NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | NAACP |
| First awarded | 1972 |
| Currently held by | Anthony Anderson Black-ish (2022) |
| Website | naacpimageawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. It was known as the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series until 2000. Currently Anthony Anderson holds the record for most wins in this category with eight.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1970s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | |||
| Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | [1] | |
| 1973 – 79 | — | ||
1980s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 – 81 | — | ||
| 1982 | |||
| Sherman Hemsley | The Jeffersons | [2] | |
| 1983 | |||
| Sherman Hemsley | The Jeffersons | [3] | |
| 1984 – 87 | — | ||
| 1988 | |||
| Roscoe Lee Browne | The Cosby Show | [4] | |
| 1989 | |||
| Tim Reid | Frank's Place | [5] | |
| Clifton Davis | Amen | ||
| Kadeem Hardison | A Different World | ||
| Lincoln Kilpatrick | Frank's Place | ||
| William Thomas Jr. | |||
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Anthony Anderson | Blackish
|
[36] | |
| Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood | ||
| Don Cheadle | Black Monday | ||
| Dwayne Johnson | Ballers
| ||
| Tracy Morgan | The Last O.G. | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Anthony Anderson | Blackish
|
[37] | |
| Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood | ||
| Don Cheadle | Black Monday | ||
| Tracy Morgan | The Last O.G. | ||
| Idris Elba | In the Long Run | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Anthony Anderson | Blackish
|
[38] | |
| Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood | ||
| Don Cheadle | Black Monday | ||
| Jay Ellis | Insecure | ||
| Elisha 'EJ' Williams | The Wonder Years |
Multiple wins and nominations
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References
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- ^ "1980 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "1983 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "1988 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 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.
- ^ "1992 Image Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press. October 16, 1991.
- LA Times. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "1993 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "Martin Lawrence wins OAIACS NAACP Award". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1998 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "2000 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2001 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2002 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2003 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2005 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2006 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2007 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2008 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2009 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2011 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "2012 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. 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.
- ^ "NAACP Awards: 'Black-ish,' 'Black Panther' Top Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. March 30, 2019.
- ^ "51st NAACP Image Awards". January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Gibbs, Adrienne. "Netflix, HBO Lead NAACP Image Awards 2021 Nominations". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022.