NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding African-American Actors in a Motion Picture:

of Performances that have won or been nominated for an Academy Award (Bold= Oscar winning performances)

• 1. Louis Gossett Jr.- An Officer and a Gentleman
• 2. Morgan Freeman- Driving Miss Daisy
• 3. Denzel Washington- Malcolm X
• 4. Cuba Gooding Jr.- Jerry Maguire
• 5. Denzel Washington- The Hurricane
• 6. Michael Clarke Duncan- The Green Mile
• 7. Denzel Washington- Training Day
• 8. Will Smith- Ali
• 9. Jamie Foxx- Ray
• 10. Don Cheadle- Hotel Rwanda
• 11. Terrence Howard- Hustle & Flow
• 12. Forest Whitaker- The Last King of Scotland
• 13. Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness
• 14. Morgan Freeman - Invictus

Stats

• Most Wins:
  • Denzel Washington with 10 wins

• Multiple Nominations

• 2 nominations
  • Chris Tucker- (Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2)
  • Danny Glover- (Lethal Weapon, Beloved) 2 wins
  • Eddie Murphy-(The Nutty Professor, Tower Heist)
  • Gregory Hines-(Running Scared, Waiting to Exhale) 1 win
  • Taye Diggs-(Brown Sugar, The Best Man)
  • Terrence Howard-(Hustle & Flow, Pride)

• 3 nominations
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.-(Jerry Maguire, Men of Honor, Radio) 1 win
  • Don Cheadle-(Talk to Me, Hotel Rwanda, Traitor)
  • Jamie Foxx-(Dreamgirls, Ray, Law Abiding Citizen) 1 win

• 6 nominations
  • Morgan Freeman-(Along Came a Spider, Driving Miss Daisy, High Crimes, Invictus, Lean on Me, RED, Se7en) 3 wins

• 7 nominations
  • Laurence Fishburne- (Akeelah and the Bee, Assault on Precinct 13, Contagion, Hoodlum, Othello, The Matrix, The Matrix: Revolutions)
  • Samuel L. Jackson- (Changing Lanes, Coach Carter, Eve's Bayou, S.W.A.T., Shaft, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Negotiator) 1 win

• 9 nominations
  • Will Smith-(Bad Boys II, The Legend Baggar Vance, Seven Pounds, Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness, I, Robot, I Am Legend, Hitch, Enemy of the State) 1 win

• 15 nominations
  • Denzel Washington-(Courage Under Fire, Crimson Tide, He Got Game, Inside Man, John Q, Malcolm X, Man on Fire, Mississippi Mala, Out of Time, Remember the Titans, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Book of Eli, The Great Debaters, The Hurricane, Training Day) 10 wins

Winners and nominees

Year	Actor	Motion Picture	Nominees
1982	Louis Gossett Jr.	An Officer and a Gentleman
1983	?	?
1984	?	?
1985	?	?
1986	?	?
1987	?	?
1988	Gregory Hines	Running Scared
1989	Danny Glover	Lethal Weapon
1990	?	?
1991	Morgan Freeman	Lean on Me
1992	Morgan Freeman	Driving Miss Daisy
1993	Wesley Snipes	New Jack City
1994	Denzel Washington	Mississippi Masala
1995	Denzel Washington	Malcolm X
1996	Denzel Washington	Crimson Tide	James Earl Jones-Cry, Beloved Freedom Gregory Hines-Waiting to Exhale Laurence Fishburne-Othello Morgan Freeman-Se7en
1997	Denzel Washington	Courage Under Fire	Ossie Davis-Get On the Bus Cuba Gooding Jr.-Jerry Maguire Eddie Murphy-The Nutty Professor Samuel L. Jackson-The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998	Djimon Hounsou	Amistad	Ving Rhames-Rosewood Samuel L. Jackson-Eve's Bayou Larenz Tate-Love Jones Laurence Fishburne-Hoodlum
1999	Danny Glover	Beloved	Chris Tucker-Rush Hour Samuel L. Jackson-The Negotiator Denzel Washington-He Got Game Will Smith-Enemy of the State
2000	Denzel Washington	The Hurricane	Morris Chestnut-The Best Man Taye Diggs-The Best Man Michael Clarke Duncan-The Green Mile Laurence Fishburne-The Matrix
2001	Denzel Washington	Remember the Titans	Omar Epps-Love & Basketball Will Smith-The Legend of Bagger Vance Cuba Gooding Jr.-Men of Honor Samuel L. Jackson-Shaft
2002	Denzel Washington	Training Day	Will Smith-Ali Chris Tucker-Rush Hour 2 Tyrese-Baby Boy Morgan Freeman-Along Came a Spider
2003	Denzel Washington	John Q	Ice Cube-Barbershop Taye Diggs-Brown Sugar Samuel L. Jackson-Changing Lanes Morgan Freeman-High Crimes
2004	Cuba Gooding, Jr.	Radio	Laurence Fishburne- The Matrix Revolutions Will Smith- Bad Boys II Denzel Washington-Out of Time Samuel L. Jackson-S.W.A.T.
2005	Jamie Foxx	Ray	Don Cheadle-Hotel Rwanda Mario Van Peebles-Baaadasssss!!! Will Smith-I, Robot Denzel Washington-Man on Fire
2006	Samuel L. Jackson	Coach Carter	Shemar Moore-Diary of a Mad Black Woman] Terrence Howard-Hustle & Flow Will Smith-Hitch Laurence Fishburne- Assault on Precinct 13
2007	Forest Whitaker	The Last King of Scotland	Laurence Fishburne-Akeelah and the Bee Jamie Foxx-Dreamgirls Will Smith-The Pursuit of Happyness Denzel Washington-Inside Man
2008	Denzel Washington	The Great Debaters	Will Smith-I Am Legend Terrence Howard-Pride Columbus Short-Stomp the Yard Don Cheadle-Talk to Me
2009	Will Smith	Seven Pounds	Don Cheadle-Traitor Rob Brown-The Express Derek Luke-Miracle at St. Anna Jeffrey Wright-Cadillac Records
2010	Morgan Freeman	Invictus	Idris Elba-Obsessed Denzel Washington- The Taking of Pelham 123 Jamie Foxx-Law Abiding Citizen Quinton Aaron-The Blind Side
2011	Denzel Washington	The Book of Eli	Jaden Smith-The Karate Kid Morgan Freeman-RED Common (rapper)-Just Wright Anthony Mackie-Night Catches Us
2012	Laz Alonso	Jumping the Broom	Eddie Murphy - Tower Heist Laurence Fishburne - Contagion Oliver Litondo - The First Grader Vin Diesel - Fast Five