NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
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The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:
Number of performances that won or were nominated for Academy Awards:
- Diana Ross — Lady Sings the Blues
- Alfre Woodard — Cross Creek
- Whoopi Goldberg — The Color Purple
- Angela Bassett — What's Love Got to Do With It?
- Keisha Castle-Hughes — Whale Rider
- Penélope Cruz — Volver
- Sandra Bullock — The Blind Side
- Gabourey Sidibe — Precious
- Viola Davis — The Help
- Quvenzhané Wallis — Beasts of the Southern Wild
Contents
Winners and nominees
1960s
| Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 (3rd) | Estelle Evans | The Learning Tree |
1970s
| Year | Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Barbara McNair | If He Hollers Let Him Go |
| 1971 | NOT AWARDED | - |
| 1972 | Diana Ross | Lady Sings The Blues |
| 1973 | NOT AWARDED | - |
| 1974 | NOT AWARDED | - |
| 1975 | Diahann Carroll | Claudine |
| 1976 | Denise Nicholas | Let's Do It Again |
| 1977 | Cicely Tyson | River Niger |
| 1978 | Cicely Tyson | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich |
| 1979 | NOT AWARDED | - |
1980s
| Year | Actress | Film | Other nominees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NOT AWARDED | - | - |
| 1981 | NOT AWARDED | - | - |
| 1982 | Jayne Kennedy | Body and Soul | Wilhelmenia Fernandez — Diva Rosalind Cash — Wrong is Right |
| 1983 | NOT AWARDED | - | - |
| 1984 | Alfre Woodard Jennifer Beals |
Cross Creek Flashdance |
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| 1985 | NOT AWARDED | - | - |
| 1986 | Tina Turner | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | - |
| 1987 | NOT AWARDED | - | - |
| 1988 | Whoopi Goldberg | The Color Purple | - |
| 1989 | NOT AWARDED | - | - |
1990s
2000s
2010s
(1) "Out of 12 films which featured African-Americans in leading roles in 1980, Cicely Tyson was the only female in that category. She played opposite Richard Pryor in Bustin' Loose. Because of this, she and officials at the annual NAACP image Awards program decided that she should not accept the award."
Multiple wins and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Outstanding Actress awards:
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The following individuals received two or more Outstanding Actress nominations:
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