By Pam Cole

The 37th NAACP Image Awards has nominated Pam Grier for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. This is the second year she has received this nomination for her role as Kit Porter on "The L Word." Also nominated this year were:

• Aisha Tyler - "24" (FOX)
• Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• Kerry Washington - "Boston Legal" (ABC)
• S. Epatha Merkerson - "Law & Order" (NBC)

In 2004, Grier was nominated for the NAACP Image Award in this category for her role in "Law and Order: SVU" (NBC).

The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in literature, television, motion pictures, and recording arts. The 37th NAACP Image Awards will be presented February 25, 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Beverly Hills, California. The awards ceremony will air March 3 (8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on FOX.

Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.