NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

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.

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

Wins

 * 4 wins
 * Morgan Freeman
 * Denzel Washington


 * 3 wins
 * Samuel L. Jackson


 * 2 wins
 * Terrence Howard

Nominations

 * 8 nominations
 * Don Cheadle


 * 5 nominations
 * Morgan Freeman
 * Denzel Washington
 * Forest Whitaker


 * 4 nominations
 * Cedric the Entertainer
 * Charles S. Dutton
 * Idris Elba
 * Danny Glover
 * Terrence Howard


 * 3 nominations
 * Anthony Anderson
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor
 * Cuba Gooding Jr.
 * Samuel L. Jackson
 * Delroy Lindo
 * David Oyelowo


 * 2 nominations
 * Mahershala Ali
 * Chadwick Boseman
 * Sterling K. Brown
 * Mos Def
 * Colman Domingo
 * Jamie Foxx
 * Aldis Hodge
 * Djimon Hounsou
 * Lenny Kravitz
 * Anthony Mackie
 * Blair Underwood
 * Nate Parker
 * Mario Van Peebles
 * Ving Rhames
 * Clarence Williams III