Tonight is the 2015 edition of the BET Awards, where BET acknowledges the achievements of entertainers and athletes in their fields. The show will be full of performances and laughs. Tune in tonight to see if your faves take home an award. The nominees for the filmmaking categories are included below.

BEST ACTRESS

Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Taraji P. Henson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Viola Davis

BEST ACTOR

Anthony Anderson
Idris Elba
Jussie Smollett
Kevin Hart
Terrence Howard

YOUNGSTARS AWARD

Jacob Latimore
Jaden Smith
Mo’ne Davis
Quvenzhané Wallis
Zendaya

BEST MOVIE

Annie
Beyond the Lights
Selma
Think Like a Man Too
Top Five

The 2015 BET Awards air tonight at 8/7c on BET and Centric. The full nomination list can be found here.

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The winners of the 2015 Black Reel Awards were announced Thursday, February 19, 2015. Selma, Dear White People, Gun Hill, and The Trip to Bountiful were big winners. The full list can be found below.

Film

Outstanding Motion Picture

Selma

Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture

David Oyelowo – Selma

Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture

Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture

Wendell Pierce – Selma

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

Carmen Ejogo – Selma

Outstanding Director, Motion Picture

Ava DuVernay – Selma

Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture

Chris Rock – Top Five

Outstanding Documentary

Anita: Speaking Truth to the Power

Outstanding Ensemble

Selma

Outstanding Foreign Film

Fishing Without Nets (Kenya)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male

Tyler James Williams – Dear White People

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female

Teyonah Parris – Dear White People

Outstanding Voice Performance

Morgan Freeman – The LEGO Movie

Outstanding Score

Jason Moran – Selma

Outstanding Original Song

“Glory” from Selma – Performed by: John Legend & Common

INDEPENDENT

Outstanding Independent Feature

The Retrieval

Outstanding Independent Documentary

25 to Life

Outstanding Independent Short

#AmeriCan

TELEVISION

Outstanding Television Documentary or Special

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series

The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Larenz Tate – Gun Hill

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Cicely Tyson – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Blair Underwood – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Anika Noni Rose – A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Reggie Rock Bythewood – Gun Hill

Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Reggie Rock Bythewood – Gun Hill

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Leslie Jones has been cast in the upcoming Ghostbusters film. She’ll be one of the new all-female Ghostbusters.

Jones is a writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live and has recently been seen in Top Five.

She’ll be joining Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Melissa McCarthy in the Paul Feig directed film. Negotiations haven’t been finalized, but it’s pretty much set. Shooting is aimed to start this summer.

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