# NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series). The award was first given during the 1996 ceremony and called Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special. It was later renamed to award performances by young performers in all types of shows. Since its conception, Raven-Symoné holds the record for the most wins with five.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1990s

| Year | Actor / Actress | Series | Ref |
| 1995 |
| 1995 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow | |
| 1996 | | | |
| 1996 | Denzel Washington | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1996 | Danny Glover | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1996 | Whoopi Goldberg | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1996 | James Earl Jones | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1996 | Sinbad | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1997 | — | — | — |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | Denzel Washington | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1998 | Avery Brooks | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1998 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow | |
| 1998 | Ronald and Natalie Daise | Gullah Gullah Island | |
| 1998 | Chris Rock | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | |
| 1999 | | | |
| 1999 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow | |
| 1999 | Bill Bellamy | Cousin Skeeter | |
| 1999 | Loretta Devine | One Day | |
| 1999 | Kirk Franklin and God's Property | One Day | |
| 1999 | Kel Mitchell | Kenan & Kel | |
| 1999 | Kenan Thompson | Kenan & Kel | |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor / Actress | Series |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Lynn Whitfield | The Planet of Junior Brown |
| 2000 | Kevin Clash | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland |
| 2000 | Marcella Lowery | City Guys |
| 2000 | Kel Mitchell | Kenan & Kel |
| 2000 | Kenan Thompson | Kenan & Kel |
| 2001 | | |
| 2001 | Bill Cosby | Little Bill |
| 2001 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow |
| 2001 | Ossie Davis | Finding Buck McHenry |
| 2001 | Ruby Dee | Little Bill |
| 2001 | Alfre Woodard | The Wishing Tree |
| 2002 | | |
| 2002 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow |
| 2002 | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Sesame Street |
| 2002 | Tommy Davidson | The Proud Family |
| 2002 | B.B. King | Sesame Street |
| 2002 | Cree Summer | A Rugrats Kwanzaa Special |
| 2003 | | |
| 2003 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow |
| 2003 | Tommy Davidson | The Proud Family |
| 2003 | Jo Marie Payton | The Proud Family |
| 2003 | Kyla Pratt | The Proud Family |
| 2003 | Keshia Knight Pulliam | What About Your Friends: Weekend Getaway |
| 2004 | | |
| 2004 | Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven |
| 2004 | Tommy Davidson | The Proud Family |
| 2004 | Kyla Pratt | The Proud Family |
| 2004 | Cree Summer | All Grown Up! |
| 2004 | Lynn Whitfield | The Cheetah Girls |
| 2005 | | |
| 2005 | Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven |
| 2005 | LeVar Burton | Reading Rainbow |
| 2005 | Tommy Davidson | The Proud Family |
| 2005 | Jo Marie Payton | The Proud Family |
| 2005 | Kyla Pratt | The Proud Family |
| 2006 | | |
| 2006 | Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven |
| 2006 | Kevin Clash | Sesame Street |
| 2006 | Tommy Davidson | The Proud Family Movie |
| 2006 | Jo Marie Payton | The Proud Family Movie |
| 2006 | Kyla Pratt | The Proud Family Movie |
| 2007 | | |
| 2007 | Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven |
| 2007 | Corbin Bleu | High School Musical |
| 2007 | Kathleen Herles | Dora the Explorer |
| 2007 | Kyle Massey | That's So Raven |
| 2007 | Romeo Miller | Romeo! |
| 2008 | | |
| 2008 | Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven |
| 2008 | André Benjamin | Class of 3000 |
| 2008 | Kathleen Herles | Dora the Explorer |
| 2008 | Lil' JJ | Just Jordan |
| 2008 | Kyle Massey | Cory in the House |
| 2009 | | |
| 2009 | Keke Palmer | True Jackson, VP |
| 2009 | Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place |
| 2009 | Lil' JJ | Just Jordan |
| 2009 | Kyle Massey | Cory in the House |
| 2009 | Caitlin Sanchez | Dora the Explorer |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor / Actress | Series |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | Keke Palmer | True Jackson, VP |
| 2010 | Nick Cannon | Nickelodeon HALO Awards |
| 2010 | Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place |
| 2010 | LaShawn Jefferies | The Backyardigans |
| 2010 | Caitlin Sanchez | Dora the Explorer |
| 2011 | | |
| 2011 | Keke Palmer | True Jackson, VP |
| 2011 | Nick Cannon | Nickelodeon HALO Awards |
| 2011 | Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place |
| 2011 | Victoria Justice | Victorious |
| 2011 | Lance Robertson | Yo Gabba Gabba! |
| 2012 | | |
| 2012 | Keke Palmer | True Jackson, VP |
| 2012 | China Anne McClain | A.N.T. Farm |
| 2012 | Lance Robertson | Yo Gabba Gabba! |
| 2012 | Leon Thomas III | Victorious |
| 2012 | Zendaya | Shake It Up |
| 2013 | | |
| 2013 | Loretta Devine | Doc McStuffins |
| 2013 | Nick Cannon | Nickelodeon HALO Awards |
| 2013 | China Anne McClain | A.N.T. Farm |
| 2013 | Keke Palmer | Winx Club |
| 2013 | Tyler James Williams | Let It Shine |
| 2014 | | |
| 2014 | China Anne McClain | A.N.T. Farm |
| 2014 | Karan Brar | Jessie |
| 2014 | Eric I. Keyes, III | Live Life and Win! |
| 2014 | Fatima Ptacek | Dora the Explorer |
| 2014 | Zendaya | Shake It Up |
| 2015 | | |
| 2015 | Fatima Ptacek | Dora and Friends: Into the City! |
| 2015 | Amber Frank | The Haunted Hathaways |
| 2015 | Curtis Harris | The Haunted Hathaways |
| 2015 | China Anne McClain | How to Build a Better Boy |
| 2015 | Taliyah Whitaker | Wallykazam! |
| 2016 |
| 2016 | Marcus Scribner | Black-ish |
| 2016 | Miles Brown | Black-ish |
| 2016 | Skai Jackson | Jessie |
| 2016 | Marsai Martin | Black-ish |
| 2016 | Hudson Yang | Fresh Off the Boat |
| 2017 | | |
| 2017 | Marsai Martin | Black-ish |
| 2017 | Miles Brown | Black-ish |
| 2017 | Lonnie Chavis | This Is Us |
| 2017 | E'myri Crutchfield | Roots |
| 2017 | Hudson Yang | Fresh Off the Boat |
| 2018 | | |
| 2018 | Caleb McLaughlin | Stranger Things |
| 2018 | Ethan Hutchinson | Queen Sugar |
| 2018 | Lonnie Chavis | This Is Us |
| 2018 | Marsai Martin | Black-ish |
| 2018 | Michael Rainey Jr. | Power |
| 2019 | | |
| 2019 | Marsai Martin | Black-ish |
| 2019 | Alex R. Hibbert | The Chi |
| 2019 | Lonnie Chavis | This Is Us |
| 2019 | Lyric Ross | This Is Us |
| 2019 | Miles Brown | Black-ish |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor / Actress | Series |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Marsai Martin | Black-ish |
| 2020 | Miles Brown | Black-ish |
| 2020 | Lonnie Chavis | This Is Us |
| 2020 | Caleel Harris | When They See Us |
| 2020 | Lyric Ross | This Is Us |
| 2021 | | |
| 2021 | Marsai Martin | Black-ish |
| 2021 | Miles Brown | Black-ish |
| 2021 | Lexi Underwood | Little Fires Everywhere |
| 2021 | Alex R. Hibbert | The Chi |
| 2021 | Lyric Ross | This Is Us |
| 2022 | | |
| 2022 | Miles Brown | Black-ish |
| 2022 | Eris Baker | This Is Us |
| 2022 | Alaya "That Girl Lay Lay" High | That Girl Lay Lay |
| 2022 | Celina Smith | Annie Live! |
| 2022 | Elisha 'EJ' Williams | The Wonder Years |

## Multiple wins and nominations
### Wins

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