NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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NAACP Image Award category television acting award

The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is an annual honor presented by the NAACP to recognize exceptional performances by Black and other actors of color in supporting roles on dramatic television series.

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series canonical	4
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on Television	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Context triple: [Nelsan Ellis, nominatedFor, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]

A. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series is an annual honor recognizing exceptional performances by Black actresses in television comedy series.
B. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture is an annual honor recognizing exceptional performances by Black actresses and other actresses of color in feature films.
C. NAACP Image Award
The NAACP Image Award is an annual honor presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to celebrate outstanding achievements and performances by people of color in film, television, music, and literature.
D. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture is an annual honor recognizing exceptional screenwriting in films that highlight and advance the representation of people of color.
E. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture is an annual honor presented by the NAACP to recognize exceptional achievement by directors in feature films, particularly highlighting works that advance positive and diverse representations of people of color.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Target entity description: The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is an annual honor presented by the NAACP to recognize exceptional performances by Black and other actors of color in supporting roles on dramatic television series.

A. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series is an annual honor recognizing exceptional performances by Black actresses in television comedy series.
B. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture is an annual honor recognizing exceptional performances by Black actresses and other actresses of color in feature films.
C. NAACP Image Award
The NAACP Image Award is an annual honor presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to celebrate outstanding achievements and performances by people of color in film, television, music, and literature.
D. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture is an annual honor recognizing exceptional screenwriting in films that highlight and advance the representation of people of color.
E. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture is an annual honor presented by the NAACP to recognize exceptional achievement by directors in feature films, particularly highlighting works that advance positive and diverse representations of people of color.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NAACP Image Award category ⓘ television acting award ⓘ
aim	to honor excellence in dramatic television by actors of color ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on Television ⓘ linked to: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
associatedWith	civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
awardCategoryType	supporting performance ⓘ
awardFor	outstanding supporting performance by an actor in a drama series ⓘ
categoryOf	supporting actor ⓘ
ceremonyLocation	various venues in the United States ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	supporting male actors in dramatic television series ⓘ
field	television acting ⓘ
firstAwarded	1996 NAACP Image Awards ceremony ⓘ
focus	representation of people of color in television drama ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	television drama ⓘ
givenFor	exceptional performances by Black and other actors of color in supporting roles on dramatic television series ⓘ
hasEthnicFocus	African American and other communities of color ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction	male ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://naacpimageawards.net/ ⓘ
inception	1996 ⓘ
isSubcategoryOf	NAACP Image Award for television acting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
notableRecipient	Cliff Curtis ⓘ Delroy Lindo ⓘ Giancarlo Esposito ⓘ Jesse L. Martin ⓘ Joe Morton ⓘ Larenz Tate ⓘ Omar Epps ⓘ Ossie Davis ⓘ
organizer	NAACP Hollywood Bureau ⓘ linked to: NAACP
partOf	NAACP Image Awards ⓘ linked to: NAACP Image Award
presentedBy	NAACP ⓘ National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ⓘ linked to: NAACP
purpose	to promote diversity and inclusion in the television industry ⓘ
recognizes	supporting roles rather than lead roles ⓘ
relatedAward	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ⓘ NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ⓘ
scope	scripted dramatic television series ⓘ
selectionProcess	voting by NAACP members ⓘ
typicalBroadcast	American television networks or cable channels ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nelsan Ellis → nominatedFor → NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ

Omar Epps → awardReceived → NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ

Alfred Enoch → awardNomination → NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ

Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. → awardReceived → NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series → alsoKnownAs → NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on Television ⓘ

linked to: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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