NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award

The NAACP Image Award winners for the Chairman's Award:

Year Winner Ref
1992 Janet Jackson [1]
1993 Ron Brown [2]
1997 Maxine Waters and Joseph Madison [3]
1999 Harry Belafonte [4]
2002 Aaron McGruder [5]
2003 Danny Glover [6]
2004 The Dave Matthews Band [7]
2005 Barack Obama [8]
2006 The Neville Brothers [9]
2007 Bono [10]
2008 Ruby Dee [11]
2009 Al Gore & Wangari Maathai [12][13]
2010 Tyler Perry [14]
2012 Cathy Hughes [15]
2013 Michelle J. Howard [16]
2014 Forest Whitaker [16]
2015 Eric Holder [17]
2016 Brittany "Bree" Newsome
Justice League NYC
Concerned Student 1950 Collective at the University of Missouri
The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant
Jussie Smollett
[18]
2017 Charles Ogletree [19]
2018 William Lucy [20]
2019 Maxine Waters [21]
2020 John Lewis [22]
2021 Rev. James Lawson [23]
2022 Samuel L. Jackson [24]
2023 Bennie Thompson [25][26][27][28]
2024 Amanda Gorman
2025 Kamala Harris
2026 Viola Davis [29]

References

  1. ↑ "1992 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1993 Image Award Winners". UPI.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Chuang, Angie (February 10, 1997). "1997 Image Award Winners". LA Times. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, John (February 15, 1999). "1992 Image Award Winners". LA Times. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2002 Image Award Winners". Infoplease. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2003 Image Award Winners". Infoplease. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2005 Image Award Winners". Infoplease. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to the NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2007 Image Award Nominees". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ruby Dee to Receive Chairman's Award" (PDF). NAACP. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Eurweb". Archived from the original on January 9, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Nominees for 40th NAACP Image Awards Unveiled".
  14. ↑ "Host and Special Honorees". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  15. ↑ "2012 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Chairman's Award". Archived from the original on December 29, 2013.
  17. ↑ "WINNERS OF THE '46TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS'". NAACP.org. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016.
  18. ↑ "The Complete List of Winners from the 47th NAACP Image Awards". EurWeb. February 6, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Host & Special Honorees | NAACP Image Awards". Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  20. ↑ "NAACP | NAACP Chairman's Award To Be Presented To Prominent Labor Union Organizer And Leader William Lucy At 49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. December 7, 2017. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  21. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 13, 2019). "'Black Panther' Leads NAACP Image Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Congressman John Lewis Announced as Recipient of Chairman's Award for 51st NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. February 11, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Reverend James Lawson Announced as Recipient of Chairman's Award For 52nd NAACP Image Awards". NAACP. March 4, 2021.
  24. ↑ Grobar, Matt (February 3, 2022). "Samuel L. Jackson To Receive Chairman's Award At 53rd NAACP Image Awards; Scot X. Esdaile & Channing Hill Set For Additional Honors". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  25. ↑ Grein, Paul (February 26, 2023). "Angela Bassett, Beyonce Top 2023 NAACP Image Awards (Full List of Winners)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  26. ↑ Taylor, Savannah M. (February 26, 2023). "Best Moments From the 54th NAACP Image Awards". EBONY. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  27. ↑ "NAACP Image Awards Honors Congressman Bennie G. Thompson with Chairman's Award". BET. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Congressman Bennie Thompson Named Chairman's Award Recipient for "54th NAACP Image Awards" and Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump to Receive Social Justice Impact Award | NAACP". naacp.org. February 2, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  29. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (February 28, 2026). "2026 NAACP Image Awards: 'Sinners' Dominates With 13 Wins, Including Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2026.