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So I didn't get nominated for an Image award today. I'm officially over black people. Why do I feel like I deserved an Image award nomination? No particular reason really. I just wanted one. Besides, if some of these people can get a nod, I figured why can't I, you know?

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Bernie Mac – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (NBC)
Duane Martin – “All of Us” (CW)
George Lopez – “George Lopez” (ABC)
Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

So with the George Lopez nomination I gather they mean all colored people. When is the last time Bernie Mac's show has been on the air? Are they counting syndicated series now? If so, I think we can all agree that since Martin just came out on DVD that Martin Lawrence and has been snubbed.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Dee Dee Davis – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
LisaRaye McCoy Misick – “All of Us” (CW)
Telma Hopkins – “Half & Half” (UPN)
Vanessa L. Williams – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
Whoopi Goldberg – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

LisaRay getting nominated for an acting award. 'Nuff said.

MOVIE, MINI-SERIES OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL:
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
“Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” (Lifetime)
“Sleeper Cell: American Terror” (Showtime)
“Tsunami, The Aftermath” (HBO)
“Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” (Court TV)
“When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” (HBO)

I guess the cast of the Fantasia movie do deserve some recognition for channeling their inner-slave to get those accents down.

Outstanding Duo or Group
The Cheetah Girls (Disney)
Dave Matthews Band (RCA)
Gnarls Barkley (Downtown/Atlantic)
Outkast (LaFace/Zomba)
The Roots (Island Def Jam)

Am I the only one laughing?

Outstanding Music Video
Beyoncé – “Irreplaceable” (Sony Urban)
India.Arie – “I Am Not My Hair” (Universal Motown)
Jay-Z – “Show Me What You Got” (Island Def Jam)
Mary J. Blige – “Be Without You” (Geffen)
Prince – “Black Sweat” (Universal Republic)

I miss Michael Jackson.

Outstanding Album
“B’Day” – Beyoncé (Sony Urban)
“Corinne Bailey Rae” – Corinne Bailey Rae (Capitol)
“Dreamgirls (Soundtrack)” – Various (Music World/Sony Urban/Columbia)
“Once Again” – John Legend (Sony Urban)
“Reflections: A Retrospective” – Mary J. Blige (Geffen)

I enjoy Beyonce's album, but an Image award for an album consisting of songs like "Freakum Dress" and "Kitty Kat?"

Not to mention Mary's album being a greatest hits collection. That doesn't seem particularly fair.

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“A Dead Man Speaks” – Lisa Jones (Genesis Press/ Kensington)
“Boldfaced Lies” – Charlene A. Porter (Rose City Press)
“The Legend of Quito Road” – Dwight Fryer (Kimani Press – Sepia Imprint)
"Letters to a Young Brother” – Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
“Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia” – Bil Carpenter (Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard)

Karrine Stephans was robbed!

Outstanding Writing in a Feature Film/ Television Movie - Comedy or Drama Dianne Houston – “Take the Lead” (New Line Cinema)
Doug Atchison – “Akeelah and the Bee” (Lionsgate Films)
Keith Glover – “Life is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story” (Lifetime)
Reggie Gaskins – “Restraining Order” (Codeblack Entertainment)
Tyler Perry – “Madea’s Family Reunion” (Lionsgate Films)

I am not a Tyler Perry fan. I don't knock his hustle, and I get why people like his films. I'm just not personally entertained by any of them. But, I will say I don't believe it's particularly hard to re-write the same story over and over again. Congrats nonetheless!

You mean to tell me I can't get a nomination? I got something for ya'll's asses.

Feel my wrath.