The 41st NAACP Image Awards nominations were released today and, as expected, 'Precious: Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire' led the pack with eight nominations.

The Tyler Perry-Oprah Winfrey-produced film grabbed nods for best film; best director for Lee Daniels; best screenplay for Geoffrey Fletcher; best actress for Gabourey Sidibe; best supporting actress for Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique and Paula Patton; and best supporting actor for Lenny Kravitz.

Also receiving multiple nominations was 'The Blind Side,' with four, followed by 'Invictus' with three.

Among the snubbed were Nicole Beharie from 'American Violet', Michael Jai White for 'Black Dynamite,' Naturi Naughton for her supporting role in 'Notorious,' and Maya Rudolph from 'Away We Go.'

The Image Awards honoring diversity in the arts will be presented Feb. 26 and broadcast live on Fox.

Nominees in the film categories include:

Outstanding Motion Picture: 'The Blind Side,' 'Invictus,' 'Michael Jackson's This Is It,' 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' and 'The Princess and the Frog'

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington – 'The Taking of Pelham 123,' Idris Elba – 'Obsessed,' Jamie Foxx – 'Law Abiding Citizen,' Morgan Freeman – 'Invictus,' Quinton Aaron – 'The Blind Side'

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Anika Noni Rose – 'The Princess and the Frog,' Gabourey Sidibe – 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' Sandra Bullock – 'The Blind Side,' Sophie Okonedo – 'Skin,' Taraji P. Henson – 'Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself'

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Adam Rodriguez – 'Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself,' Anthony Mackie – 'The Hurt Locker,' Chiwetel Ejiofor – '2012,' Danny Glover – '2012,' Lenny Kravitz – 'Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Alfre Woodard – 'American Violet,' Mariah Carey – 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' Mo'Nique – 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' Paula Patton – 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' Zoe Saldana – 'Avatar'

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture: 'American Violet,' 'Amreeka,' 'Endgame,' 'Medicine for Melancholy,' 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire'

Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture: 'The Maid,' 'Rudo y Cursi,' 'Sin Nombre,' 'Skin,' 'The Stoning of Soraya M.'

Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television): 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' 'Crips and Bloods: Made in America,' 'Crude,' 'Good Hair,' 'More Than a Game'

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television): Anthony Peckham – 'Invictus,' Geoffrey Fletcher – 'Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire,' John Lee Hancock – 'The Blind Side,' Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker – 'Notorious,' Tyler Perry – 'Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself'

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television): F. Gary Gray – 'Law Abiding Citizen,' George Tillman, Jr. – 'Notorious,' Lee Daniels – 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' Scott Sanders – 'Black Dynamite,' Spike Lee – 'Passing Strange: The Movie'