2005 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner, Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "From the Bottom of My Heart" - Stevie Wonder (Stevie Wonder)
• "Gold Digger" - Kanye West (Kanye West & Jon Brion)
• "Lonely No More" - Rob Thomas (Matt Serletic)
• "Ordinary People" - John Legend (John Legend & Will.i.am)
• "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" - Jack Johnson (Mario Caldato, Jr.)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Arms of a Woman" - Amos Lee, "Fine Line" - Paul McCartney, "Home" - Michael Bublé, "Mockingbird" - Eminem, "Trapped in the Closet" - R. Kelly)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "Because of You" - Kelly Clarkson (David Hodges & Ben Moody)
• "Good is Good" - Sheryl Crow (Sheryl Crow & John Shanks)
• "Hollaback Girl" - Gwen Stefani (The Neptunes)
• "Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson (Max Martin & Dr. Luke)
• "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey (Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Breathe (2 AM)" - Anna Nalick, "Karma" - Alicia Keys, "Sleeps with Butterflies" - Tori Amos, "Spoiled" - Joss Stone, "Unbreakable" - Alicia Keys)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "Bless the Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts (Mark Bright, Rascal Flatts & Marty Williams)
• "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day (Rob Cavallo & Green Day)
• "Feel Good, Inc." - Gorillaz, ft. De La Soul (Gorillaz, Danger Mouse & Jason Cox)
• "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers (The Killers)
• "Photograph" - Nickelback (Joey Moi)
• "A Song for You" - Herbie Hancock, ft. Christina Aguilera (Herbie Hancock, Alan Mintz & Bob Brockmann)
  (Honourable Mentions: "American Baby" - Dave Matthews Band, "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" - U2, "Speed of Sound" - Coldplay, "You & Me" - Lifehouse)

Best Album

• Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (Kara DioGuardi, Max Martin, Dr. Luke & John Shanks)
• Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney (Nigel Godrich)
• How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2 (Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee & Chris Thomas)
• Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani (André 3000, The Neptunes, Dallas Austin, Tony Kanal & Linda Perry)
• A Time 2 Love - Stevie Wonder (Stevie Wonder)
• X&Y - Coldplay (Danton Supple, Ken Nelson & Coldplay)
  (Honourable Mentions: Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen, Late Registration - Kanye West, Possibilities - Herbie Hancock, So Amazing...An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross - various artists)

Best Music Video

• "Feel Good, Inc." - Gorillaz, ft. De La Soul (Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, directors; Emilie Walmsley & Cara Speller, producers)
• "Gold Digger" - Kanye West, ft. Jamie Foxx (Hype Williams, director)
• "Lose Control" - Missy Elliott, ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop (Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers, directors; Joseph Sasson, producer)
• "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers (Sophie Muller, director)
• "World on Fire" - Sarah MacLachlan (Sophie Muller, director)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Best of You" - Foo Fighters, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day, "Feels Like It Should" - Jamiroquai, "God's Will" - Martina McBride, "Ordinary People" - John Legend)

Best Country Song

• "Alcohol" - Brad Paisley (Frank Rogers)
• "All Jacked Up" - Gretchen Wilson (John Rich, Gretchen Wilson & Mark Wright)
• "Bless the Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts (Mark Bright, Rascal Flatts & Marty Williams)
• "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" - Lee Ann Womack (Byron Gallimore)
• "You'll Think of Me" - Keith Urban (Dann Huff & Keith Urban)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Anything But Mine" - Kenny Chesney, "God's Will" - Martina McBride, "Mr. Mom" - Lonestar, "Nothin' to Lose" - Josh Gracin, "Restless" - Alison Krauss & The Union Station)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

• "Galvanize" - The Chemical Brothers, ft. Q-Tip (The Chemical Brothers)
• "I Believe in You" - Kylie Minogue (Jake Shears & Babydaddy)
• "Wonderful Night" - Fatboy Slim, ft. Lateef (Fatboy Slim)

Best Pop Song

• "American Baby" - Dave Matthews Band (Mark Batson)
• "Feel Good, Inc." - Gorillaz, ft. De La Soul (Gorillaz, Danger Mouse & Jason Cox)
• "Hollaback Girl" - Gwen Stefani (The Neptunes)
• "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers (The Killers)
• "Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson (Max Martin & Dr. Luke)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Don't Lie" - Black Eyed Peas, "It's Like That" - Mariah Carey, "Lonely No More" - Rob Thomas, "My Doorbell" - The White Stripes, "A Time 2 Love" - Stevie Wonder & India.Arie)

Best Rap Song

• "Don't Phunk with My Heart" - Black Eyed Peas (Will.i.am)
• "Gold Digger" - Kanye West, ft. Jamie Foxx (Kanye West & Jon Brion)
• "Mockingbird" - Eminem (Eminem)
• "Numb/Encore" - Jay-Z & Linkin Park (Mike Shinoda)
• "Rich Girl" - Gwen Stefani, ft. Eve (Dr. Dre)
  (Honourable Mentions: "1, 2 Step" - Ciara & Missy Elliott, "Candy Shop" - 50 Cent, ft. Olivia, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" - Kanye West, "Dreams" - The Game, "Testify" - Common)

Best Rock Song

• "Best of You" - Foo Fighters (Nick Raskulinecz & Foo Fighters)
• "Beverly Hills" - Weezer (Rick Rubin)
• "Devils & Dust" - Bruce Springsteen (Brendan O'Brien)
• "Photograph" - Nickelback (Joey Moi)
• "Speed of Sound" - Coldplay (Danton Supple & Coldplay)
• "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day (Rob Cavallo)
  (Honourable Mentions: "All These Things That I've Done" - The Killers, "City of Blinding Lights" - U2, "Holiday" - Green Day, "This is How a Heart Breaks" - Rob Thomas)

Best Songwriting

• "Bless the Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts (Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon)
• "Fix You" - Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin)
• "Ordinary People" - John Legend (John Stephens & William Adams)
• "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day (Billie Joe Armstrong)
• "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey (Mariah Carey, Johntá Austin, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Behind These Hazel Eyes" - Kelly Clarkson, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day, "Mockingbird" - Eminem, "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers, "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" - U2)

Best Original Score

• The Incredibles (Michael Giacchino)
• Lost (Michael Giacchino)
• Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
• Pride and Prejudice (Dario Marianelli)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (John Williams)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Napoleon Dynamite: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Brian McNelis & Skip Williamson)
• Ray: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford)
• Six Feet Under, Volume 2: Everything Ends (Gary Calamar, Thomas Golubic & Errol Kolosine)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Believe" - The Polar Express (Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri)
• "Find Your Grail" - Monty Python's Spamalot (John du Prez, Eric Idle & Neil Innes)
• "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Hustle & Flow (Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman & Paul Beauregard)
• "Learn To Be Lonely" - The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Charlie Hart)
• "Million Voices" - Hotel Rwanda (Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis & Andrea Guerra)

Best New Artist

• Ciara
• Fall Out Boy
• Fantasia Barrino
• John Legend
• The Pussycat Dolls
  (Honourable Mentions: Amos Lee, The Game, My Chemical Romance, Natasha Bedingfield, Sugarland)