| NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) The 2025 recipient:Kerry Washington | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture |
| Location | Pasadena,California |
| Presented by | NAACP |
| First award | Estelle Evans forThe Learning Tree (1969) |
| Currently held by | Kerry Washington forThe Six Triple Eight (2024) |
This article lists the winners and nominees for theNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. The award has also been calledOutstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture. Out of 12 films which featured African-Americans in leading roles in 1980,Cicely Tyson was the only female in that category. She played opposite Richard Pryor inBustin' Loose. Because of this, she and officials at the annual NAACP Image Awards program decided that she should not accept the award.
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For each year in the tables below, the winner is listed first and highlighted inbold.
| Year | Actress | Film | Ref |
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| 1969 | Estelle Evans | The Learning Tree |
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