37th NAACP Image Awards

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 Brothers

President's Award

Susan L. Taylor

Hall of Fame Award

Carlos Santana

Film

Outstanding Motion Picture

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

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

Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie

Television

Outstanding Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Drama Series

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

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special

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

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

CNN Coverage: Honoring Rosa Parks
Judge Mathis
Tavis Smiley
The Tyra Banks Show
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Outstanding Variety

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

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

Outstanding Male Artist

Outstanding Female Artist

Outstanding Duo or Group

Outstanding Jazz Artist

Billy Miles
Jermaine Gardner
Mike Phillips
Najee
Onaje Allan Gumbs

Outstanding Gospel Artist

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