NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year

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The NAACP Image Award winners for Entertainer of the Year. Entertainer of the Year is the final award presented at the ceremony.

YearWinnerReference
1986 Dionne Warwick [1]
1987 Patti LaBelle [ citation needed ]
1988 Dionne Warwick (2)[ citation needed ]
1989 Lionel Richie [ citation needed ]
1990 Eddie Murphy [ citation needed ]
1991 Oprah Winfrey [ citation needed ]
1992 Patti LaBelle (2) [2]
1993 Michael Jackson [3]
1994 Whitney Houston [4]
1995 Whitney Houston (2) [5]
1996 Quincy Jones [ citation needed ]
1997 Denzel Washington [ citation needed ]
1998 Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds [ citation needed ]
1999 Will Smith [6]
2000 Halle Berry [ citation needed ]
2001 Steve Harvey [ citation needed ]
2004 Beyoncé [7]
2013 Jamie Foxx [8]
2014 Kevin Hart [9]
2015 Taraji P. Henson [10]
2016 Michael B. Jordan [11]
2017 Dwayne Johnson [12]
2018 Ava DuVernay [13]
2019 Beyoncé (2) [14]
2020 Lizzo [15]
2021 D-Nice [16]
2022 Jennifer Hudson [17]
2023 Angela Bassett [18]
2024 Usher

Multiple wins

Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston and Patti LaBelle are the only four people to win the award twice.

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References

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  2. ↑ "NAACP Winners: Just a Beginning - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times . 13 January 1992.
  3. ↑ "Winners of 25th annual NAACP Image Awards".
  4. ↑ "NAACP Image Award winners".
  5. ↑ Allin, Olivia. "1995 Image Award Winners". ABC7 . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Will Smith, Jordan To Net Image Awards". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "2004 Image Award Winners". Infoplease . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Couch, Aaron; Washington, Arlene (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 Image Award Winners". Variety . 6 February 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ The Rock wins NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year - WWE.com
  13. ↑ "2018 NAACP Image Award Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . 14 January 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  14. ↑ "2019 NAACP Image Awards Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . 30 March 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  15. ↑ "2020 NAACP Image Awards Winners: Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . 30 March 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  16. ↑ "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight . March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  17. ↑ "NAACP Image Awards 2022 Full Winners List: 'The Harder They Fall,' Jennifer Hudson and Will Smith Take Top Honors". Variety . February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  18. ↑ "NAACP Image Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'NAACP Image Awards: Will Smith, Angela Bassett, 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Among Top Winners". Hollywood Reporter . February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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