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.
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series |
Country | United States |
Presented by | NAACP |
First awarded | 1972 |
Currently held by | Sterling K. Brown (2022) |
Website | naacpimageawards |
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
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1972 | |||
Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | [1] | |
1973 – 79 | — |
Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
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1980 – 81 | — | ||
1982 | |||
Paul Winfield | The Sophisticated Gents | [citation needed] | |
1983 | |||
Howard Rollins | For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story | [citation needed] | |
1984 – 88 | — | ||
1989 | |||
Howard Rollins | In the Heat of the Night | [2] |
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