NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture

Entertainment: Movies Accolades

* No award was given in 1973 and 1995 * Missing: Adolph Caesar - 1985

This Category is Ranked. Sort by Ranking Based on Votes by clicking on Vote Ranking. Sort by the Collection's Ranking by clicking on List Ranking.

Vote Ranking	List Ranking
49	0	NAACP Organization 0% (0 of 11 votes)
1	1969	Raymond St. Jacques Actor 100% (1 of 1 votes)
29	1970	Jim Brown Football Player 33.33% (1 of 3 votes)
38	1971	Donald Sutherland Actor 11.11% (2 of 18 votes)
39	1972	Billy Dee Williams (Actor) Actor 0% (0 of 7 votes)
40	1974	Bernie Casey Actor 0% (0 of 0 votes)
33	1975	James Earl Jones Voice Actor 29.17% (77 of 264 votes)
7	1976	Bill Cosby Comedian 58.99% (397 of 673 votes)
41	1977	Billy Dee Williams (Actor) Actor 0% (0 of 7 votes)
42	1978	Paul Winfield Actor 0% (0 of 1 votes)
22	1979	Michael Jackson (Vocalist) Vocalist 57.33% (524 of 914 votes)
21	1980	LeVar Burton Actor 57.95% (51 of 88 votes)
34	1981	Richard Pryor Comedian 27.27% (6 of 22 votes)
36	1982	Louis Gossett, Jr. Actor 21.97% (67 of 305 votes)
6	1983	Eddie Murphy Comedian 59.13% (68 of 115 votes)
5	1984	Prince Vocalist 59.76% (98 of 164 votes)
45	1986	Gregory Hines Actor 0% (0 of 8 votes)
24	1987	Danny Glover Actor 55.56% (5 of 9 votes)
8	1988	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
30	1989	Morgan Freeman Actor 30.66% (42 of 137 votes)
31	1990	Morgan Freeman Actor 30.66% (42 of 137 votes)
43	1992	Wesley Snipes Actor 0% (0 of 1 votes)
9	1993	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
10	1994	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
11	1996	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
12	1997	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
2	1998	Djimon Hounsou Actor 100% (1 of 1 votes)
23	1999	Danny Glover Actor 55.56% (5 of 9 votes)
13	2000	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
14	2001	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
15	2002	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
16	2003	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
26	2004	Cuba Gooding, Jr. Actor 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
35	2005	Jamie Foxx Comedian 27.27% (6 of 22 votes)
37	2006	Samuel L. Jackson Actor 16.67% (1 of 6 votes)
44	2007	Forest Whitaker Actor 0% (0 of 0 votes)
18	2008	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
3	2009	Will Smith Vocalist 60.0% (432 of 720 votes)
32	2010	Morgan Freeman Actor 30.66% (42 of 137 votes)
19	2011	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
47	2012	Laz Alonso Actor 0% (0 of 0 votes)
20	2013	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
46	2014	Forest Whitaker Actor 0% (0 of 0 votes)
25	2015	David Oyelowo Actor 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
50	2016	Michael B. Jordan Actor 0% (0 of 6 votes)
17	2017	Denzel Washington Actor 58.18% (32 of 55 votes)
51	2018	Daniel Kaluuya Actor 0% (0 of 1 votes)
28	2019	Chadwick Boseman Actor 41.45% (63 of 152 votes)
48	2020	Michael B. Jordan Actor 0% (0 of 6 votes)
27	2021	Chadwick Boseman Actor 41.45% (63 of 152 votes)
4	2022	Will Smith Vocalist 60.0% (432 of 720 votes)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture

49

0

Organization

0% (0 of 11 votes)

1

1969

Actor

100% (1 of 1 votes)

29

1970

Football Player

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

38

1971

Actor

11.11% (2 of 18 votes)

39

1972

Actor

0% (0 of 7 votes)

40

1974

Actor

0% (0 of 0 votes)

33

1975

Voice Actor

29.17% (77 of 264 votes)

7

1976

Comedian

58.99% (397 of 673 votes)

41

1977

Actor

0% (0 of 7 votes)

42

1978

Actor

0% (0 of 1 votes)

22

1979

Vocalist

57.33% (524 of 914 votes)

21

1980

Actor

57.95% (51 of 88 votes)

34

1981

Comedian

27.27% (6 of 22 votes)

36

1982

Actor

21.97% (67 of 305 votes)

6

1983

Comedian

59.13% (68 of 115 votes)

5

1984

Vocalist

59.76% (98 of 164 votes)

45

1986

Actor

0% (0 of 8 votes)

24

1987

Actor

55.56% (5 of 9 votes)

8

1988

Actor

58.18% (32 of 55 votes)

30

1989

Actor