American Idol Gets NAACP Award Nods

January 9, 2009 by Jeanne

American Idol has been nominated for two awards at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards in the “Outstanding Reality” (series) and “Outstanding Variety” (series or special) categories.

The show airs on February 12, 2009 at 8pm on Fox.

Here are Idol’s fellow nominees:

Outstanding Reality – (Series)
"American Idol 7" (FOX)
"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
"Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" (BET)
"Project Runway" (Bravo)
"Run’s House 5" (MTV)

Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)
"American Idol 7: Idol Gives Back" (FOX)
"BET Awards ‘08" (BET)
"Chris Rock – Kill the Messenger" (HBO)
"Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam" (HBO)
"UNCF An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson" (Syndicated)