The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance– Television or Film arose as a category in 2016, and was awarded until 2021, when the award was split to honor film and television performances separately. Prior to this category, voice-over performances in animated works were typically nominated and honored in the Outstanding Youth Performance category.
Winners and nominees YearActor / ActressSeries/FilmRef2016Loretta DevineDoc McStuffinsAisha TylerArcherAudra McDonaldDoc McStuffinsJeffrey WrightThe Good DinosaurWanda SykesPenn Zero2017Idris ElbaThe Jungle BookLoretta DevineDoc McStuffinsIdris ElbaFinding DoryKevin HartThe Secret Life of PetsDwayne JohnsonMoana2018Tiffany HaddishLegends of Chamberlain HeightsYvette Nicole BrownElena of AvalorLoretta DevineDoc McStuffinsDavid OyelowoThe Lion GuardKerry WashingtonCars 32019Samuel L. JacksonIncredibles 2Issa RaeBojack HorsemanLaya Deleon HayesDoc McStuffinsMahershala AliSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseShameik MooreSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2020James Earl JonesThe Lion KingAlfre WoodardThe Lion KingDonald GloverThe Lion KingLupita Nyong'oSerengetiSterling K. BrownFrozen II
Multiple nominations Loretta Devine received the most nominations in this category for her voice work in Doc McStuffins.
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