Outstanding Comedy Series
  • “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
  • “The Boondocks” (Cartoon Network)
  • “Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)
  • “Girlfriends” (UPN)
  • “Half & Half” (UPN)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Bernie Mac – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
  • Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (NBC)
  • George Lopez – “George Lopez” (ABC)
  • Omar Gooding – “Barbershop” (Showtime)
  • Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Holly Robinson Peete – “Love, Inc.” (UPN)
  • Jill Marie Jones – “Girlfriends” (UPN)
  • Rachel True – “Half & Half” (UPN)
  • Tichina Arnold – “Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)
  • Tracee Ellis Ross – “Girlfriends” (UPN)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  • Chico Benymon – “Half & Half” (UPN)
  • Kenan Thompson – “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
  • Mehcad Brooks – “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
  • Reggie Hayes – “Girlfriends” (UPN)
  • Terry Crews – “Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Camille Winbush – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
  • Kellita Smith – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)
  • Telma Hopkins – “Half & Half” (UPN)
  • Valarie Pettiford – “Half & Half” (UPN)
  • Wanda Sykes – “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)

Outstanding Drama Series
  • “Commander In Chief” (ABC)
  • “CSI: Miami” (CBS)
  • “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
  • “House” (FOX)
  • “Lost” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
   • Hill Harper – “CSI: New York” (CBS)
  • Ice-T – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
  • Isaiah Washington – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
  • Jesse L. Martin – “Law & Order” (NBC)
  • Omar Epps – “House” (FOX)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
  • CCH Pounder – “The Shield” (FX)
  • Khandi Alexander – “CSI: Miami” (CBS)
  • Kimberly Elise – “Close To Home” (CBS)
  • Marianne Jean Baptiste – “Without A Trace” (CBS)
  • Vivica A. Fox – “Missing” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  • Dennis Haysbert – “24” (FOX)
  • Gary Dourdan – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
  • Harry Lennix – “Commander in Chief” (ABC)
  • James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
  • Mekhi Phifer – “ER” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Aisha Tyler – “24” (FOX)
  • Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
  • Kerry Washington – “Boston Legal” (ABC)
  • Pam Grier – “The L Word” (Showtime)
  • S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)

Outstanding TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
  • “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
  • “Mississippi Justice” (Court TV)
  • “Sometimes in April” (HBO)
  • “The Reading Room” (Hallmark Channel)
  • “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini- Series or Dramatic Special
  • Idris Elba – “Sometimes in April” (HBO)
  • Jeffrey Wright – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
  • Michael Ealy – “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (ABC)
  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson – “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (ABC)
  • Terrence Dashon Howard – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini- Series or Dramatic Special
  • Carmen Ejogo – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
  • Halle Berry – “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (ABC)
  • Macy Gray – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
  • Rosie Perez – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
  • S. Epatha Merkerson – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
  • Antonio Sabato, Jr. – “The Bold & The Beautiful” (CBS)
  • Bryton McClure – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
  • Kristoff St. John – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
  • Michael B. Jordan – “All My Children” (ABC)
  • Shemar Moore – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
  • Christel Khalil – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
  • Marla Gibbs – “Passions” (NBC)
  • Tonya Lee Williams – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
  • Tracey Ross – “Passions” (NBC)
  • Victoria Rowell – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding TV News, Talk or Information (Series or Special)
  • “CNN Coverage: Honoring Rosa Parks” (CNN)
  • “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)
  • “Tavis Smiley” (PBS)
  • “The Tyra Banks Show” (Syndicated)
  • “Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson” (PBS)

Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
  • “2005 Black Movie Awards – A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present, and Future” (TNT)
  • “77th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)
  • “BET Awards 2005” (BET)
  • “Mo’Nique’s Fat Chance” (Oxygen)
  • “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Series or Special
  • Jo Marie Payton – “The Proud Family Movie” (Disney /ABC)
  • Kevin Clash – “Sesame Street”(PBS)
  • Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family Movie” (Disney /ABC)
  • Raven – “That’s So Raven” (Disney /ABC)
  • Tommy Davidson – “The Proud Family Movie” (Disney /ABC)

Outstanding Motion Picture
  • “Coach Carter” (Paramount Pictures)
  • “Crash” (Lionsgate Films)
  • “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (Lionsgate Films)
  • “Hitch” (Columbia Pictures)
  • “Hustle & Flow” (Paramount Classics)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
  • Laurence Fishburne – “Assault on Precinct 13” (Rogue Pictures)
  • Samuel L. Jackson – “Coach Carter” (Paramount Pictures)
  • Shemar Moore – “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (Lionsgate Films)
  • Terrence Howard – “Hustle and Flow” (Paramount Classics)
  • Will Smith – “Hitch” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
  • Kimberly Elise – “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (Lionsgate Films)
  • Queen Latifah – “Beauty Shop” (MGM)
  • Rosario Dawson – “Rent” (Revolution Studios/Columbia Pictures)
  • Ziyi Zhang – “Memoirs of a Geisha” (Columbia Pictures/Dreamworks Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment)
  • Zoe Saldana – “Guess Who” (Columbia Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
  • Anthony Anderson – “Hustle & Flow” (Paramount Classics)
  • Chris “Ludacris” Bridges – “Crash” (Lionsgate Films)
  • Don Cheadle – “Crash” (Lionsgate Films)
  • Larenz Tate – “Crash” (Lionsgate Films)
  • Terrence Howard – “Crash” (Lionsgate Films)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
  • Ashanti – “Coach Carter” (Paramount Pictures)
  • Cicely Tyson – “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” (Lionsgate Films)
  • Elise Neal – “Hustle & Flow” (Paramount Classics)
  • Taraji P. Henson – “Hustle & Flow” (Paramount Classics)
  • Thandie Newton – “Crash” (Lionsgate Films)

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
  • “72 Hour Hold” – Bebe Moore Campbell (Alfred A. Knopf)
  • “Fledging” – Octavia Butler (Seven Stories Press)
  • “Breaking the Cycle” – Zane (Strebor Books International/Simon and Schuster)
  • “Cinnamon Kiss” – Walter Mosley (Little, Brown & Company)
  • “Genevieve: A Novel” – Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
  • “Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir by Stanley Tookie Williams” – Stanley Tookie Williams (Damamli Pub   Co.)
  • “Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has The Black Middle Class Lost It’s Mind?” – Michael Eric Dyson (Basic Civitas
  Books)
  • “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 (Basic Civitas Books)
  • “50 Years After Brown: The State of Black Equality in America” – Anthony Asadullah Samad (Kabili Press, Inc.)
  • “Winning The Race: Beyond The Crisis In Black America” – John McWhorter (Gotham Books)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children’s
  • “Girls Hold Up This World” – Jada Pinkett Smith (Scholastic/Cartwheel)
  • “I Can Make A Difference” – Marian Wright Edelman (Harper Collins/ Amistad)
  • “The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement” – Doreen Rappaport (Jump At The
  Sun/ Hyperion Books for Children)
  • “Honey Baby Sugar Child” – Alice Faye Duncan (Simon & Schuster Children's Books)
  • “Please, Puppy, Please” – Spike Lee (Simon & Schuste Children's Publishing)

Outstanding New Artist
  • Bobby Valentino (Island Def Jam)
  • Chris Brown (Jive)
  • Keyshia Cole (A & M Records)
  • Leela James (Warner Bros. Records)
  • Omarion (Sony Urban)

Outstanding Male Artist
  • Common (Geffen)
  • Jamie Foxx (J Records)
  • Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
  • Kem (Universal Motown)
  • Stevie Wonder (Universal Motown)

Outstanding Female Artist
  • Alicia Keys (J Records)
  • India.Arie (Universal Motown)
  • Mariah Carey (Island Def Jam)
  • Mary J. Blige (Geffen)
  • Toni Braxton (Universal Motown)

Outstanding Duo or Group
  • The Black Eyed Peas (A & M Records)
  • Destiny’s Child (Sony Urban Music)
  • Earth, Wind, and Fire (Sanctuary Records)
  • Floetry (Geffen)
  • Ray Charles and Various Artists (Rhino Entertainment)

Outstanding Jazz Artist
  • Billy Miles (Aezra Records)
  • Jermaine Gardner (Incredible Journey Productions)
  • Mike Phillips (Hidden Beach Recordings)
  • Najee (Heads Up Intl.)
  • Onaje Allan Gumbs (Ejano Music)

Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary)
  • CeCe Winans – “Purified” (Sony BMG)
  • Donnie McClurkin – “Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs” (Zomba Label Group)
  • Kirk Franklin – “Hero” (Zomba Label Group)
  • Mary Mary – “Mary Mary” (Sony Urban Music)
  • Yolanda Adams – “Day by Day” (Atlantic/ WEA)

Outstanding Music Video
  • Alicia Keys – “Unbreakable” (J Records)
  • Common – “Testify” (Geffen)
  • Destiny’s Child – “Stand Up For Love” (Sony Urban Music)
  • Kanye West – “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” (Island Def Jam)
  • Mariah Carey – “We Belong Together” (Island Def Jam)

Outstanding Song
  • “Be Without You” – Mary J. Blige (Geffen)
  • “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” – Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
  • “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Kem (Universal Motown)
  • “Unbreakable” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
  • “We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey (Island Def Jam)

Outstanding Album
  • “Alicia Keys Unplugged” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
  • “The Breakthrough” - Mary J. Blige (Geffen)
  • “Emancipation of Mimi” – Mariah Carey (Island Def Jam)
  • “Late Registration” – Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
  • “So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross” – Luther Vandross and Various Artists (J Records)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
  • Janice Cooke-Leonard – “Charmed” (WB)
  • Janice Cooke-Leonard – “One Tree Hill” (WB)
  • Janice Cooke-Leonard – “Summerland” (WB)
  • Paris Barclay – “Cold Case” (CBS)
  • Phillip G. Atwell – “The Shield (FX)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
  • Eric Dean Seanton – “That’s So Raven” (Disney)
  • James D. Wilcox – “My Wife & Kids” (ABC)
  • Ken Whittingham – “Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)
  • Mattie C. Caruthers – “My Wife & Kids” (ABC)
  • Millicent Shelton – “The Bernie Mac Show” (FOX)

Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie
  • George C. Wolfe – “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
  • John Singleton – “Four Brothers” (Paramount Pictures)
  • Malcolm Lee – “Roll Bounce” (Fox Searchlight)
  • Thomas Carter – “Coach Carter” (Paramount Pictures)
  • Tim Story – “Fantastic Four” (20th Century Fox)