This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. It was known as the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series until 2000. Currently Anthony Anderson holds the record for most wins in this category with eight.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1970s Year Actor Series Ref 1972 Redd Foxx Sanford and Son 1973 – 79 colspan="3"
1980s Year Actor Series Ref 1980 – 81 colspan="3" 1982 Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons 1983 Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons 1984 – 87 colspan="3" 1988 Roscoe Lee Browne The Cosby Show 1989 Tim Reid Frank's Place Clifton Davis Amen Kadeem Hardison A Different World Lincoln Kilpatrick Frank's Place William Thomas Jr.
1990s Year Actor Series Ref 1990 Bill Cosby The Cosby Show 1991 colspan="3" 1992 Kadeem Hardison A Different World Bill Cosby The Cosby Show Will Smith The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Damon Wayans In Living Color Jaleel White Family Matters 1993 Bill Cosby The Cosby Show 1994 Martin Lawrence Martin Ossie Davis Evening Shade Will Smith The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Charles S. Dutton Roc Kadeem Hardison A Different World 1995 colspan="3" 1996 Martin Lawrence Martin John Henton Living Single LL Cool J In the House Will Smith The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Jaleel White Family Matters 1997 Jaleel White Family Matters Terrence C. Carson Living Single Martin Lawrence Martin LL Cool J In the House Will Smith The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1998 Jamie Foxx The Jamie Foxx Show Terrence C. Carson Living Single Steve Harvey The Steve Harvey Show Gregory Hines The Gregory Hines Show LL Cool J In the House 1999 Steve Harvey The Steve Harvey Show Jamie Foxx The Jamie Foxx Show Robert Guillaume Sports Night Isaac Hayes South Park D. L. Hughley The Hughleys
2000s Year Actor Series Ref 2000 Steve Harvey The Steve Harvey Show Jamie Foxx The Jamie Foxx Show Eddie Griffin Malcolm & Eddie D. L. Hughley The Hughleys Steven Williams Linc's 2001 Steve Harvey The Steve Harvey Show Jamie Foxx The Jamie Foxx Show Robert Guillaume Sports Night D. L. Hughley The Hughleys Malcolm Jamal Warner Malcolm & Eddie 2002 Steve Harvey The Steve Harvey Show Michael Boatman Arliss D. L. Hughley The Hughleys Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Damon Wayans My Wife and Kids 2003 Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Flex Alexander One on One Cedric the Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer Presents D. L. Hughley The Hughleys Damon Wayans My Wife and Kids 2004 Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Flex Alexander One on One Dave Chappelle The Chappelle Show George Lopez The George Lopez Show Damon Wayans My Wife and Kids 2005 Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Flex Alexander One on One Dave Chappelle The Chappelle Show George Lopez The George Lopez Show Damon Wayans My Wife and Kids 2006 Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Donald Faison Scrubs Omar Gooding Barbershop George Lopez The George Lopez Show Tyler James Williams Everybody Hates Chris 2007 Tyler James Williams Everybody Hates Chris Donald Faison Scrubs George Lopez The George Lopez Show Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Duane Martin All of Us 2008 LaVan Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne Donald Faison Scrubs Reggie Hayes Girlfriends Dulé Hill Psych Tyler James Williams Everybody Hates Chris 2009 LaVan Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne Terry Crews Everybody Hates Chris Donald Faison Scrubs Paul James Greek Tyler James Williams Everybody Hates Chris
2010s Year Actor Series Ref 2010 Daryl Mitchell Brothers LaVan Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne Donald Faison Scrubs Dulé Hill Psych Tyler James Williams Everybody Hates Chris 2011 David Mann Meet the Browns Terry Crews Are We There Yet? LaVan Davis Tyler Perry's House of Payne Dulé Hill Psych Phil Morris Love That Girl! 2012 Malcolm-Jamal Warner Reed Between the Lines Terry Crews Are We There Yet? Dulé Hill Psych Pooch Hall The Game Phil Morris Love That Girl! 2013 Don Cheadle House of Lies Anthony Anderson Guys with Kids Hosea Chanchez The Game Donald Faison The Exes Damon Wayans Jr. Happy Endings 2014 Kevin Hart Real Husbands of Hollywood André Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cedric the Entertainer The Soul Man Don Cheadle House of Lies Dulé Hill Psych 2015 Anthony Anderson Black-ish André Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Don Cheadle House of Lies Kevin Hart Real Husbands of Hollywood Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele 2016 Anthony Anderson Black-ish André Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Don Cheadle House of Lies Dwayne Johnson Ballers RonReaco Lee Survivor's Remorse 2017 Anthony Anderson Black-ish Don Cheadle House of Lies Donald Glover Atlanta Kevin Hart Real Husbands of Hollywood Dwayne Johnson Ballers 2018 Anthony Anderson Black-ish Aziz Ansari Master of None Dwayne Johnson Ballers Keegan-Michael Key Friends from College RonReaco Lee Survivor's Remorse 2019 Anthony Anderson Black-ish Donald Glover Atlanta Cedric the Entertainer The Neighborhood Dwayne Johnson Ballers Tracy Morgan The Last O.G.
2020s Year Actor Series Ref 2020 Anthony Anderson Blackish Cedric the Entertainer The Neighborhood Don Cheadle Black Monday Dwayne Johnson Ballers Tracy Morgan The Last O.G. 2021 Anthony Anderson Blackish Cedric the Entertainer The Neighborhood Don Cheadle Black Monday Tracy Morgan The Last O.G. Idris Elba In the Long Run 2022 Anthony Anderson Blackish Cedric the Entertainer The Neighborhood Don Cheadle Black Monday Jay Ellis Insecure Elisha 'EJ' Williams The Wonder Years
Multiple wins and nominations Wins
8 wins Anthony Anderson
4 wins Steve Harvey Bernie Mac
2 wins Bill Cosby LaVan Davis Kadeem Hardison Martin Lawrence
Nominations
9 nominations Anthony Anderson
8 nominations Don Cheadle
6 nominations Cedric the Entertainer Don Cheadle Donald Faison Bernie Mac
5 nominations Steve Harvey Dulé Hill D. L. Hughley Dwayne Johnson Tyler James Williams
4 nominations Cedric the Entertainer LaVan Davis Jamie Foxx George Lopez Damon Wayans
3 nominations Flex Alexander André Braugher Terry Crews LL Cool J Kevin Hart Martin Lawrence Tracy Morgan
2 nominations Terrence C. Carson Dave Chappelle Bill Cosby Donald Glover Robert Guillaume Kadeem Hardison Keegan-Michael Key Phil Morris Will Smith Malcolm-Jamal Warner Jaleel White
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