The nominees for the 40th NAACP Image Awards were announced on January 7. Among the dozens of nominees are ten choices for outstanding actor and actress in a daytime drama series. The NAACP Image Awards honors projects and individuals that promote diversity in the arts in television, recording, literature and motion pictures.

As has been the case in recent years, The Young and the Restless earned the lion's share of the nominations. Half of the nominations went to the top-rated CBS soap and four of the five Outstanding Actress nominees were from Y&R. Last year's winner among the actors, Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless), was not nominated this year -- ending a run of consecutive nominations that began back in 1993. Moreover, just two of this year's nominees were on the ballot last year.

Here is the listing of soap-related nominees for this year's NAACP Image Awards. For a complete listing of all nominees, click here.

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton, The Young And The Restless)
Cornelius Smith, Jr. (Frankie Hubbard, All My Children)
Dan Martin (Lt. Baker, The Bold and the Beautiful)
Montell Williams (Clayton Boudreau, Guiding Light)
Texas Battle (Marcus Walton, The Bold and the Beautiful)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil (Lily Winters, The Young And The Restless)
Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard, All My Children)
Eva Marcille (Tyra Hamilton, The Young And The Restless)
Nia Peeples (Karen Taylor, The Young And The Restless)
Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia Winters, The Young And The Restless)

The 40th NAACP Image Awards will air live on Thursday, February 12 (8:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Academy Award-winner Halle Berry and proflic writer Tyler Perry will serve as hosts.

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