Angelina Jolie nominated for NAACP Image Award
January 12, 2008 by Sherry
Angelina Jolie continues to rack up nominations for her role as Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart. She is now nominated for the NAACP Image Awards for outstanding actress. Her competition in that category is Jurnee Smollett (The Great Debaters), Halle Berry (Things We Lost in the Fire), Jill Scott (Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?), and Taraji P. Henson (Talk To Me).
This is a particularly interesting award nomination since the NAACP Image Awards are usually for outstanding African-American artists (the press release officially states the Image Awards honor those who promote diversity in the arts), and there was a veritable firestorm over Angelina playing Mariane Pearl in the first place. Her competition is very strong, especially Halle Berry who was equally outstanding in her role in Things We Lost in the Fire, but we’ll have to see what happens.
The Image Awards will be presented on February 14th in Los Angeles, with the ceremony being broadcast live on Fox (ideally, that is - we’ll have to wait to find out what will happen in relation to the writers’ strike).
(Photo source - NY Post)
Thank you to Ligaya for sending me the press release!
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http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117978664.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1
Independent or Foreign Film
‘A Mighty Heart’ (Paramount Vantage)
‘Dirty Laundry’ (Codeblack Entertainment)
‘Honeydripper’ (Emerging Pictures)
‘My Brother’ (Codeblack Entertainment)
‘Persepolis’ (Sony Pictures Classics)
I Remember When It Was 1st Discussed That Angie Would Be Playing An African American Character. As An African American Myself I Was A Little Concerned But After Seeing The Film And Angie’s Performance I Cant Imagine Who Couldve Done It Better. So Congrats 2 My Girl 4 Getting Another Acting Nod
I am a definite fan of the other actors performances over the years…(Haile Berry, Jurnee..etc) but in all honesty, none of them had a tougher acting job than Angelina…and that’s the truth. Angelina had to master a combination of accents by playing Marianne in a Mighty Heart, not to mention the critisism from all sides that she received questioning her abilities & whether she should have been given the role (though Marianne personally asked her to play the part), and the political/personal sensitivity that had to be incorporated as to not have the character be interpreted as a victim in a sappy or cold way. Angelina Jolie, HANDS DOWN, deserves the image award because she showed Marianne as a strong Afro/french woman who handled the terrorist threat and her husbands murder with Grace, forgiveness & beauty. Angie & Brad deserve to be commended for bringing that story to us.
The role of Marianne is what the award symbolizes. Marianne is only part Black, she is also part Cuban and French. So is Halle Berry, she is only part Black and I think Egyptian. It is the role they are depicting that is being evaluated for awards. Do you think there should be separate awards for crossing genders? John Travolta, Cate Blanchett, Felicity Hoffman, Dustin Hoffman, etc. This is the 21st Century, and we are more open to these issues. A great example is White Chicks. The Wayans role were two white chicks in this hilarious movie. So if Angie is playing Marianne who is part Black, what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.
No, I don’t think there should be separate awards. I wasn’t stating my personal opinion, I was just saying that if there was a firestorm when she was cast in the role, there will likely be an uproar over this nomination.
Just for accuracy’s sake: Mariane’s mom was Afro-Cuban & Chinese-Cuban. Mariane’s dad was Dutch & she grew up in France.
That’s why identity is so complex. First, scientists say there’s no such thing as “race,” otherwise people of different backgrounds wouldn’t be able to have children. This is true of other animals - e.g., birds have races within the same species, but they can’t reproduce.
There’s only one race - the human race. What we call race is a class, social, cultural, national, political, etc. construct.
In the U.S., we tend to define anybody with black skin as black. (There’s an outdated but still sometimes used idea of the one-drop rule, i.e. one drop of black blood makes a person black, whatever their appearance.) But there are Arabs, Latinos, Filipinos etc. who are blacker than black.
And Afro-Caribbeans, Afro-Brazilians, & Afro-South Americans are steeped in their deep cultural Latino roots - which they retain even when coming to the U.S. So they bridge the black & Latino traditions in the U.S.
And immmigrants from Africa are described as black, but are thoroughly different from American blacks. Even the blacks from the South are different from blacks in the urban north.
A couple of friends worked in the Peace Corps in Brazil; they says it’s highly stratified according to skin & class, but class trumps race. Super-elite athlete Pele was black as night, but since he was also super-rich, he was treated and categorized as white.
Sorry, I wandered off in a major way. This whole “what’s right to do about race” is very interesting to me.
Just for accuracy’s sake: Mariane’s mom was Afro-Cuban & Chinese-Cuban. Mariane’s dad was Dutch & she grew up in France.
Thanx Ligaya I Was Unsure Of Her Ethnicity Myself…. I Think The Fact That She Is Nominated By The NAACP Speaks Volumes O3 Her Performance. I Want People 2 Understand That The Black Community Was Hesitant In The Beginning Due 2 The Fact That There Are So Few Positive Characters Of Color On Tv And Film. It Was A Little Hurtful That They Chose A White Woman 2 Play A Woman Everyone Perceived 2 Be Black. As I Said B4 However Angie Was AMAZING In The Film And The NAACP Acknowledges That. Sorry So Lengthy
I think what you are not seeing is the crossing of the lines/barricades that this film and it’s casting represents.
The fact that a white woman can play a “black” woman means that more people will start seeing beyond the stereotypes(sp) of roles. Denzyl and Will can play characters who were written white, but we need more such roles for women too. Things are changing. And it has to be a two way street.
Bless Brangelina - Thats What I Was Trying 2 Say. U Said It Much More Simpler
This Is A Step In The Right Direction And I Believe The NAACP Believes This As Well
Saw Brad Pitt in downtown Los Angeles filming a commercial on Friday! Security was
so tight I couldn’t even find out the product.
hi sherry1 thanks for the update, as for my opinion it doesnt matter whether she can playing an american or african character,angie is a great actress so every movie she can do it better1 congrats to angelina she deserves the nomination!
If Ange bagged this nomination then she will be the first white woman who played as a colored character to win. I hope, this will be the start of a good & long recognition of white actors for NAACP Awards.
So, there’s a reason why Brad has long hair & unshaven lately, it could be because of this commercial. Penny, you are one lucky lady.
Just watched Bucket List today, it’s ok. My husband had a good laugh watching it, mostly old folks were in the theater, that includes us. lol.
Goodnight. God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
I really hope that all the award shows won’t get canceled. I count on the weird outfits for material on kapped!
Plus Brangelina look hot when they dress up for shows.
Good Job Angie
Good Job NAACP
there are more photos from chuckie cheese,
no one looks too happy, especially angelina
i hope photogs didn,t ruin their evening.
hey all, im not sure if most of you saw these other pictures of brad and angie at the CCA. http://www.souliejolie.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=1741 i was so excited when i saw new pix of them… sighh….. i loove the i adore you look they keep on giving eachother…….. sighhhhh….
Thanks heaven but I have to register to enlarge the pictures. They have so many & they are all good pictures.
Hi, Heaven. I registered, but don’t know how to enlarge pics. Any suggestions?
All of a sudden Pitt and Jolie are honorary black folk - gimme a break!!
Oh shudup Britmama!…no one takes that SERIOUSLY!…the comedian (D.L. Hughley) who said that at the CCA was just trying to make a point about the fact that Brad Pitt and Angie has done more for the Katrina victims in new orleans than our government agency FEMA!…that’s all. It’s embarrassing really. Actually, Brad & Angelina is definitely doing more than some OTHER celebrities!…ahem…Friends alumni…
Well, at least it’s nice to see that the NAACP are color blind. This really sends a message of tolerance.
This story was about courage.Pearl just happened
to be a Jew.But it could have been any reporter
Jews have always rallied to the cause of black people.
There are Jewish people and White people who are members of the NAACP.There are many interracial couples who support the NAACP.
I believe it was more about David Pearls’ courage. Being a Jew and attempting to get a story from people who hate jews. That man had
more guts than most and he died for it.We don’t know if that was his intent,but that was the outcome.David could have been your brother,your father or your husband and he felt a story had to be told.
Whatever, Queen Bee!
Anyway, maybe the movie industry will be more colour blind in future, full stop!!
Do you know personally what other celebs are doing? Some people choose not to put it all out there.
Anyway, the governments of the world should be doing this stuff, the celebs highlight it, but they can only do so much - yes, at least they are doing something, but still - maybe one day there will be better people in office worldwide to enable great change in the world!
What we are overlooking is the job that Tarij P. Henson did in Talk to Me. That was a fantastic movie. I didn’t see it in the theater; but happened to rent it and instantly wondered how I could have been soo stupid as to overlook this movie. This is now one of my favorite movies. All of the performances were fantastic and Tarij P. Henson is my girl, she played that part. If you haven’t seen the movie, check it out. This film is outstanding and now I have my very own copy to watch over and over again. I watched it 2x last weekend.
Marianne Pearl’s father is Jewish……..
In the past has there ever been a white artist,actor or actress nominated for a NAACP ward?