NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture , awarded by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP ). This award has been given since 1972 and as of 2017, only two of the winning films have also won the Academy Award for Best Picture : Crash and 12 Years a Slave .
To date, The Color Purple (2023) holds the record of the most nominations and wins for a Motion Picture, with 16 nominations and 11 wins.
Nominees and winners
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold . Year refers to year of ceremony, not year of release.
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Stats and facts
Below are the films that garnered multiple nominations and wins in the category of Outstanding Motion Picture .
Most wins
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Film
The Color Purple
Total Wins
11 wins
6 wins
4 wins
3 wins
Most nominations
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Film
Total Nominations
16 Nominations
10 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
References
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^ Washington, Arlene (6 February 2015). "Selma takes home top film honors" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 31, 2016 .
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^ Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees" . EW .
^ THR Staff (20 November 2017). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Marshall,' 'Get Out,' 'Girls Trip' Dominate Film Nominations" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 20 November 2017 .
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^ "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List" . Entertainment Tonight . March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^ "53rd NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List" . Entertainment Tonight . February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022 .
^ Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2023). " 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and 'The Woman King' Dominate NAACP Image Award Nominations" . Variety . Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023 .
^ Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2024). "Colman Domingo, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét Lead NAACP Image Awards Nominations" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 26, 2024 .
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