This year marks the 55th annual NAACP Image Awards, and we are so excited that multiple productions filmed at Broadway Stages are in the running. Presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the annual event honors outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, literature, podcasts, and social media. The show will air on BET and CBS on March 16, while non-televised categories will be livestreamed from March 11 to 14 on the awards website.

In the motion picture categories, "The Color Purple" is the clear frontrunner with 16 nominations, as well as nods for three of its stars (Halle Bailey, Fantasia Barrino, and Colman Domingo) for the night's highest honor – Entertainer of the Year.

Other films with strong showings include "They Cloned Tyrone" with nine nominations; "Rustin" with eight; and "American Fiction," "A Thousand and One," and "Creed III" with seven.

"The Color Purple" and "American Fiction" both performed well at this year's Black Reel Awards, with the latter winning Outstanding Film, Outstanding Director for newcomer Cord Jefferson, and Outstanding Lead Performance for Jeffrey Wright. "American Fiction" is also up for five Oscars, including Best Picture. "The Color Purple" won the other top awards – Outstanding Supporting Performance for Danielle Brooks (who earned the film's only Oscar nomination), Outstanding Breakthrough Performance for Barrino, and Outstanding Ensemble.

In the television and streaming categories, ABC's "Abbott Elementary" leads the race with nine nominations, followed by Netflix's "Survival of the Thickest" with eight. We are so proud that Amazon Prime's "Harlem" and MGM+'s "Godfather of Harlem," both filmed at Broadway Stages facilities, are each up for four awards. Additionally, "Harlem" showrunner Tracy Oliver co-wrote the comedic slasher "The Blackening," which is up for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture.

"Harlem" will face some tough competition for Outstanding Comedy Series, and lead actress Meagan Good will vie for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Her co-stars Tyler Lepley and Shoniqua Shandai each earned nominations in the supporting categories. Good is also nominated in the category Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series, or Dramatic Special for her performance in the Lifetime made-for-television movie "Buying Back My Daughter."

"Godfather of Harlem" star Forest Whitaker will compete for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, while his co-star Giancarlo Esposito hopes to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Director Carl Seaton earned a nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series, and the Season 3 Original Series Soundtrack, featuring tunes by Swizz Beatz and Avery Chambliss, is up for Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album.

Additionally, we are ecstatic that Queen Latifah earned a nod for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her starring role on CBS's "The Equalizer," also filmed at our facilities.

The full list of nominees can be found here. Congrats to all nominees! Find out who wins on Saturday, March 16.