# NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

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 |
| 1972 | Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | |
| 1973 – 79 | — | — | — |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
| 1980 – 81 | — | — | — |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | Sherman Hemsley | The Jeffersons | |
| 1983 | | | |
| 1983 | Sherman Hemsley | The Jeffersons | |
| 1984 – 87 | — | — | — |
| 1988 |
| 1988 | Roscoe Lee Browne | The Cosby Show | |
| 1989 | | | |
| 1989 | Tim Reid | Frank's Place | |
| 1989 | Clifton Davis | Amen | |
| 1989 | Kadeem Hardison | A Different World | |
| 1989 | Lincoln Kilpatrick | Frank's Place | |
| 1989 | William Thomas Jr. | Frank's Place | |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Series | Ref |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Bill Cosby | The Cosby Show | |
| 1991 | — | — | — |
| 1992 |
| 1992 | Kadeem Hardison | A Different World | |
| 1992 | Bill Cosby | The Cosby Show | |
| 1992 | Will Smith | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air | |
| 1992 | Damon Wayans | In Living Color | |
| 1992 | Jaleel White | Family Matters | |
| 1993 | | | |
| 1993 | Bill Cosby | The Cosby Show | |
| 1994 | | | |
| 1994 | Martin Lawrence | Martin | |
| 1994 | Ossie Davis | Evening Shade | |
| 1994 | Will Smith | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air | |
| 1994 | Charles S. Dutton | Roc | |
| 1994 | Kadeem Hardison | A Different World | |
| 1995 | — | — | — |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Martin Lawrence | Martin | |
| 1996 | John Henton | Living Single | |
| 1996 | LL Cool J | In the House | |
| 1996 | Will Smith | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air | |
| 1996 | Jaleel White | Family Matters | |
| 1997 | | | |
| 1997 | Jaleel White | Family Matters | |
| 1997 | Terrence C. Carson | Living Single | |
| 1997 | Martin Lawrence | Martin | |
| 1997 | LL Cool J | In the House | |
| 1997 | Will Smith | The Fresh Prince of Bel Air | |
| 1998 | | | |
| 1998 | Jamie Foxx | The Jamie Foxx Show | |
| 1998 | Terrence C. Carson | Living Single | |
| 1998 | Steve Harvey | The Steve Harvey Show | |
| 1998 | Gregory Hines | The Gregory Hines Show | |
| 1998 | LL Cool J | In the House | |
| 1999 | | | |
| 1999 | Steve Harvey | The Steve Harvey Show | |
| 1999 | Jamie Foxx | The Jamie Foxx Show | |
| 1999 | Robert Guillaume | Sports Night | |
| 1999 | Isaac Hayes | South Park | |
| 1999 | D. L. Hughley | The Hughleys | |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Series |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Steve Harvey | The Steve Harvey Show |
| 2000 | Jamie Foxx | The Jamie Foxx Show |
| 2000 | Eddie Griffin | Malcolm & Eddie |
| 2000 | D. L. Hughley | The Hughleys |
| 2000 | Steven Williams | Linc's |
| 2001 | | |
| 2001 | Steve Harvey | The Steve Harvey Show |
| 2001 | Jamie Foxx | The Jamie Foxx Show |
| 2001 | Robert Guillaume | Sports Night |
| 2001 | D. L. Hughley | The Hughleys |
| 2001 | Malcolm Jamal Warner | Malcolm & Eddie |
| 2002 | | |
| 2002 | Steve Harvey | The Steve Harvey Show |
| 2002 | Michael Boatman | Arliss |
| 2002 | D. L. Hughley | The Hughleys |
| 2002 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show |
| 2002 | Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids |
| 2003 | | |
| 2003 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show |
| 2003 | Flex Alexander | One on One |
| 2003 | Cedric the Entertainer | Cedric the Entertainer Presents |
| 2003 | D. L. Hughley | The Hughleys |
| 2003 | Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids |
| 2004 | | |
| 2004 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show |
| 2004 | Flex Alexander | One on One |
| 2004 | Dave Chappelle | The Chappelle Show |
| 2004 | George Lopez | The George Lopez Show |
| 2004 | Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids |
| 2005 | | |
| 2005 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show |
| 2005 | Flex Alexander | One on One |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle | The Chappelle Show |
| 2005 | George Lopez | The George Lopez Show |
| 2005 | Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids |
| 2006 | | |
| 2006 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show |
| 2006 | Donald Faison | Scrubs |
| 2006 | Omar Gooding | Barbershop |
| 2006 | George Lopez | The George Lopez Show |
| 2006 | Tyler James Williams | Everybody Hates Chris |
| 2007 | | |
| 2007 | Tyler James Williams | Everybody Hates Chris |
| 2007 | Donald Faison | Scrubs |
| 2007 | George Lopez | The George Lopez Show |
| 2007 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show |
| 2007 | Duane Martin | All of Us |
| 2008 | | |
| 2008 | LaVan Davis | Tyler Perry's House of Payne |
| 2008 | Donald Faison | Scrubs |
| 2008 | Reggie Hayes | Girlfriends |
| 2008 | Dulé Hill | Psych |
| 2008 | Tyler James Williams | Everybody Hates Chris |
| 2009 | | |
| 2009 | LaVan Davis | Tyler Perry's House of Payne |
| 2009 | Terry Crews | Everybody Hates Chris |
| 2009 | Donald Faison | Scrubs |
| 2009 | Paul James | Greek |
| 2009 | Tyler James Williams | Everybody Hates Chris |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Series |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | Daryl Mitchell | Brothers |
| 2010 | LaVan Davis | Tyler Perry's House of Payne |
| 2010 | Donald Faison | Scrubs |
| 2010 | Dulé Hill | Psych |
| 2010 | Tyler James Williams | Everybody Hates Chris |
| 2011 | | |
| 2011 | David Mann | Meet the Browns |
| 2011 | Terry Crews | Are We There Yet? |
| 2011 | LaVan Davis | Tyler Perry's House of Payne |
| 2011 | Dulé Hill | Psych |
| 2011 | Phil Morris | Love That Girl! |
| 2012 | | |
| 2012 | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Reed Between the Lines |
| 2012 | Terry Crews | Are We There Yet? |
| 2012 | Dulé Hill | Psych |
| 2012 | Pooch Hall | The Game |
| 2012 | Phil Morris | Love That Girl! |
| 2013 | | |
| 2013 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies |
| 2013 | Anthony Anderson | Guys with Kids |
| 2013 | Hosea Chanchez | The Game |
| 2013 | Donald Faison | The Exes |
| 2013 | Damon Wayans Jr. | Happy Endings |
| 2014 | | |
| 2014 | Kevin Hart | Real Husbands of Hollywood |
| 2014 | André Braugher | Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| 2014 | Cedric the Entertainer | The Soul Man |
| 2014 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies |
| 2014 | Dulé Hill | Psych |
| 2015 | | |
| 2015 | Anthony Anderson | Black-ish |
| 2015 | André Braugher | Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| 2015 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies |
| 2015 | Kevin Hart | Real Husbands of Hollywood |
| 2015 | Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele |
| 2016 | | |
| 2016 | Anthony Anderson | Black-ish |
| 2016 | André Braugher | Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| 2016 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies |
| 2016 | Dwayne Johnson | Ballers |
| 2016 | RonReaco Lee | Survivor's Remorse |
| 2017 | | |
| 2017 | Anthony Anderson | Black-ish |
| 2017 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies |
| 2017 | Donald Glover | Atlanta |
| 2017 | Kevin Hart | Real Husbands of Hollywood |
| 2017 | Dwayne Johnson | Ballers |
| 2018 | | |
| 2018 | Anthony Anderson | Black-ish |
| 2018 | Aziz Ansari | Master of None |
| 2018 | Dwayne Johnson | Ballers |
| 2018 | Keegan-Michael Key | Friends from College |
| 2018 | RonReaco Lee | Survivor's Remorse |
| 2019 | | |
| 2019 | Anthony Anderson | Black-ish |
| 2019 | Donald Glover | Atlanta |
| 2019 | Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood |
| 2019 | Dwayne Johnson | Ballers |
| 2019 | Tracy Morgan | The Last O.G. |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Series |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Anthony Anderson | Blackish |
| 2020 | Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood |
| 2020 | Don Cheadle | Black Monday |
| 2020 | Dwayne Johnson | Ballers |
| 2020 | Tracy Morgan | The Last O.G. |
| 2021 |
| 2021 | Anthony Anderson | Blackish |
| 2021 | Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood |
| 2021 | Don Cheadle | Black Monday |
| 2021 | Tracy Morgan | The Last O.G. |
| 2021 | Idris Elba | In the Long Run |
| 2022 | | |
| 2022 | Anthony Anderson | Blackish |
| 2022 | Cedric the Entertainer | The Neighborhood |
| 2022 | Don Cheadle | Black Monday |
| 2022 | Jay Ellis | Insecure |
| 2022 | Elisha 'EJ' Williams | The Wonder Years |