NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
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American television award
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | |
|---|---|
 The 2026 recipient: Sterling K. Brown | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | NAACP |
| First award | 1972 |
| Currently held by | Sterling K. Brown for Paradise (2026) |
| Most awards | LL Cool J (4) |
| Most nominations | Hill Harper (9) |
| Website | naacpimageawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The award was first given in 1972. Not to be confused with the Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Currently, LL Cool J holds the record for most wins in the category with four.
1970s
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
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| 1972 | |||
| Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | [1] | |
| 1973 – 79 | —N/a | ||
1980s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 – 81 | —N/a | ||
| 1982 | |||
| Paul Winfield | The Sophisticated Gents | [citation needed] | |
| 1983 | |||
| Howard Rollins | For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story | [citation needed] | |
| 1984 – 88 | —N/a | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Howard Rollins | In the Heat of the Night | [2] | |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
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Nominations
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References
- ↑ "1972 Image Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Snow, Shauna (11 November 1988). "Nominees for 21st Image Awards Announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "1990 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "1994 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "1995 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "1997 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Image Winners". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ↑ Gettell, Oliver (January 15, 2018). "NAACP Image Awards 2018: Ava DuVernay, black-ish among winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ Lewis, Hilary (February 13, 2019). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther' Tops Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ↑ "NAACP Winners 2020: The Complete List". Variety. February 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ↑ "NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 25, 2023). "NAACP Image Awards: Abbott Elementary, P-Valley and The Best Man: Final Chapters Are TV's Big Winners". tvline.com. TVLine. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ↑ Thompson, Angelique Jackson,Jaden (2024-03-17). "NAACP Image Awards: 'The Color Purple' Wins Outstanding Motion Picture; Usher Named Entertainer of the Year". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Zee, Angelique Jackson,Michaela (2025-02-23). "NAACP Image Awards: 'The Six Triple Eight' Wins Outstanding Motion Picture; Keke Palmer Named Entertainer of the Year". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Lewis, Hilary (2026-03-01). "2026 NAACP Image Awards: 'Sinners' Dominates With 13 Wins, Including Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
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