shakur, 'Poetic Justice.'
Outstanding lead actress in a motion picture: Alfre Woodard, ' 'Bopha'; Angela Bassett, 'What's Love Got To Do With It?'; Janet Jackson, 'Poetic Justice'; Leteti Khumalo, 'Sarafina'; Whitney Houston, 'Bodyguard.'
Outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture: Al Freeman Jr., 'Malcolm X'; Delroy Lindo, 'Malcolm X'; Denzel Washington, 'Much Ado About Nothing'; Forrest Whitaker, 'The Crying Game'; Wolfgang Bodison, 'A Few Good Men.'
Outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture: Alfre Woodard, 'Passion Fish'; Angela Bassett, 'Malcolm X'; Jenifer Lewis, 'What's Love Got To Do With It?'; Vanessa Bell Calloway, 'What's Love Got To Do With It?'; Whoopi Goldberg, 'Sarafina.'
Outstanding youth actor/actress: Jaleel White, 'Family Matters'; Jason Weaver, 'The Jacksons: An American Dream'; Rae'ven Kelly, 'What's Love Got To Do With It?'; Raven-Symone, 'Alex Haley's Queen'; Tatyana M. Ali, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'
Outstanding comedy series: 'Living Single'; 'Martin'; 'ROC Live'; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'; 'Where I Live.'
Outstanding actor in a comedy series: Charles S. Dutton, 'ROC Live'; Kadeem Hardison, 'A Different World'; Martin Lawrence, 'Martin'; Ossie Davis, 'Evening Shade'; Will Smith, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'
Outstanding actress in a comedy series: Ella Joyce, 'ROC Live'; Erika Alexander, 'Living Single'; Jasmine Guy, 'A Different World'; Queen Latifah, 'Living Single'; Tisha Campbell, 'Martin.'
Outstanding drama series: 'I'll Fly Away'; 'In The Heat Of The Night'; 'L.A. Law'; 'Law & Order'; 'Tribeca'.
Outstanding actor in a drama series: Avery Brooks, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'; Blair Underwood, 'L.A. Law'; Joe Morton, 'Tribeca'; Laurence Fishburne, 'Tribeca'; Levar Burton, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.'
Outstanding actress, drama series: Della Reese, 'Picket Fences'; Denise Nicholas, 'In The Heat Of The Night'; Hattie Winston, 'Homefront'; Regina Taylor, 'I'll Fly Away'; Victoria Dillard, 'Tribeca.'
Outstanding television movie or mini-series: 'Alex Haley's Queen'; 'Laurel Avenue'; 'Strapped'; 'The Ernest Green Story'; 'The Jacksons: An American Dream.'
Outstanding actor, television movie or mini-series: Blair Underwood, 'Father and Son: Dangerous Relations'; Danny Glover, 'Alex Haley's Queen'; Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, 'The Jacksons: An American Dream'; Louis Gossett Jr., 'Father and Son: Dangerous Relations'; Morris Chestnut, 'The Ernest Green Story'.
Outstanding actress, television movie or mini-series: Angela Bassett, 'The Jacksons: An American Dream'; Halle Berry, 'Alex Haley's Queen'; Jasmine Guy, 'Alex Haley's Queen'; Juanita Jennings, 'Laurel Avenue'; Mary Alice, 'Laurel Avenue.'
Outstanding daytime drama series: 'All My Children'; 'Days Of Our Lives'; 'Guiding Light'; 'One Life To Live'; 'The Young And The Restless.'
Outstanding actor, daytime drama series: Dondre T. Whitfield, 'All My Children'; Kristoff St. John, 'The Young and the Restless'; Randy Brooks, 'The Young and the Restless'; Richard Lawson, 'All My Children'; William Christian, 'All My Children.'
Outstanding actress, daytime drama series: Debbie Morgan, 'Loving'; Nia Long, 'Guiding Light'; Shari Headley, 'All My Children'; Tonya Pinkins, 'All My Children'; Victoria Rowell, 'The Young and the Restless.'
Outstanding variety series: 'Apollo Comedy Hour'; 'In Living Color'; Russell Simmons' DEF Comedy Jam'; The Arsenio Hall Show'; 'Townsend Television.'
Outstanding performance, variety series: Arsenio Hall, 'The Arsenio Hall Show'; David Alan Grier, 'In Living Color'; Jamie Foxx, 'In Living Color'; Robert Townsend, 'Townsend Television'; T'Keyah 'Crystal' Keymah, 'In Living Color.'
Outstanding variety special: 'Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame'; 'Aretha Franklin: Duets'; 'Sinbad Live From New York: Afros & Bellbottoms'; The 1993 Essence Awards.'
Outstanding performance, variety special: Aretha Franklin, 'Aretha Franklin: Duets'; Michael Jackson, 'Concert in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour'; Patti LaBelle, 'The Essence Awards'; Sinbad, 'Sinbad Live From New York'; Tina Turner, 'Tina Turner: Going Home.'
Outstanding news, talk or information series/special: 'At The River I Stand'; 'Day One 'The Black List''; 'Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah'; 'The Oprah Winfrey Show 'Unsolved Hate Crimes: Racism Series Part X''; 'Who Killed Martin Luther King.'
Outstanding youth or children's series/special: 'Girlfriend, ABC Afterschool Special'; 'Men of Courage'; 'Reading Rainbow'; 'Story Porch'; 'Teen Summit: Teens and Aids.'
Outstanding performance, youth or children's series/special: Darryl Bell, 'Success Through Education: A Salute to Black Achievement'; Ella Joyce, 'Story Porch'; Jazzy Jeff, 'Success Through Education: A Salute to Black Achievement'; Kadeem Hardison, 'Word's Up'; Levar Burton, 'Reading Rainbow.'
Outstanding new artist: Digable Planets; Shai; Silk; SWV - Sisters With Voice; Tag Team.
Outstanding male artist: Aaron Neville; Babyface; Brian McKnight; Luther Vandross; Tevin Campbell.
Outstanding female artist: Aretha Franklin; Janet Jackson; Sade; Toni Braxton; Whitney Houston.
Outstanding duo or group: Earth, Wind & Fire; En Vogue; Shai; SWV - Sisters With Voice; Tony! Toni! Tone!.
Outstanding gospel artist: Edwin Hawkins; Sounds of Blackness; The TRI City Singers featuring Peabo Bryson and Stephanie Mills; The Winans; Various 'Handel's Messiah' A Soulful Celebration.
Outstanding jazz artist: Fourplay; George Benson; Kenny G; Miles Davis; Ray Charles.
Outstanding rap artist: Digable Planets; DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince; Heavy D & The Boyz; Kris Kross; Naughty Nature.
Outstanding world music artist: BB King; Buju Banton; Shabba Ranks; Supercat; Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.
Outstanding soundtrack album, film or television: 'What's Love Got To Do With It?', Tina Turner; 'Menance II Society,' various artists; 'Malcolm X,' various artists; 'The Bodyguard,' various artists; 'Poetic Justice,' various artists.
Outstanding album: 'For The Cool In You,' Babyface; 'Janet,' Janet Jackson; 'Never Let Met Go,' Luther Vandross; 'The Bodyguard' soundtrack, various artists; 'Toni Braxton,' Toni Braxton.
Outstanding male video: 'Runaway Love,' En Vogue; 'Paint the White House Black,' George Clinton; 'That's The Way Love Goes,' Janet Jackson; 'If,' Janet Jackson; 'I'm Every Woman,' Whitney Houston.
Outstanding choreography, film or television: Debbie Allen; Michael Peters; Otis Sallid; Russell Clark; Tina Landon and Omar Lopez.
Outstanding literary work, fiction: 'Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years,' Sarh and A. Elizabeth Delaney with Amy Hill Hearth; 'Her Own Place,' Dori Sanders; 'Home Repairs,' Trey Ellis; 'The Tree of Life,' Maryse Conde, with Victoria Reiter; 'XXVI Phrase of the Sundial, XXVI Stage of the Birth,' Jacinto Aneille Rhines Jr.
Outstanding literary work, non-fiction: 'Buppies B-Boys, Baps and Bohos,' Nelson George; ' Any Meansz: The Trials and Tribulations of The Making of Malcolm X,' Spike Lee and Ralph Wiley; 'Days of Grace: A Memoir,' Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad; 'Dream Makers, Dream Breakers: The World of Justice Thurgood Marshall,' Carl T. Rowan; 'Introduction to African American Studies,' Talmadge Anderson.
Outstanding literary work, children's: 'Alvin Ailey,' Andrea Davis Pinkney; 'Father and Son,' Jonathan Green and Denize Lauture; 'Malcolm X: A Force For Change,' Nikki Grimes; 'Malcolm X: Any Means Necessary,' Walter Dean Myers; 'Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?', Paticia C. McKissack and Frederick McKissick.
