The 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon

Check out the nominees at the pre-awards luncheon.

Loni Love, Adrienne Eliza Houghton and Tenia Watson - (Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Loni Love, Adrienne Eliza Houghton and Tenia Watson - (Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

Actresses Lyric Ross and Shahadi Wright Joseph - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actresses Lyric Ross and Shahadi Wright Joseph - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Comedians Gina Yashere and Roy Wood Jr. - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Comedians Gina Yashere and Roy Wood Jr. - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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NAACP president Derrick Johnson - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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NAACP president Derrick Johnson - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Joshua Martin, Marsai Martin, Carol Martin and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Joshua Martin, Marsai Martin, Carol Martin and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Nominees of the 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Nominees of the 51st Annual NAACP Image Awards - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Singer Mykal Kilgore - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Singer Mykal Kilgore - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Derrick Johnson, Ethan Henry Herisse, Asante Blackk and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Derrick Johnson, Ethan Henry Herisse, Asante Blackk and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

Actress Loretta Devine, Yvette Nicole Brown and Brown's mother - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Loretta Devine, Yvette Nicole Brown and Brown's mother - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

Writers Ashleigh Hairston and Warren Burke - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Writers Ashleigh Hairston and Warren Burke - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Tina Lifford, actor Nicholas L. Ashe and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Tina Lifford, actor Nicholas L. Ashe and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

NAACP president Derrick Johnson, Debbie Allen and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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NAACP president Derrick Johnson, Debbie Allen and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

Actor Dorian Missick and Simone Missick - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor Dorian Missick and Simone Missick - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor JD McCrary and guest -  (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor JD McCrary and guest -  (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Black Girls Rock! creator Beverly Bond - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Black Girls Rock! creator Beverly Bond - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor Harold Perrineau and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor Harold Perrineau and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Antoine Holman and guests - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Antoine Holman and guests - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Malinda Williams and fiance Tariq Walker - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Malinda Williams and fiance Tariq Walker - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Lyric Ross with Derrick Johnson and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actress Lyric Ross with Derrick Johnson and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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DJ Mal-Ski and guests - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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DJ Mal-Ski and guests - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor Roshon Fegan with guests - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Actor Roshon Fegan with guests - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Matthew A. Cherry, Reginald Hudlin and Ruth E. Carter - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Matthew A. Cherry, Reginald Hudlin and Ruth E. Carter - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

Tariq Walker, Malinda Williams, Kim Lewis and Elizabeth Woods - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Tariq Walker, Malinda Williams, Kim Lewis and Elizabeth Woods - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

NAACP president Derrick Johnson, Letitia Johnson and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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NAACP president Derrick Johnson, Letitia Johnson and guest - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

Carl Seaton with Derrick Johnson and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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Carl Seaton with Derrick Johnson and Karen Boykin-Towns - (Photo: Gip III/Courtesy of the NAACP)

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