Film starring Bermudian actress, Lana Young, nominated for NAACP Award

BERMUDIAN actress, Lana Young, has a chance to create history as she’s been nominated along with the cast of “A Jazzman’s Blues” for a National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) Award in the United States.

A Jazzman’s Blues, which is a Netflix film directed by Tyler Perry, was nominated for the Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Motion Picture categories.

Netflix says the film tells a “tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke-joint blues in the Deep South.”

Young, who plays Ethel in the film, celebrated her career high.

“SWEET MILESTONES

- let’s celebrate each and everyone, big and small. I’m very excited to share this nomination with my Uber talented AJB family who worked from the heart on this one,” she wrote on Instagram.

The 52-year-old actress has had a number of roles in big films and televisions series such as

“Law and Order”, “Greenleaf”, “Wanda Vision” and “The Blacklist” over the years.

The 54th NAACP Awards is set to take place on February 25, 2023, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in California. (Loop News)