Hip Hop Weekly Announces Nominations for 'HHW's 1st Annual Hollywood Honors & Hip Hop Movie Awards'

NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Hip Hop Weekly PR) - Hip Hop Weekly, the urban entertainment world's fastest-moving and fastest-growing magazine, has announced nominees in 8 categories for its first annual "Hollywood Honors and Hip Hop Movie Awards."

Hip Hop Weekly (HHW) breaks new ground by creating the first forum to honor the growing influence of hip hop culture and its celebrities in Hollywood. "HHW's Hollywood Honors & Hip Hop Movie Awards" will recognize the top films, filmmakers, actors and actresses among all movies that have a special appeal to the hip hop culture.

"The impact of the hip hop culture on Hollywood is undeniable," said David Mays, co-founder and CEO of Hip Hop Weekly. "Hip hop's Hollywood pioneers such as Will Smith, F. Gary Gray, Ice Cube and John Singleton have already made profound contributions to the film industry; it is time now to establish a proper forum to recognize the increasing impact of the vision and the talent that those from the hip hop culture are having in this key entertainment arena."

Hip Hop Weekly's first "Hollywood Issue" also includes exclusive interviews with some of hip hop's rising young Hollywood stars, including Tyrese, Elise Neal, Taraji Henson and Outkast's Big Boi; a feature on the "50 Must Have Hip Hop Films" of all-time; and a preview section of this summer's hottest films.
HHW's FIRST ANNUAL
HOLLYWOOD HONORS &
HIP HOP MOVIE AWARDS

OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS

Best Picture
Stomp The Yard
The Pursuit Of Happyness
Black Snake Moan
ATL

Best Actor
T.I., ATL
Will Smith, The Pursuit Of Happyness
Samuel L. Jackson, Black Snake Moan
Tyrese, Waist Deep

Best Actress
Beyonce Knowles, Dreamgirls
Gabrielle Union, Daddy's Little Girls
Meagan Good, Stomp The Yard
Christina Ricci, Black Snake Moan

Best Supporting Actor
RZA, Derailed
Common, Smokin' Aces
David Banner, Black Snake Moan
The Game, Waist Deep

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Taraji P. Henson, Smokin' Aces
Nia Long, Are We Done Yet?
Lauren London, ATL

Best Director
Tyler Perry, Daddy's Little Girls
Chris Robinson, ATL
Craig Brewer, Black Snake Moan
Bryan Barber, Idle Wild

Best DVD
Bastards of the Party
When The Levees Broke
Cocaine Cowboys
Chappelle Show: The Lost Episodes

Best Comedic Performance
Ice Cube, Are We Done Yet?
Queen Latifah, Last Holiday
Regina Hall, Scary Movie 4
Marlon Wayans, Little Man