Nominations for 48th NAACP Image Awards

How to Get Away With Murder has once again been considered for the annual NAACP Image Awards.

Alfred Enoch has been nominated for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" and Cicely Tyson for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series." Leading lady Viola Davis has been nominated for "Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series" and "Entertainer of the Year." Congratulations!

A Bunch of Award Nominations for the Show, Its Cast, and Its Writers

Over the past couple of weeks, How to Get Away With Murder, its cast, and its writers have been nominated for several major awards, including the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and People's Choice Awards.

• Golden Globe Award - Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama (Viola Davis)
• Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (Viola Davis)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Drama Series
• NAACP Image Award - Entertainer of the Year (Viola Davis)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Viola Davis)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Cicely Tyson)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Alfred Enoch)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series (Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill - "Mama's Here Now")
• People's Choice Award - Favorite Network TV Drama
• People's Choice Award - Favorite Dramatic TV Actress (Viola Davis)

Armani Jackson to Recur

Young actor Armani Jackson (Grey's Anatomy) is set to recur on How to Get Away With Murder's sophomore season as young Wes Gibbins (played by Alfred Enoch). Creator James Nowalk had previously stated that he is going to explore the background stories  of the Keating Five. For now, it is unclear when Jackson will make its debut on the show.

"How to Get Away With Murder" Receives Several Award Nominations

"How to Get Away With Murder" has reveived several award nominations for important award ceremonies such as the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the NAACP Image Awards, with series stars Viola Davis, Alfred Enoch and Aja Naomi King having reveived nominations for acting. Some nominations are for the show itself or also for writing. Furthermore, the show was honored with the AFI Award for "Televison Program of the Year". Other nominations which have been announced a few months ago encompass the People's Choice Awards. Check out the list below to get a whole overview:

Nominations

• Golden Globe Award - Best Actress - Television Series Drama (Viola Davis)
• Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (Viola Davis)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Drama Series
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Viola Davis)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Alfred Enoch)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Aja Naomi King)
• NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series (Erica Green Swafford, "Let's Get to Scooping")
• People's Choice Award - Favorite New TV Drama
• People's Choice Award - Favorite Actress in a New TV Series (Viola Davis)

Awards

• AFI Award - Television Program of the Year