36th NAACP Image Awards

36th NAACP Image Awards
36th NAACP Image Awards
Date	March 19, 2005
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Chris Tucker
Official website	NAACPImageAwards.net
Highlights
Best Picture	Ray
Best Comedy Series	The Bernie Mac Show
Best Drama Series	Law & Order
Television coverage
Network	Fox
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The 36th NAACP Image Awards ceremony, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2004 calendar year. The ceremony took place on March 19, 2005^[1] and aired on Fox afew days later on March 25, 2005.^[2] It was hosted by Chris Tucker.^[3]

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Oprah Winfrey was inducted into the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame Award. Barack Obama was honored with the Chairman's Award for his success at the 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois. After his performance Prince received the Vanguard Award.^[4]^[5]

In this year, a new award for Outstanding Independent or Foreign Motion Picture was bestowed for the very first time, which was won by the film adaption of the T. D. Jakes novel Woman Thou Art Loosed.

The following is a listing of nominees, with winners in bold:^[6]^[7]^[8]

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Outstanding Motion Picture	Outstanding Independent or Foreign Motion Picture
Ray Collateral Fahrenheit 9/11 Hotel Rwanda Man on Fire	Woman Thou Art Loosed Baadasssss! House of Flying Daggers Maria Full of Grace Moolaadé
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Jamie Foxx – Ray Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss! Denzel Washington – Man on Fire Will Smith – I, Robot	Kerry Washington – Ray Angela Bassett – Mr. 3000 Kimberly Elise – Woman Thou Art Loosed Gabrielle Union – Breakin' All the Rules Irma P. Hall – The Ladykillers
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Morgan Freeman – Million Dollar Baby Don Cheadle – Ocean's Twelve Clifton Powell – Ray C.J. Sanders – Ray Jamie Foxx – Collateral	Regina King – Ray Loretta Devine – Woman Thou Art Loosed Sophie Okonedo – Hotel Rwanda Jada Pinkett Smith – Collateral Sharon Warren – Ray

Outstanding Drama Series
Law & Order Kevin Hill Soul Food The Wire ER
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taye Diggs – Kevin Hill Gary Dourdan – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Hill Harper – CSI: NY Steve Harris – The Practice Jesse L. Martin – Law & Order	Nia Long – Third Watch Vivica A. Fox – 1-800-Missing Nicole Ari Parker – Soul Food Malinda Williams – Soul Food Vanessa A. Williams – Soul Food
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Mekhi Phifer – ER Idris Elba – The Wire Omar Epps – House Darrin Henson – Soul Food Dulé Hill – The West Wing	Khandi Alexander – CSI: Miami Diahann Carroll – Soul Food Pam Grier – The L Word Jasmine Guy – Dead Like Me Sonja Sohn – The Wire

Outstanding Comedy Series
The Bernie Mac Show Chappelle's Show Half & Half Girlfriends My Wife and Kids
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Bernie Mac – The Bernie Mac Show Flex Alexander – One on One Dave Chappelle – Chappelle's Show George Lopez – The George Lopez Show Damon Wayans – My Wife and Kids	Mo'Nique – The Parkers Eve – Eve Tisha Campbell-Martin – My Wife and Kids Tracee Ellis Ross – Girlfriends Kellita Smith – The Bernie Mac Show
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Reggie Hayes – Girlfriends Chico Benymon – Half & Half Donald Faison – Scrubs Blair Underwood – Sex and the City Dorien Wilson – The Parkers	Camille Winbush – The Bernie Mac Show Essence Atkins – Half & Half Telma Hopkins – Half & Half Valarie Pettiford – Half & Half Wanda Sykes – Curb Your Enthusiasm

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Something the Lord Made Crown Heights Justice Redemption Walking on Sunshine
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Jamie Foxx – Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Dulé Hill – 10.5 Flex Alexander – Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Mos Def – Something the Lord Made Wayne Brady – Going to the Mat	Lynn Whitfield – Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Gabrielle Union – Something the Lord Made Keke Palmer – The Wool Cap Tangi Miller – Phantom Force Tyra Ferrell – NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

Outstanding Album
Musicology – Prince Destiny Fulfilled – Destiny's Child The College Dropout – Kanye West The Dana Owens Album – Queen Latifah Confessions – Usher
Outstanding Male Artist	Outstanding Female Artist
Usher – Confessions Anthony Hamilton – Comin from Where I'm From: "Charlene" Jay-Z – The Black Album: "99 Problems" Mos Def – The New Danger Prince – Musicology	Fantasia – Free Yourself Janet Jackson – Damita Jo Jill Scott – Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 Patti LaBelle – Timeless Journey Queen Latifah – The Dana Owens Album
Outstanding Duo or Group	Outstanding New Artist
Destiny's Child – Destiny Fulfilled Ray Charles and Gladys Knight – Genius Loves Company The O'Jays – Imagination New Edition – One Love The Roots – The Tipping Point	Kanye West – The College Dropout Fantasia – Free Yourself John Legend – Get Lifted Mario Winans – Hurt No More Van Hunt – Van Hunt
Outstanding Song	Outstanding Music Video
"If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "Charlene" – Anthony Hamilton "Golden" – Jill Scott "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West "Yeah!" – Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon	"If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys "Golden" – Jill Scott "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West "My Boo" – Usher and Alicia Keys "Yeah!" – Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon
Outstanding Gospel Artist	Outstanding Jazz Artist
Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama – There Will Be a Light Bishop Eddie Long – Spirit and Truth Fred Hammond – Somethin' 'Bout Love Kierra "Kiki" Sheard – I Owe You Smokie Norful – Nothing Without You	Nancy Wilson – R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) Gerald Albright – Kickin' it Up Regina Belle – Lazy Afternoon Al Jarreau – Accentuate the Positive Wynton Marsalis Quartet – The Magic Hour

36th NAACP Image Awards

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Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The Novel – Bishop T. D. Jakes Birth of a Nation: A Comic Novel – Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin Drive Me Crazy – Eric Jerome Dickey Ida B. – Karen E. Quinones Miller Now is the Time to Open Your Heart – Alice Walker	Hallelujah! The Welcome Table – Maya Angelou America Behind the Color Line – Henry Louis Gates Jr. Children of the Movement – John Blake Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary – Jasmine Guy God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time – Desmond Tutu
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
The 1963 Civil Rights March – Scott Ingram African Princess: The Amazing Lives of Africa's Royal Women – Joyce Hansen Ellington Was Not a Street – Ntozake Shange Langston's Train Ride – Robert Burleigh Maya's World: Angelina of Italy – Maya Angelou