NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Television or Film
The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance– Television or Film arose as a category in 2016, and was awarded until 2021, when the award was split to honor film and television performances separately. Prior to this category, voice-over performances in animated works were typically nominated and honored in the Outstanding Youth Performance category.
Winners and nominees[edit]
| Year | Actor / Actress | Series/Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Loretta Devine | Doc McStuffins | [1] |
| Aisha Tyler | Archer | ||
| Audra McDonald | Doc McStuffins | ||
| Jeffrey Wright | The Good Dinosaur | ||
| Wanda Sykes | Penn Zero | ||
| 2017 | Idris Elba | The Jungle Book | [2] |
| Loretta Devine | Doc McStuffins | ||
| Idris Elba | Finding Dory | ||
| Kevin Hart | The Secret Life of Pets | ||
| Dwayne Johnson | Moana | ||
| 2018 | Tiffany Haddish | Legends of Chamberlain Heights | [3] |
| Yvette Nicole Brown | Elena of Avalor | ||
| Loretta Devine | Doc McStuffins | ||
| David Oyelowo | The Lion Guard | ||
| Kerry Washington | Cars 3 | ||
| 2019 | Samuel L. Jackson | Incredibles 2 | [4] |
| Issa Rae | Bojack Horseman | ||
| Laya Deleon Hayes | Doc McStuffins | ||
| Mahershala Ali | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | ||
| Shameik Moore | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | ||
| 2020 | James Earl Jones | The Lion King | [5] |
| Alfre Woodard | The Lion King | ||
| Donald Glover | The Lion King | ||
| Lupita Nyong'o | Serengeti | ||
| Sterling K. Brown | Frozen II |
Multiple nominations[edit]
Loretta Devine received the most nominations in this category for her voice work in Doc McStuffins.
References[edit]
- ^ Variety Staff (2016-02-06). "'Straight Outta Compton,' 'Empire,' Michael B. Jordan Top NAACP Image Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (2016-12-13). "NAACP Image Awards: Nate Parker & Donald Glover Lead Film & TV Noms; Beyonce Tops Field". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Gettell, Oliver; January 15, Noelene Clark; EST, 2018 at 11:16 PM. "NAACP Image Awards 2018: Ava DuVernay and 'black-ish' top winners' list". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Nakamura, Reid (2019-03-30). "NAACP Image Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List". Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Howard, Katherine Schaffstall,Annie; Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (2020-02-22). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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