2013 NAMIC Vision Awards

The 19th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards —
A Celebration of Multicultural Contributions in the Media Industry

Now in its 19th year, the NAMIC Vision Awards recognize original television or digital content that reflects the depth and breadth of experience, and contributions of people of color. The NAMIC Vision Awards are presented in collaboration with Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

BEST ANIMATION
Doc McStuffins – Disney Junior
Dora the Explorer – Nickelodeon
NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians – Nickelodeon and NFL
The Legend of Korra – Nickelodeon

BEST AWARDS & HONORS
2012 BET Awards – BET Networks
2012 BET Honors – BET Networks
Black Girls Rock! – BET Networks
Press Play – Myx TV
The TeenNick HALO Awards 2012 – Nickelodeon

CHILDREN'S
Degrassi – TeenNick
East of Main Street: Small Talk – HBO
Let It Shine – Disney Channel
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee – Nickelodeon
The Weight of the Nation: The Great Cafeteria Takeover – HBO

COMEDY
Enlightened – HBO
Love That Girl – TV One
The Game – BET Networks
The Rickey Smiley Show – TV One

DRAMA
Army Wives – ABC Studios
Grey's Anatomy – ABC Studios
Private Practice – ABC Studios
Scandal – ABC Studios
Treme – HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE – COMEDY
Cassi Davis – Tyler Perry's House of Payne – TBS
Doc Shaw – Tyler Perry's House of Payne – TBS
Don Cheadle – House of Lies – Showtime
Lavan Davis – Tyler Perry's House of Payne – TBS
Tasha Smith – Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse – TBS

BEST PERFORMANCE – DRAMA
Corey Reynolds – The Closer – TNT
Jordana Brewster – Dallas – TNT
Lee Thompson Young – Rizzoli & Isles – TNT
Michael Kenneth Williams – Boardwalk Empire – HBO
Queen Latifah – Steel Magnolias – Lifetime

DIGITAL MEDIA – LONG FORM
Black and Latino – mun2
Naco, Pocho – mun2
MashBox – Myx TV

DIGITAL MEDIA – SHORT FORM
Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen – Bravo
Darling Nikki: Letter to the Divas – TV One
The Secret of the Chancla – mun2

DIGITAL MEDIA WEB SERIES
CNN Special Projects: Impact Your World – CNN
Freedom Project: Mauritania Slavery's Last Stronghold – CNN
Secreteando – Telemundo Media

DOCUMENTARY
Black in America: Who is Black? – CNN
Ghost of Ole Miss – ESPN Films
Latino in America: Courting Their Vote – CNN
The Loving Story – HBO
World Sports Presents: It's Not Black and White – CNN

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Caras Del Odio – Discovery En Español
Desamparados – Discovery En Español
Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika – GMA Pinoy TV

LIFESTYLE
HGTV's The High Low Project – Scripps Networks Interactive
HGTV's House Hunters – Scripps Networks Interactive
HGTV's Home Strange Home – Scripps Networks Interactive
Kusina Master – GMA Life TV

NEWS / INFORMATIONAL
Race 2012 – PBS
Second Coming: Will Black America Decide 2012 – BET Networks
Oprah's Master Class – Harpo Studios
Our America with Lisa Ling – Oprah Winfrey Network
We Decide: Latinos and the 2012 Election – NUVOtv

ORIGINAL MOVIE OR SPECIAL
CNN Special Projects: Leaders with Heart – CNN
Kids on Race: The Hidden Picture – CNN
Raising Izzie – GMC TV
Somebody's Child – GMC TV
Steel Magnolias – Lifetime

REALITY
Chef Roble & Co. – Bravo
Tia and Tamera – Style
Top Chef – Bravo
Top Chef Masters – Bravo
Welcome to Sweetie Pie's – Oprah Winfrey Network

REALITY SOCIAL ISSUES
Iyanla: Fix My Life – Harpo Studios
Joe Maddon: Hazleton – ESPN
Parole Diaries – TV One
Save My Son – TV One
We Decide: Latinos and the 2012 Election – NUVOtv

SPORTS
Busted Coverage – ESPN
Inside Africa: Uganda Little League – CNN
Jorge Gutierrez: An Unlikely Path – ESPN
Latipha Cross: Outrunning the Odds – ESPN
Outside the Lines: FAMU Band Hazing – ESPN

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
Inside Africa: Botswana Heavy Metal – CNN
Inside Africa: Ghana Boxing – CNN
Inside Africa: The Himba of Namibia – CNN

VARIETY / TALK SHOW
Leading Women: Freda Lewis-Hall – CNN
Mario Lopez: One on One – NUVOtv
Oprah's Lifeclass – Harpo Studios
Oprah's Next Chapter – Harpo Studios

TV One Night Only: Live from Essence Music Festival – TV One

NAMIC VISION AWARDS TIMELINE

Wednesday, January 16, 2013.......Entry Deadline
Mid-April 2013.....................................Announcement of Nominees
Late April 2013....................................Announcement of Winners
Late April 2013....................................Announcement of "Members’ Choice" & "Members' Favorites" Winners (as voted on by the NAMIC membership)
July 2013.......................................NAMIC Vision Awards, Pacific Design Center, Holllywood, CA

SPONSORSHIP

For sponsorship information, please contact Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D., President and CEO, at (212) 594-5985 ext. 2503 or nicol.turner-lee@namic.com.

PRESS INQUIRIES

To learn more about the Vision Awards, or to request an interview with a NAMIC official, please contact:

Charmaine Chapman
BTB Communications
(310) 882-5498, ext. 5 - Office
(310) 902-8617 - Cell
char@btbcommunications.com

 

2012 NAMIC Vision Awards

2012 NAMIC VISION AWARDS
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Winners - 2012 NAMIC Vision Awards

BEST PERFORMANCE - COMEDY
Luis Guzman - How to Make It in America - HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE - DRAMA
Andre Braugher - Men of a Certain Age - TNT
Jada Pinkett Smith - Hawthorne - TNT

CHILDREN'S
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Beyond I Have a Dream - Nickelodeon

COMEDY
Reed Between the Lines - BET Networks

DIGITAL MEDIA - LONG FORM
Oprah's Lifeclass: Live - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

DIGITAL MEDIA - SHORT FORM
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - Nickelodeon
Mexican Pointy Boots - mun2

DOCUMENTARY
Sing Your Song - HBO

DRAMA
Parenthood - Universal Television

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
La Ley Del Miedo - Discovery En Español

LIFESTYLE
Cooking Channel's Easy Chinese: San Francisco - Scripps Networks Interactive

NEWS / INFORMATIONAL
Oprah's Master Class - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

ORIGINAL MOVIE OR SPECIAL
The Space Between - USA Network

REALITY
Beyond Scared Straight - A&E Network
Born To Dance: Laurieann Gibson - BET Networks

SPORTS
The Promise - ESPN

VARIETY / TALK SHOW
MLK: Image of the Black Athlete - ESPN

Winners - Members’ Choice Award

Luis Guzman - How to Make It in America - HBO