NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year

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
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  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.