US (2005): Drama/Music
Hustle & Flow is the redemptive story of a streetwise Memphis hustler trying to find his voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Though DJay (Terrence Howard) has always had a way words, that gift has long been misused; this philosopher-hustler lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Anything more seems out of reach.
Still, DJay wonders what happened to all the big dreams he had for his life. A chance encounter with an old friend Key (Anthony Anderson), a sound engineer who has always wanted to make it in the music business, spurs DJay: if he's ever going to make his mark, it has to heppen now. (Paramount Pictures - Web site)
2 nominations, 1 Award
· Best Achievement in Music - Original Song 2005: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - Music & Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman & Paul Beauregard
· Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2005: Terrence Howard