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

• -Most Nominations:

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Artist	Denzel Washington	Will Smith	Samuel L. Jackson Morgan Freeman	Laurence Fishburne	Jamie Foxx Don Cheadle Cuba Gooding Jr.
Total Nominations	15 nominations	9 nominations	7 nominations	6 nominations	3 nominations

Winners

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