This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. The award was introduced in 1970 and was awarded sporadically until its permanent feature from 1995 onwards. Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington currently hold the record for most wins in this category, with four each.
NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Presented by | NAACP |
First awarded | Redd Foxx for Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) |
Currently held by | Colman Domingo for The Color Purple (2024) |
For each year in the tables below, the winner is listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year | Actor | Film | Ref |
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1970 | Redd Foxx | Cotton Comes to Harlem | [citation needed] |
1971 | — | ||
1972 | Roscoe Lee Browne | The Cowboys | [citation needed] |
1973–1976 | — | ||
1977 | DeWayne Jessie | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | [citation needed] |
1978–1979 | — |
Year | Actor | Film | Ref |
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1980–1981 | — | ||
1982 | Moses Gunn | Ragtime | [citation needed] |
1983 | Scatman Crothers | Twilight Zone: The Movie | [citation needed] |
1984 | — | ||
1985 | Denzel Washington | A Soldier's Story | [citation needed] |
1986 | Denzel Washington | Power | [citation needed] |
1987 | Mario Van Peebles | Heartbreak Ridge | [1] |
William Allen Young | Wisdom | ||
Alex English | Amazing Grace and Chuck | ||
Bill Duke | Predator | ||
Michael Winslow | Police Academy 4 | ||
1988 | Arsenio Hall | Coming to America | [2] |
1989 | Ossie Davis | Do the Right Thing | [3] |
Sammy Davis Jr. | Tap | ||
Robert Guillaume | Lean on Me | ||
Robert Townsend | The Mighty Quinn | ||
Carl Lumbly | Everybody's All-American | ||
James Earl Jones | Field of Dreams |
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