# 36th NAACP Image Awards

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 and aired on Fox afew days later on March 25, 2005. It was hosted by Chris Tucker.
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.
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:

## Special awards

* Chairman's Award
* Barack Obama
* Hall of Fame
* Oprah Winfrey
* Vanguard Award
* Prince

## Winners and nominees
### Motion Picture

| 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 |

### Television
#### Drama

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 |
Comedy
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 |

#### Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special

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 |
Daytime Drama Series
| Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series | Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series |
| Shemar Moore – The Young and the Restless Bryton McClure – The Young and the Restless Keith Hamilton Cobb – The Young and the Restless Kristoff St. John – The Young and the Restless Michael B. Jordan – All My Children | Victoria Rowell – The Young and the Restless Christel Khalil – The Young and the Restless Marla Gibbs – Passions Tonya Lee Williams – The Young and the Restless Tracey Ross – Passions |

#### Overall acting

Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) :
* Raven-Symoné – That's So Raven
* Jo Marie Payton – The Proud Family
* Kyla Pratt – The Proud Family
* LeVar Burton – Reading Rainbow
* Tommy Davidson – The Proud Family |

#### Reality and Variety

| Outstanding News/Information – Series or Special | Outstanding Variety – Series or Special |
| Tavis Smiley 60 Minutes: The Murder of Emmett Till Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Brown vs. Board of Education Anniversary Judge Mathis | Genius: A Night for Ray Charles American Idol season 3 Chris Rock: Never Scared comedy special Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry |

### Recording

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 |

### Literature

| 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 ||