Awards & Winners

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

NAACP Image Award

The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:

Check all the winners of NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special presented under NAACP Image Award since 1995 .


Idris Elba

Honored for : Luther

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Idris Elba Luther
Danny Glover Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Omari Hardwick Being Mary Jane
Malik Yoba Betty and Coretta
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Honored for : Firelight

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Firelight
Afemo Omilami Steel Magnolias
Michael Jai White Somebody's Child
Rockmond Dunbar Raising Izzie
Tory Kittles Steel Magnolias

Laurence Fishburne

Honored for : Thurgood

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurence Fishburne Thurgood
Esai Morales We Have Your Husband
Idris Elba Luther
Louis Gossett, Jr. The Least Among You
Samuel L. Jackson The Sunset Limited

Idris Elba

Honored for : Luther

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Idris Elba Luther
Michael Jai White One Angry Juror
Benito Martinez Lies in Plain Sight
Jon Seda The Pacific
Mahershala Ali The Wronged Man

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Honored for : Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Philip Johnson America
Jaishon Fisher Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gus Hoffman Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Eriq La Salle Relative Stranger

Sean Combs

Honored for : A Raisin in the Sun

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sean Combs A Raisin in the Sun
Ben Vereen Accidental Friendship
Andre Braugher The Andromeda Strain
Charles S. Dutton Racing for Time
Sean Patrick Thomas A Raisin in the Sun

Wendell Pierce

Honored for : Life Support
(HBO)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wendell Pierce Life Support
HBO
Adam Beach Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
HBO
Daniel Sunjata The Bronx Is Burning
ESPN
Evan Ross Life Support
HBO
Wayne Brady The List
ABC Family

Kadeem Hardison

Honored for : Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kadeem Hardison Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Andre Braugher Thief
Chiwetel Ejiofor Tsunami: The Aftermath
Clarence Williams III Mystery Woman
Michael Ealy Sleeper Cell

Terrence Howard

Honored for : Lackawanna Blues

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terrence Howard Lackawanna Blues
Jeffrey Wright Lackawanna Blues
Idris Elba Sometimes in April
Michael Ealy Their Eyes Were Watching God
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Their Eyes Were Watching God

Jamie Foxx

Honored for : Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jamie Foxx Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Dulé Hill 10.5
Wayne Brady Going to the Mat
Flex Alexander Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
Mos Def Something the Lord Made

Charles S. Dutton

Honored for : D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles S. Dutton D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Ossie Davis Deacons for Defense
Forest Whitaker Deacons for Defense
Danny Glover Good Fences
Louis Gossett, Jr. Jasper, Texas

Charles S. Dutton

Honored for : 10,000 Black Men Named George

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles S. Dutton 10,000 Black Men Named George
Andre Braugher 10,000 Black Men Named George
Omar Epps Conviction
Harry Lennix Keep the Faith, Baby
Ving Rhames Sins of the Father

Gregory Hines

Honored for : Bojangles

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregory Hines Bojangles
Jeffrey Wright Boycott
Isaiah Washington Dancing in September
Roger Guenveur Smith A Huey P. Newton Story
Terrence Howard Boycott

Danny Glover

Honored for : Freedom Song

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Danny Glover Freedom Song
T. K. Carter The Corner
Sean Nelson The Corner
Charles S. Dutton Deadlocked
Leon Robinson Little Richard

Sidney Poitier

Honored for : The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sidney Poitier The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Obba Babatunde Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Don Cheadle A Lesson Before Dying
Mekhi Phifer A Lesson Before Dying
Andre Braugher Passing Glory

Blair Underwood

Honored for : Mama Flora's Family

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Blair Underwood Mama Flora's Family
Charles Malik Whitfield The Temptations
Don Cheadle The Rat Pack
Laurence Fishburne Always Outnumbered
Leon Robinson The Temptations

Laurence Fishburne

Honored for : Miss Evers' Boys

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurence Fishburne Miss Evers' Boys
Carl Lumbly Buffalo Soldiers
Danny Glover Buffalo Soldiers
Sidney Poitier Mandela and de Klerk
Ving Rhames Don King: Only in America

Wesley Snipes

Honored for : America's Dream

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wesley Snipes America's Dream
Blair Underwood Soul of the Game
Delroy Lindo Soul of the Game
Don Cheadle Rebound: The Legend of Earl \"The Goat\" Manigault
Louis Gossett, Jr. Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

Laurence Fishburne

Honored for : The Tuskegee Airmen

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurence Fishburne The Tuskegee Airmen
Sidney Poitier Children of the Dust
Charles S. Dutton The Piano Lesson
Andre Braugher The Tuskegee Airmen
Cuba Gooding, Jr. The Tuskegee Airmen

Danny Glover

Honored for : Alex Haley's Queen

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Danny Glover Alex Haley's Queen