The 37th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored the best in film, television, music of 2005 and took place on February 25, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium. The show was televised live on Fox, March 3 at 8 p.m. EST and hosted by Cuba Gooding Jr.
The following is a listing of nominees, with winners in bold:
Special awards
Chairman's Award The Neville BrothersPresident's Award Susan L. TaylorHall of Fame Award Carlos Santana
Film Outstanding Motion Picture Coach Carter Crash Hitch Hustle & Flow Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Laurence Fishburne - Assault on Precinct 13 Samuel L. Jackson - Coach Carter Shemar Moore - Diary of a Mad Black Woman Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow Will Smith - Hitch
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Kimberly Elise - Diary of a Mad Black Woman Queen Latifah - Beauty Shop Rosario Dawson - Rent Ziyi Zhang - Memoirs of a Geisha Zoe Saldaña - Guess Who
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Anthony Anderson - Hustle & Flow Chris "Ludacris" Bridges - Crash Don Cheadle - Crash Larenz Tate - Crash Terrence Howard - Crash
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Ashanti - Coach Carter Cicely Tyson - Diary of a Mad Black Woman Elise Neal - Hustle & Flow Taraji P. Henson - Hustle & Flow Thandie Newton - Crash
Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film The Boys of Baraka Cape of Good Hope The Constant Gardener Mad Hot Ballroom Syriana
Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie George C. Wolfe – Lackawanna Blues John Singleton – Four Brothers Malcolm Lee – Roll Bounce Thomas Carter – Coach Carter Tim Story – Fantastic Four
Television Outstanding Comedy Series The Bernie Mac Show The Boondocks Everybody Hates Chris Girlfriends Half & Half
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Bernie Mac - The Bernie Mac Show Donald Faison - Scrubs George Lopez - George Lopez Omar Gooding - Barbershop: The Series Tyler James Williams - Everybody Hates Chris
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Holly Robinson Peete - Love, Inc. Jill Marie Jones - Girlfriends Rachel True - Half & Half Tichina Arnold - Everybody Hates Chris Tracee Ellis Ross - Girlfriends
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Chico Benymon - Half & Half Kenan Thompson - Saturday Night Live Mehcad Brooks - Desperate Housewives Reggie Hayes - Girlfriends Terry Crews - Everybody Hates Chris
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Camille Winbush - The Bernie Mac Show Kellita Smith - The Bernie Mac Show Telma Hopkins - Half & Half Valarie Pettiford - Half & Half Wanda Sykes - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Outstanding Drama Series Commander In Chief CSI: Miami Grey's Anatomy House Lost
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Hill Harper - CSI: NY Ice-T - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Isaiah Washington - Grey's Anatomy Jesse L. Martin - Law & Order Omar Epps - House
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series CCH Pounder - The Shield Khandi Alexander - CSI: Miami Kimberly Elise - Close to Home Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Without A Trace Vivica A. Fox - Missing
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Dennis Haysbert - 24 Gary Dourdan - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Harry Lennix - Commander in Chief James Pickens Jr. - Grey's Anatomy Mekhi Phifer - ER
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Aisha Tyler - 24 Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy Kerry Washington - Boston Legal Pam Grier - The L Word S. Epatha Merkerson - Law & Order
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special Lackawanna Blues Mississippi Justice Sometimes in April The Reading Room Their Eyes Were Watching God
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special Idris Elba - Sometimes in April Jeffrey Wright - Lackawanna Blues Michael Ealy - Their Eyes Were Watching God Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Their Eyes Were Watching God Terrence Dashon Howard - Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special Carmen Ejogo - Lackawanna Blues Halle Berry - Their Eyes Were Watching God Macy Gray - Lackawanna Blues Rosie Perez - Lackawanna Blues S. Epatha Merkerson - Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series Antonio Sabato Jr. - The Bold and the Beautiful Bryton McClure - The Young and the Restless Kristoff St. John - The Young and the Restless Michael B. Jordan - All My Children Shemar Moore - The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series Christel Khalil - The Young and the Restless Marla Gibbs - Passions Tonya Lee Williams - The Young and the Restless Tracey Ross - Passions Victoria Rowell - The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Television News, Talk, or Information (Series or Special) CNN Coverage: Honoring Rosa Parks Judge Mathis Tavis Smiley The Tyra Banks Show Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) 2005 Black Movie Awards – A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present, and Future 77th Academy Awards BET Awards 2005 Mo'Nique's Fat Chance Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special Jo Marie Payton – The Proud Family Movie Kevin Clash – Sesame Street Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family Movie Raven-Symoné – That's So Raven Tommy Davidson – The Proud Family Movie
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Janice Cooke-Leonard – Charmed Janice Cooke-Leonard – One Tree Hill Janice Cooke-Leonard – Summerland Paris Barclay – Cold Case Phillip G. Atwell – The Shield
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Eric Dean Seaton – That's So Raven James D. Wilcox – My Wife & Kids Ken Whittingham – Everybody Hates Chris Mattie C. Caruthers – My Wife & Kids Millicent Shelton – The Bernie Mac Show
Literature Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction 72 Hour Hold – Bebe Moore Campbell Fledging – Octavia Butler Breaking the Cycle – Zane Cinnamon Kiss – Walter Mosley Genevieve: A Novel – Eric Jerome Dickey
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir by Stanley Tookie Williams – Stanley Tookie Williams Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has The Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? – Michael Eric Dyson The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters and Speeches – Edited by Myrlie Evers-Williams and Manning Marable 50 Years After Brown: The State of Black Equality in America – Anthony Asadullah Samad Winning The Race: Beyond The Crisis In Black America – John McWhorter
Outstanding Literary Work – Children's Girls Hold Up This World – Jada Pinkett Smith I Can Make A Difference – Marian Wright Edelman The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement – Doreen Rappaport Honey Baby Sugar Child – Alice Faye Duncan Please, Puppy, Please – Spike Lee
Music References:
Outstanding New Artist Bobby Valentino Chris Brown Keyshia Cole Leela James Omarion
Outstanding Male Artist Common Jamie Foxx Kanye West Kem Stevie Wonder
Outstanding Female Artist Alicia Keys India.Arie Mariah Carey Mary J. Blige Toni Braxton
Outstanding Duo or Group The Black Eyed Peas Destiny's Child Earth, Wind, & Fire Floetry Ray Charles and Various Artists
Outstanding Jazz Artist Billy Miles Jermaine Gardner Mike Phillips Najee Onaje Allan Gumbs
Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary) CeCe Winans – Purified Donnie McClurkin – Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs Kirk Franklin – Hero Mary Mary – Mary Mary Yolanda Adams – Day by Day
Outstanding Music Video Alicia Keys – Unbreakable Common – Testify Destiny's Child – Stand Up For Love Kanye West – Diamonds From Sierra Leone Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
Outstanding Song Be Without You – Mary J. Blige Diamonds From Sierra Leone – Kanye West I Can’t Stop Loving You – Kem Unbreakable – Alicia Keys We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
Outstanding Album Alicia Keys Unplugged – Alicia Keys The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey Late Registration – Kanye West So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross – Luther Vandross and Various Artists
References
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