The 37th Image Awards, given by NAACP on February 26, 2006, honored the best in film, television and music for 2005.
The following is a listing of nominees, with winners in bold:
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 Saldana - 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
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
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
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