Ugandan artiste, Omega Bugembe Okello, (whose sound track is featured in the upcoming Luganda Animated Movie, Galiwango; Obulamu Bwe Kisodde) has been nominated for an NAACP Image  Award in the category of Outstanding Wold Music Album. Congratulations Omega, we are proud of you and wish you the Best. Omega’s album can be purchased at http://www.amazon.com and more information can be found on her website at http://www.omegaworldmusic.com

Following is the official Press Release from 40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS team.
NOMINEES FOR 40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ANNOUNCED
LIVE AT PRESS CONFERENCE BY CORBIN BLEU, AUDRA MCDONALD,
KEKE PALMER, NATE PARKER, REGINA TAYLOR AND NAACP EXECUTIVES
The 40th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Airs Live Thursday, February 12 On FOX
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., (January 7, 2009)

The 40th NAACP Image Awards nominees were
announced today during a press conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Corbin Bleu, Audra
McDonald, Keke Palmer, Nate Parker and Regina Taylor joined NAACP Image Awards Committee
Chair, Clayola Brown, and Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Producer of the telecast, to announce the
categories and nominees. The 40th NAACP Image Awards will air live on Thursday, February 12
(8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT Tape-delayed) on FOX.

Academy Award-winner Halle Berry and acclaimed screenwriter/actor Tyler Perry, both recipients of
an NAACP Image Award, will host the 40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, broadcast live from Los
Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium. This star-studded event, which coincides with the NAACP’s
100th anniversary, will kick off the organization’s year-long centennial celebration. Previously
announced honorees include Former Vice President Al Gore and Dr. Wangari Maathai, who will both
receive the Chairman’s Award.

The ABC network leads with a total of 24 nominations, followed by CBS with 14, and The CW and
NBC both with 10. HBO has 9, with FOX coming in with 7. Television shows “Tyler Perry’s House of
Payne” received 6 nominations, followed by “Ugly Betty” with 5 and “Everybody Hates Chris”, “The
Game” and “Grey’s Anatomy” each with 4.

Columbia Records leads the Recording category with 8 nominations, including 5 for Beyoncé.
J Records and Arista both followed with 6 nominations apiece, and Island Def Jam has 4.
In the Motion Picture category, Fox Searchlight received 11 nominations. Sony Music
Films/Parkwood Pictures follows with 7 nominations, and Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate and Sony
Pictures Classics each have 3.

This year, over 1,200 entries were received. From those entries, a special committee of 300 industry
professionals and NAACP leaders as well as a few specialized subcommittees from across the
country selected five nominees in each of 53 categories. Any artist, manager, publicist, production
company, record label, studio, network or publishing house could submit an entry to the NAACP
Image Awards. The final selections are voted on by NAACP members, and winners will be
announced during the live airing of the 40th NAACP Image Awards.
Event sponsors for the 40th NAACP Image Awards include Chrysler, FedEx, American Airlines, Bank
of America, Blockbuster, Ford Motor Company and Southwest Airlines.
Founded on February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth
members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their
communities, and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. For more information
on the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, please visit naacpimageawards.net.

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