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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
American television award
American television award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series |
| awarded_for | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series |
| presenter | NAACP |
| country | United States |
| year | 1972 |
| holder | Sterling K. Brown (2022) |
| website |
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.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1970s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | |||
| Redd Foxx | *Sanford and Son* | ||
| 1973 – 79 | colspan="3" |
1980s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 – 81 | colspan="3" | ||
| 1982 | |||
| Paul Winfield | *The Sophisticated Gents* | ||
| 1983 | |||
| Howard Rollins | *For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story* | ||
| 1984 – 88 | colspan="3" | ||
| 1989 | |||
| Howard Rollins | *In the Heat of the Night* |
1990s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| Danny Glover | *Mandela* | ||
| 1991 | colspan="3" | ||
| 1992 | |||
| Blair Underwood | *Murder in Mississippi* | ||
| 1993 | |||
| James Earl Jones | *Gabriel's Fire* | ||
| Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | The Jacksons: An American Dream | ||
| 1994 | |||
| Dorian Harewood | *I'll Fly Away* | ||
| 1995 | |||
| Blair Underwood | *L.A. Law* | ||
| 1996 | |||
| Malik Yoba | *New York Undercover* | ||
| André Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | ||
| Avery Brooks | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | ||
| Yaphet Kotto | Homicide: Life on the Street | ||
| Eriq La Salle | ER | ||
| 1997 | |||
| Malik Yoba | *New York Undercover* | ||
| André Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | ||
| Avery Brooks | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | ||
| Yaphet Kotto | Homicide: Life on the Street | ||
| Eriq La Salle | ER | ||
| 1998 | |||
| Malik Yoba | *New York Undercover* | ||
| André Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | ||
| Yaphet Kotto | |||
| Eriq La Salle | ER | ||
| Richard Roundtree | 413 Hope St. | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Eriq La Salle | *ER* | ||
| André Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | ||
| Rocky Carroll | Chicago Hope | ||
| Steve Harris | The Practice | ||
| Yaphet Kotto | Homicide: Life on the Street |
2000s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||
| Eriq La Salle | *ER* | ||
| Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Oz | ||
| Michael Beach | Third Watch | ||
| Steve Harris | The Practice | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| 2001 | |||
| Blair Underwood | *City of Angels* | ||
| André Braugher | Gideon's Crossing | ||
| Steve Harris | The Practice | ||
| Eriq La Salle | ER | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| 2002 | |||
| Eriq La Salle | *ER* | ||
| André Braugher | Gideon's Crossing | ||
| Steve Harris | The Practice | ||
| Ving Rhames | UC: Undercover | ||
| Courtney B. Vance | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | ||
| 2003 | |||
| Michael Beach | *Third Watch* | ||
| Bill Bellamy | Fastlane | ||
| André Braugher | Hack | ||
| Dennis Haysbert | 24 | ||
| Mykelti Williamson | Boomtown | ||
| 2004 | |||
| Steve Harris | *The Practice* | ||
| Gary Dourdan | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| Dennis Haysbert | 24 | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| Wendell Pierce | The Wire | ||
| 2005 | |||
| Taye Diggs | *Kevin Hill* | ||
| Gary Dourdan | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| Hill Harper | CSI: NY | ||
| Steve Harris | The Practice | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| 2006 | |||
| Isaiah Washington | *Grey's Anatomy* | ||
| Omar Epps | House | ||
| Hill Harper | CSI: NY | ||
| Ice-T | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Isaiah Washington | *Grey's Anatomy* | ||
| Hill Harper | CSI: NY | ||
| Dennis Haysbert | The Unit | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| Michael K. Williams | The Wire | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Hill Harper | *CSI: NY* | ||
| Anthony Anderson | K-Ville | ||
| Dennis Haysbert | The Unit | ||
| Jesse L. Martin | Law & Order | ||
| Jimmy Smits | Cane | ||
| 2009 | |||
| Hill Harper | *CSI: NY* | ||
| Anthony Anderson | Law & Order | ||
| Omar Epps | House | ||
| Dennis Haysbert | The Unit | ||
| Blair Underwood | In Treatment |
2010s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Hill Harper | *CSI: NY* | ||
| Anthony Anderson | Law & Order | ||
| Taye Diggs | Private Practice | ||
| Laurence Fishburne | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| LL Cool J | NCIS: Los Angeles | ||
| 2011 | |||
| LL Cool J | *NCIS: Los Angeles* | ||
| Anthony Anderson | Law & Order | ||
| Laurence Fishburne | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| Hill Harper | CSI: NY | ||
| Blair Underwood | The Event | ||
| 2012 | |||
| LL Cool J | *NCIS: Los Angeles* | ||
| André Braugher | Men of a Certain Age | ||
| Taye Diggs | Private Practice | ||
| Hill Harper | CSI: NY | ||
| Wendell Pierce | Treme | ||
| 2013 | |||
| LL Cool J | *NCIS: Los Angeles* | ||
| Michael Clarke Duncan | The Finder | ||
| Hill Harper | CSI: NY | ||
| Dulé Hill | Psych | ||
| Wendell Pierce | Treme | ||
| 2014 | |||
| LL Cool J | *NCIS: Los Angeles* | ||
| Michael Ealy | Almost Human | ||
| Shemar Moore | Criminal Minds | ||
| James Pickens Jr. | Grey's Anatomy | ||
| Wendell Pierce | Treme | ||
| 2015 | |||
| Shemar Moore | *Criminal Minds* | ||
| Taye Diggs | Murder in the First | ||
| Omar Epps | Resurrection | ||
| Omari Hardwick | Being Mary Jane | ||
| LL Cool J | NCIS: Los Angeles | ||
| 2016 | |||
| Terrence Howard | *Empire* | ||
| Morris Chestnut | Rosewood | ||
| Omari Hardwick | Power | ||
| LL Cool J | NCIS: Los Angeles | ||
| Wesley Snipes | The Player | ||
| 2017 | |||
| Sterling K. Brown | *This Is Us* | ||
| Mike Colter | Marvel's Luke Cage | ||
| Omari Hardwick | Power | ||
| Terrence Howard | Empire | ||
| Kofi Siriboe | Queen Sugar | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Omari Hardwick | *Power* | ||
| Kofi Siriboe | Queen Sugar | ||
| Mike Colter | The Defenders | ||
| Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us | ||
| Terrence Howard | Empire | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Omari Hardwick | *Power* | ||
| Jason Mitchell | The Chi | ||
| Keith David | Greenleaf | ||
| Kofi Siriboe | Queen Sugar | ||
| Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us |
2020s
| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Omari Hardwick | *Power* | ||
| Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us | ||
| Billy Porter | Pose | ||
| Kofi Siriboe | Queen Sugar | ||
| Forest Whitaker | Godfather of Harlem | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Regé-Jean Page | *Bridgerton* | ||
| Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us | ||
| Jonathan Majors | Lovecraft Country | ||
| Keith David | Greenleaf | ||
| Nicco Annan | P-Valley | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Sterling K. Brown | *This Is Us* | ||
| Damson Idris | Snowfall | ||
| Billy Porter | Pose | ||
| Kofi Siriboe | Queen Sugar | ||
| Forest Whitaker | Godfather of Harlem | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Nicco Annan | *P-Valley* | ||
| Jabari Banks | Bel-Air | ||
| Kofi Siriboe | Queen Sugar | ||
| Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us | ||
| Damson Idris | Snowfall |
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
; 4 wins
- LL Cool J
; 3 wins
- Hill Harper
- Eriq La Salle
- Blair Underwood
- Malik Yoba
- Omari Hardwick ; 2 wins
- Sterling K. Brown
- Isaiah Washington
- Howard Rollins
Nominations
; 9 nominations
- Hill Harper
; 8 nominations
- André Braugher
; 7 nominations
- Eriq La Salle
- LL Cool J
- Jesse L. Martin
; 6 nominations
- Sterling K. Brown
- Steve Harris
- Omari Hardwick
- Kofi Siriboe
; 5 nominations
- Dennis Haysbert
- Blair Underwood
; 4 nominations
- Anthony Anderson
- Jabari Banks
- Taye Diggs
- Yaphet Kotto
- Wendell Pierce ; 3 nominations
- Omar Epps
- Terrence Howard
- Damson Idris
- Malik Yoba
; 2 nominations
- Michael Beach
- Avery Brooks
- Mike Colter
- Keith David
- Gary Dourdan
- Laurence Fishburne
- Shemar Moore
- Billy Porter
- Isaiah Washington
- Forest Whitaker
References
References
- "1972 Image Awards".
- Snow, Shauna. (11 November 1988). "Nominees for 21st Image Awards Announced".
- "1990 Image Award Winners".
- "1994 Image Award Winners".
- "1995 Image Award Winners".
- Snow, Shauna. (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards".
- "1997 Image Award Winners".
- (1 April 1999). "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc..
- "2004 Image Award Winners".
- Couch, Aaron. (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners".
- Couch, Aaron. (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners".
- Washington, Arlene. (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners".
- "2016 Image Winners".
- Hipes, Patrick. (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated".
- Gettell, Oliver. (January 15, 2018). "NAACP Image Awards 2018: Ava DuVernay, black-ish among winners".
- (February 13, 2019). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther' Tops Film Nominations".
- (February 23, 2020). "NAACP Winners 2020: The Complete List".
- (March 29, 2021). "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List".
- (February 26, 2022). "NAACP Image Awards".
- 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]].
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