NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture.

Winners and nominees
For each year in the tables below, the winner is listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 2 wins
 * Gina Prince-Bythewood
 * Ryan Coogler

Nominations

 * 4 nominations
 * Spike Lee


 * 3 nominations
 * Malcolm D. Lee
 * Tyler Perry
 * Gina Prince-Bythewood


 * 2 nominations
 * Kasi Lemmons
 * George C. Wolfe
 * Tim Story
 * Lee Daniels
 * F. Gary Gray
 * George Tillman, Jr.
 * Dee Rees
 * Steve McQueen
 * Ryan Coogler
 * Barry Jenkins
 * Reginald Hudlin
 * Jordan Peele
 * Denzel Washington