HBO Garners Eight Nominations for the 2010 NAMIC Vision Awards Recognizing Achievements in Television Programming Diversity

HBO Garners Eight Nominations for the 2010 NAMIC Vision Awards Recognizing Achievements in Television Programming Diversity

HBO's "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" And NBC/Universal Media Studios' "30 Rock" Receive Two Nominations Each To Top All Nominated Series

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Nominations for the 2010 NAMIC Vision Awards were announced today by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). Now in its 16th year, the NAMIC Vision Awards honor original multi-ethnic and cross-cultural television programming that best reflects the diversity of the global viewing audience. The NAMIC Vision Awards will be presented at a luncheon ceremony scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

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A total of 27 networks and producers/distributors representing a wide range of programming generated 59 nominations for awards presented in 15 categories: Animation; Children's; Comedy; Documentary; Drama; Foreign Language; Lifestyle; News/Informational; Original Movie or Special; Reality; Sports; Variety/Talk Show; Best Performance - Comedy; Best Performance - Drama; and Digital Media (Short Form). Original programs that aired between the dates of November 1, 2008 and October 31, 2009 were eligible for consideration.

HBO led the field of contenders for the 2010 NAMIC Vision Awards with eight nominations including two for HBO's "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," which received a nod in the Drama category and a Best Performance - Drama nomination for actor and recording artist, Jill Scott. Additional Best Performance - Drama nominees include: Cicely Tyson for the Hallmark Channel's "Relative Stranger," and actor Russell Hornsby, who garnered two nominations for ABC Family's "Lincoln Heights" and HBO's "In Treatment." Hornsby is the first actor in NAMIC Vision Awards history to receive multiple nominations in a single performance category.

NBC/Universal Media Studios' "30 Rock" also garnered multiple nominations, receiving a nod in the Comedy category and a Best Performance - Comedy nomination for actor Tracy Morgan. Additional nominees for Best Performance - Comedy include: Dana Davis for ABC Family's "10 Things I Hate About You," Dilshad Vadasaria for ABC Family's "Greek," Margaret Cho for Lifetime Television's "Drop Dead Diva," and Dule Hill for USA Network's "Psych."

Programs nominated in the Comedy category in addition to "30 Rock" include: Lifetime Network's "Sherri," and HBO's "George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano" and "Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me." Nominees joining HBO's "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" in the Drama category include ABC Network's "Grey's Anatomy," TNT's "Hawthorne," and NBC/Universal Media Studios' "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

"The television viewing audience is becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse," said Marco Williams, vice president, Affiliate Marketing, The Africa Channel and president, NAMIC-Southern California. "NAMIC is proud to continue recognizing those entities that remain committed to producing original content across all digital entertainment platforms that accurately reflects the full spectrum of our world's populace."

The NAMIC Vision Awards competition extends eligibility to national broadcast and cable networks; local affiliates; local origination programs from cable operators; and VOD content produced for digital platforms. Entries are judged by a distinguished panel comprised of communications industry executives, producers, and scholars. Judging is focused on overall imagery (creative merit, originality, and presentation quality), sensitivity (the consideration given to cultural nuances), writing (the depiction of issues relevant to people of color) and the quality of acting in the performance categories.

A complete list of nominees for the 2010 NAMIC Vision Awards follows. For more information contact Sandra Girado, director, Meetings and Events, at the NAMIC national headquarters, 212-594-5985, ext. 23. Sponsorship and ticket/table purchase inquiries should be directed to Danny McGlone, vice president of Fund Development, NAMIC at 212-594-5985 ext. 13.

ANIMATION
Handy Manny - The Disney Channel
The Backyardigans - Nickelodeon

BEST PERFORMANCE - COMEDY
Dana Davis: 10 Things I Hate About You - ABC Family
Dilshad Vadasaria: Greek - ABC Family
Dule Hill: Psych - USA Network
Margaret Cho: Drop Dead Diva - Lifetime Television
Tracy Morgan: 30 Rock - NBC/Universal Media Studios

BEST PERFORMANCE - DRAMA
Cicely Tyson: Relative Stranger - Hallmark Channel
Jill Scott: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - HBO
Russell Hornsby: In Treatment - HBO
Russell Hornsby: Lincoln Heights - ABC Family

CHILDREN'S
Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices - HBO
Dora The Explorer - Nickelodeon
Go, Diego, Go! - Nickelodeon
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: We Shall Not Be Moved - Nickelodeon

COMEDY
30 Rock - NBC/Universal Media Studios
George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano - HBO
Sherri - Lifetime Television
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me - HBO

DIGITAL MEDIA - SHORT FORM
Buppies - BET Networks
Comcast Celebrates South Florida Black History - Comcast
John Legend; Obama - Most American President - MTV Networks
Will.i.am Pea Pod Foundation - MTV Networks

DOCUMENTARY
Breast Cancer Examined: An African American Perspective -TV One,
LLC
By The People: The Election of Barack Obama - HBO
CNN Presents: Black in America 2 - CNN
CNN Presents: Latino in America - CNN

DRAMA
Grey's Anatomy - ABC Network
Hawthorne - TNT
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - NBC/Universal Media Studios
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - HBO

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
El Rescate Perfecto - Discovery en Espanol
La Gripe Letal - Discovery en Espanol
La Marcha De Las Uvas - Discovery en Espanol
Major League Baseball Pre-Game Show - Fox Sports en Espanol

LIFESTYLE
Adrenalina - Si TV
Black Canvas - Gail & Okamoto - EBRU TV
Rajo Red: The Business of Elegance - GMA Network, Inc.
World in America - Guyana - EBRU TV

NEWS/INFORMATIONAL
Anderson Cooper 360: Black in America 2 Preview - CNN
CNN Presents: Reclaiming the Dream II - CNN
Critical Condition: What's at Stake in Health Care Reform -BET
News
Up From a Past: African American Firsts - CNN

ORIGINAL MOVIE OR SPECIAL
America - Sony Pictures Television
Gifted Hands - TNT
The BET Honors 2009 - BET Networks
TV ONE Night Only: Live From the Essence Music Festival -TV One,
LLC

REALITY
MADE - MTV Networks
Monica: Still Standing - BET Networks
Project Runway - Lifetime Television
The T.O. Show - VH1

SPORTS
Carry On - ESPN
James Stewart: King of the Hill - E:60/ESPN
Kim NG - Kim Possible - E:60/ESPN
The Enough Project - ESPN Deportes

VARIETY/TALK SHOW
Lens on Talent: Johnson & Johnson Presents a Filmmaker's Challenge
-BET Networks
Soundtracks at Red Kiva - The Africa Channel
Sunday Best 2 - BET Networks
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at Lincoln Memorial -
HBO

NOMINATIONS BY NETWORK/DISTRIBUTOR

HBO - 8
CNN - 5
BET Networks - 5
Nickelodeon - 4
ABC Family - 3
Discovery en Espanol - 3
Lifetime Television - 3
MTV Networks - 3
NBC/Universal Media Studios - 3
EBRU TV - 2
E:60/ESPN - 2
TNT - 2
TV ONE, LLC - 2
ABC Network - 1
BET News - 1
Comcast - 1
ESPN - 1
ESPN Deportes - 1
Fox Sports en Espanol - 1
GMA Network - 1
Hallmark Channel - 1
Si TV - 1
Sony Pictures Television - 1
The Africa Channel - 1
The Disney Channel - 1
USA Network - 1
VH1 - 1

About NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 18 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve. For more information on NAMIC, visit www.namic.com.

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