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.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Year refers to year of ceremony, not year of release.
| Year | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ||
| Lady Sings the Blues | [citation needed] | |
| 1973 – 1975 | — | |
| 1976 | ||
| Let's Do It Again | [1] | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1978 | ||
| The Greatest | — | |
| 1979 | — | |
| Year | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||
| Fame | [2] | |
| 1981 | ||
| Bustin' Loose | [citation needed] | |
| 1982 | ||
| An Officer and a Gentleman | [citation needed] | |
| Diva | ||
| Ragtime | ||
| Rocky III | ||
| 1983 – 1984 | — | |
| 1985 | ||
| A Soldier's Story | [citation needed] | |
| 1986 | ||
| The Color Purple | [3] | |
| 1987 | ||
| Lethal Weapon | [4] | |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | ||
| Hollywood Shuffle | ||
| Round Midnight | ||
| 1988 | ||
| Coming to America | [citation needed] | |
| School Daze | ||
| Cry Freedom | ||
| Shoot to Kill | ||
| 1989 | ||
| Lean on Me | [5] | |
| Do the Right Thing | ||
| Tap | ||
| Lethal Weapon 2 | ||
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | ||
Below are the top 5 most nominated and winning motion pictures.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film | Precious Black Panther |
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| Total Wins | 6 wins | 4 wins | 3 wins |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film | |||||
| Total Nominations | 10 nominations | 9 nominations | 8 nominations | 7 nominations | 6 nominations |