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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.
| Year | Winner | Reference | 
| 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 | |
| 2025 | Keke Palmer | [19] | 
Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston and Patti LaBelle are the only four people to win the award twice.