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The show based on the life of Chris Rock, “Everybody Hates Chris,” won as best television series. The top movie award went to “Crash,” a film about racial tensions in Los Angeles. Alicia Keys, who tied with Mariah Carey with four Image Awards nominations, won three awards: Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Song and Outstanding Music Video for “Unbreakable.” Carey won the Outstanding Album award for “The Emancipation of Mimi.” The Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture award went to Samuel L. Jackson for "Coach Carter." Kimberly Elise won the Outstanding Actress award in a Motion Picture for "Diary of a Mad Black Woman." The 37th NAACP Image Awards was hosted by Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. The star studded event featured presenters and performers including Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, Chris Brown, Vin Diesel, Omar Gooding, Randy Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Jones Reynolds and Kerry Washington. Legendary musician Carlos Santana received the NAACP Hall of Fame Award, the Neville Brothers received the NAACP Chairman's Award and Susan L. Taylor was honored with the NAACP President's Award. From the entries received, a special committee of 300 industry professionals and NAACP leaders from across the country selected five nominees in each of the categories. Any artist, manager, publicist, production company, record label, studio, network or publishing house can submit an entry to the NAACP Image Awards. The final selections were voted on by NAACP members. The 37th NAACP Image Awards is proudly sponsored by DaimlerChrylser, American Airlines, Bank of America, Blockbuster, General Motors and Verizon. The 37th NAACP Image Awards Winners: Outstanding Comedy Series – “Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - Bernie Mac, “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX) Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series - Tichina Arnold, "Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Reggie Hayes, "Girlfriends" (UPN) Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series - Camille Winbush, "The Bernie Mac Show" (FOX) Outstanding Drama Series - "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series - Isaiah Washington, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series - Vivica A. Fox, "Missing" (Lifetime) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Gary Dourdan, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - S. Epatha Merkerson, "Law & Order" (NBC) Outstanding TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - "Lackawanna Blues" (HBO) Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - Terrence Howard, "Lackawanna Blues" (HBO) Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - S. Epatha Merkerson, "Lackawanna Blues" (HBO) Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series – Shemar Moore, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series – Victoria Rowell, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) Outstanding TV News, Talk or Information (Series or Special) - "Tavis Smiley" (PBS) Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) - "BET Awards 2005" (BET) Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program (Series or Special) – Raven, "That's So Raven" (Disney/ABC) Outstanding Motion Picture - "Crash" (Lionsgate Films) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture - Samuel L. Jackson, "Coach Carter" (Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture – Kimberly Elise, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (Lionsgate Films) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Terrence Howard, "Crash" (Lionsgate Films) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Cicely Tyson, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (Lionsgate Films) Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction – "Breaking the Cycle," Zane (Strebor Books International/Simon and Schuster) Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction – “Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind," Michael Eric Dyson (Basic Civitas Books) Outstanding Literary Work - Children's –“Girls Hold Up This World,” Jada Pinkett Smith (Scholastic/Cartwheel) Outstanding New Artist - Chris Brown (Jive) Outstanding Male Artist - Jamie Foxx (J Records) Outstanding Female Artist - Alicia Keys (J Records) Outstanding Duo or Group - Destiny's Child (Sony Urban Music) Outstanding Jazz Artist - Najee (Heads Up Intl) Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary) – Yolanda Adams (Atlantic/ WEA) Outstanding Music Video – “Unbreakable,” Alicia Keys (J Records) Outstanding Song - "Unbreakable," Alicia Keys (J Records) Outstanding Album -"Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey (Island Def Jam) Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film - "The Boys of Baraka" (THINKFilm) Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series - Paris Barclay, “Cold Case” (CBS) Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series – Millicent Shelton, “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX) Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie – John Singleton, “Four Brothers” (Paramount Pictures) Website: http://www.naacpimageawards.net/ © Copyright 2003 by www.filmmakers.com |
