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Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)

Awards

Hustle & Flow

25 wins & 47 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee Oscar
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Terrence Howard
  • When Three 6 Mafia performed "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from Hustle & Flow, they won a surprise Oscar for Best Song, prompting rumors that the Music Branch of the Academy was the most adventurous and exciting.
    2006 Winner Oscar
    • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
    • Juicy J
    • Cedric Coleman
    • D.J. Paul
    For the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".

BET Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Winner BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Lackawanna Blues · Crash · Get Rich or Die Tryin' · Four Brothers
  • Ludacris at an event for RocknRolla (2008)
    2006 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actor
    • Ludacris
    Shared with: Crash
  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2006 Winner BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Taraji P. Henson
    Shared with: Four Brothers · Something New

Critics Choice Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee Critics Choice Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Winner Critics Choice Award
    • Best Song
    • Terrence Howard
    For the song "Hustle and Flow".

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
  • Craig Brewer
    2006 Nominee CFCA Award
    • Most Promising Filmmaker
    • Craig Brewer

Costume Designers Guild Awards

  • 2006 Nominee CDG Award
    • Excellence in Contemporary Film
    • Paul A. Simmons Jr.

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner Pauline Kael Breakout Award
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Crash

Golden Globes, USA

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Terrence Howard

Satellite Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner Satellite Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
    • Terrence Howard
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2005 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

Gotham Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Nominee Gotham Independent Film Award
    • Breakthrough Actor
    • Terrence Howard

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Terrence Howard
  • Anthony Anderson at an event for Shrek Forever After (2010)
    2006 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
    • Anthony Anderson
  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2006 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Taraji P. Henson
  • Elise Neal
    2006 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
    • Elise Neal

Film Independent Spirit Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee Independent Spirit Award
    • Best Male Lead
    • Terrence Howard

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner New Generation Award
    • Terrence Howard

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

  • Shie Rozow
    2006 Nominee Golden Reel Award
    • Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Music - Musical
    • Shie Rozow (music editor)
    • Marvin R. Morris (music editor)

MTV Movie + TV Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Performance
    • Terrence Howard
  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2006 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance
    • Taraji P. Henson
  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2006 Nominee MTV Movie Award
    • Best Kiss
    • Taraji P. Henson
    • Terrence Howard

Nashville Film Festival

  • Craig Brewer
    2005 Winner Audience Choice Award
    • Best Feature
    • Craig Brewer
    Tied with The Thing About My Folks (2005), Loggerheads (2005) and The Aryan Couple (2004).

National Board of Review, USA

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner NBR Award
    • Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Crash · Get Rich or Die Tryin'
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2005 Winner Special Recognition
    For excellence in filmmaking.

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Nominee NYFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
    4th Place.

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
  • Craig Brewer
    2006 Nominee OFCS Award
    • Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
    • Craig Brewer

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Anthony Anderson at an event for Shrek Forever After (2010)
    2006 Nominee Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Anthony Anderson
    • Ludacris
    • Isaac Hayes
    • Taraji P. Henson
    • Terrence Howard
    • Taryn Manning
    • Elise Neal
    • Paula Jai Parker
    • DJ Qualls

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2005 Nominee Wyatt Award

Sundance Film Festival

  • Craig Brewer
    2005 Winner Audience Award
    • Dramatic
    • Craig Brewer
  • Amy Vincent
    2005 Winner Cinematography Award
    • Dramatic
    • Amy Vincent
  • Craig Brewer
    2005 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • Dramatic
    • Craig Brewer

Teen Choice Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Movies - Choice Actor: Drama/Action Adventure
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Crash
  • Ludacris at an event for RocknRolla (2008)
    2006 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Movies - Choice Actor: Drama/Action Adventure
    • Ludacris
    Shared with: Crash
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2005 Nominee Teen Choice Award
    • Choice Summer Movie

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee VFCC Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard

Golden Trailer Awards

  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Nominee Golden Trailer
    • Best Drama

Black Reel Awards

  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2006 Winner Black Reel
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Taraji P. Henson
  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Winner Black Reel
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Winner Black Reel
    • Best Original Soundtrack
  • Anthony Anderson at an event for Shrek Forever After (2010)
    2006 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Supporting Actor
    • Anthony Anderson
  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    2006 Nominee Black Reel
    • Best Film
    • John Singleton

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner PFCS Award
    • Breakout Performance - On Screen
    • Terrence Howard

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Nominee COFCA Award
    • Actor of the Year
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Crash · Four Brothers

Austin Film Critics Association

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Winner Breakthrough Artist Award
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Crash · Four Brothers · Get Rich or Die Tryin' · Lackawanna Blues · Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Nominee AFCA Award
    • Best Film
    6th place

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2005 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
    • Taraji P. Henson
  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner WAFCA Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance
    • Terrence Howard
  • Taryn Manning
    2005 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance
    • Taryn Manning
  • Craig Brewer
    2005 Nominee WAFCA Award
    • Best Screenplay - Original
    • Craig Brewer

Black Movie Awards

  • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
    2005 Nominee Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Motion Picture
    • John Singleton
    • Stephanie Allain
  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Terrence Howard
  • Anthony Anderson at an event for Shrek Forever After (2010)
    2005 Winner Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Anthony Anderson
  • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
    2005 Winner Black Movie Award
    • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Taraji P. Henson

New York Film Critics, Online

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner NYFCO Award
    • Breakthrough Performance
    • Terrence Howard
    Shared with: Crash · Get Rich or Die Tryin' · Four Brothers

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Actor
    • Terrence Howard
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2005 Nominee AAFCA Award
    • Best Picture
    7th place

Online Film & Television Association

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2006 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Breakthrough Performance: Male
    • Terrence Howard
  • D.J. Paul
    2006 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Music, Original Song
    • D.J. Paul (music and lyrics by)
    • Juicy J (music and lyrics by)
    • Cedric Coleman (music and lyrics by)
    • Terrence Howard (performed by)
    • Taraji P. Henson (performed by)
    For the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp".

Village Voice Film Poll

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Nominee VVFP Award
    • Best Performance
    • Terrence Howard
    9th place.

Golden Schmoes Awards

  • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
    2005 Nominee Golden Schmoes
    • Breakthrough Performance of the Year
    • Terrence Howard

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Paula Jai Parker at an event for High Crimes (2002)
    2005 Winner WFCC Award
    • Best Comedic Performance
    • Paula Jai Parker
    Tied with Sarah Jessica Parker. for The Family Stone (2005).

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Original Song
    Song: "Hustle and Flow"
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)
    2006 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Original Song
    Song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"

Gold Derby Awards

  • Al Kapone
    2006 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Original Song
    • Al Kapone
    "Hustle & Flow"

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