36th GMA Dove Awards

Nominations were announced on February 7, 2005 by George Huff, Israel Houghton and Natalie Grant at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.^[2]

Performers

Telecast ceremony

The following performed:

Presenters

Telecast ceremony

The following presented:

Awards

General

Artist of the Year

• Casting Crowns
• MercyMe
• Michael W. Smith
• Selah
• Switchfoot

New Artist of the Year

• BarlowGirl
• Bethany Dillon
• Building 429
• Day of Fire
• Matthew West

Group of the Year

• Casting Crowns
• MercyMe
• Selah
• Switchfoot
• The Crabb Family

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Fernando Ortega
• Israel Houghton
• Jason Crabb
• Jeremy Camp
• Mark Hall

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Bethany Dillon
• Christy Nockels
• Joy Williams
• Natalie Grant
• Nicole C. Mullen

Song of the Year

• "Blessed Be Your Name" - Tree63
  • Matt Redman, Beth Redman, songwriters
• "Dare You to Move" – Switchfoot
  • Jon Foreman, songwriter
• "Friend of God" –
  Israel & New Breed
  • Michael Gungor, Israel Houghton, songwriters
• "Glory Defined" – Building 429
  • Jason Roy,
    Jim Cooper
    , Kenny Lamb, songwriters
• "Healing Rain" – Michael W. Smith
  • Michael W. Smith,
    Matt Bronlewee
    , songwriters
• "Meant to Live" – Switchfoot
  • Jon Foreman,
    Tim Foreman
    , songwriters
• "More" – Matthew West
  • Matthew West, Jason Houser, Kenny Greenberg, songwriters
• "Through the Fire" – The Crabb Family
  • Gerald Crabb, songwriter
• "Who Am I" – Casting Crowns
  • Mark Hall, songwriter
• "You Raise Me Up" – Selah
  • Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland, songwriters

Songwriter of the Year

• Mark Hall

Producer of the Year

• Ed Cash

Pop

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

• "Healing Rain" – Michael W. Smith
• "
  Letters From War" – Mark Schultz
• "Live for Today" – Natalie Grant
• "More" – Matthew West
• "Who Am I" – Casting Crowns

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

• All Things New – Steven Curtis Chapman
• Bethany Dillon – Bethany Dillon
• Happy – Matthew West
• Healing Rain – Michael W. Smith
• Undone – MercyMe

Rock

Rock Recorded Song of the Year

• "Come on Back to Me" – Third Day
• "Cornerstone" – Day of Fire
• "Everything About You" – Sanctus Real
• "Stay" – Jeremy Camp
• "Without You" – Nate Sallie

Rock Album of the Year

• Day of Fire – Day of Fire
• Sea of Faces – Kutless
• Set It Off – Thousand Foot Krutch
• They're Only Chasing Safety – Underoath
• Where Do We Go from Here – Pillar

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

• "American Dream" – Casting Crowns
• "Dare You to Move" – Switchfoot
• "Glory Defined" – Building 429
• "Never Alone" – BarlowGirl
• "Show You Love" – Jars of Clay

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year

• Wire – Third Day

Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year

• "Control" – Mutemath

Modern Rock Album of the Year

• Fight the Tide – Sanctus Real

Rap/Hip-Hop

Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year

• "Hittin' Curves" – GRITS

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year

• Welcome to Diverse City – TobyMac

Inspirational

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year

• "Arms Open Wide" – David Phelps
• "Still the Cross" – FFH
• "Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)" – Chris Rice
• "Voice of Truth" – Casting Crowns
• "You Can’t Imagine" – The Crabb Family
• "You Raise Me Up" – Selah

Inspirational Album of the Year

• Hiding Place – Selah

Gospel

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

• "He Came Looking for Me" – The Crabb Family"

Southern Gospel Album of the Year

• Driven – The Crabb Family
• Faces – Greater Vision
• Faith, Hope, Joy – Young Harmony
• Some Things Never Change – Mark Lowry
• This I Know – Eartha

Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

• "Glory to His Name" – Delores “Mom” Winans
• "Search Me Lord" – Lynda Randle
• "Still Here" – The Williams Brothers
• "That’s Reason Enough" –
  Bishop Paul S. Morton
• "Through the Fire" – The Crabb Family (featuring Donnie McClurkin)
• "We’ve Come To Praise Him" – Joe Pace

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

• A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson – Lynda Randle
• Hymns From My Heart – Delores “Mom” Winans
• Joe Pace Presents Sunday Morning Service – Joe Pace
• Still Here – The Williams Brothers
• The Water I Give – Dottie Peoples

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

• "Again I Say Rejoice" –
  Israel & New Breed
• "Because of Who You Are" – Martha Munizzi
• "Celebrate (He Lives)" – Fred Hammond
• "In the Middle" – Smokie Norful
• "Miracle of Love" – BeBe Winans and Angie Stone
• "Say the Name" – Martha Munizzi
• "Undignified" – Stephen Hurd

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year

• Israel & New Breed