"Power," Scandal," "Empire" "Being Mary Jane" battle for 'Outstanding Drama Series"

The nominees for the 2016 NAACP Image Award, which holds on February 5, were announced on Tuesday at a press conference held at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.

While "Creed" and "Straight Outta Compton" led the nominations in the movie section, "Empire" and "Backlish" took the lead in TV section.

ABC led all networks with 23 nominations, Fox with 10, Starz and BET with seven and Comedy Central with six.

Check out full list of nominees.

Entertainer of the Year· Michael B. Jordan· Misty Copeland· Pharrell Williams· Shonda Rhimes· Viola Davis

Outstanding Comedy Series• “black-ish” (ABC)• “House of Lies” (Showtime)• “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)• “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)• “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series• Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)• Anthony Anderson – “black-ish” (ABC)• Don Cheadle – “House of Lies” (Showtime)• Dwayne Johnson – “Ballers” (HBO)• RonReaco Lee – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series• Gina Rodriguez – “Jane The Virgin” (The CW)• Loretta Devine – “The Carmichael Show” (NBC)• Tracee Ellis Ross – “black-ish” (ABC)• Uzo Aduba – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)• Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series• David Alan Grier – “The Carmichael Show” (NBC)• Laurence Fishburne – “black-ish” (ABC)• Mike Epps – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)• Miles Brown – “black-ish” (ABC)• Terry Crews – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series• Anna Deavere Smith – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)• Danielle Brooks – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)• Laverne Cox – “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)• Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC)• Tichina Arnold – “Survivor’s Remorse” (Starz)

Outstanding Drama Series• “Being Mary Jane” (BET)• “Empire” (FOX)• “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)• “Power” (Starz)• “Scandal” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series• LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)• Morris Chestnut – “Rosewood” (FOX)• Omari Hardwick – “Power” (Starz)• Terrence Howard – “Empire” (FOX)• Wesley Snipes – “The Player” (NBC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series• Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)• Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)• Nicole Beharie – “Sleepy Hollow” (FOX)• Taraji P. Henson – “Empire” (FOX)• Viola Davis – “How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series• Alfred Enoch – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)• Bryshere Y. Gray – “Empire” (FOX)• Guillermo Diaz – “Scandal” (ABC)• Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)• Jussie Smollett – “Empire” (FOX)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series• Cicely Tyson – “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC)• Danai Gurira – “The Walking Dead” (AMC)• Grace Gealey – “Empire” (FOX)• Naturi Naughton – “Power” (Starz)• Regina King – “American Crime” (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special• “American Crime” (ABC)• “Bessie” (HBO)• “Luther” (BBC America)• “The Book of Negroes” (BET)• “The Wiz Live!” (NBC)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special• Cuba Gooding, Jr. – “The Book of Negroes” (BET)• David Alan Grier – “The Wiz Live!” (NBC)• David Oyelowo – “Nightingale” (HBO)• Idris Elba – “Luther” (BBC America)• Michael Kenneth Williams – “Bessie” (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special• Angela Bassett – “American Horror Story: Hotel” (FX Networks)• Aunjanue Ellis – “The Book of Negroes” (BET)• Jill Scott – “With this Ring” (Lifetime)• LaTonya Richardson Jackson – “Show Me a Hero” (HBO)• Queen Latifah – “Bessie” (HBO)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)• “Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm” (ABC)• “News One Now” (TV One)· “Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later” (OWN)• “Oprah: Where Are They Now?- Civil Rights Special” (OWN)• “Unsung” (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series• “Melissa Harris-Perry” (MSNBC)• “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)• “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)• “The Talk” (CBS)• “The Wendy Williams Show” (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series• “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)• “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)• “Shark Tank” (ABC)• “The Voice” (NBC)• “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” (OWN)

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)• “Black Girls Rock!” (BET)• “Family Feud” (Syndicated)• “Oprahs Master Class” (OWN)• “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central)• “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Children’s Program• “Doc McStuffins” (Disney Junior)• “Dora and Friends” (Nickelodeon)• “K.C. Undercover” (Disney Channel)• “Little Ballers” (Nickelodeon)• “Project MC2” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)• Hudson Yang – “Fresh Off The Boat” (ABC)• Marcus Scribner – “black-ish” (ABC)• Marsai Martin – “black-ish” (ABC)• Miles Brown – “black-ish” (ABC)• Skai Jackson – “Jessie” (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Host in a News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special) • “Family Feud” – Steve Harvey (Syndicated)• “Melissa Harris-Perry” – Melissa Harris-Perry (MSNBC)• “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ” – Bryant Gumbel (HBO)• “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” – Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)• “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” – Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central)