NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. The award has also been called Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture. There are several performances by actresses that won or were nominated for Academy Awards, they are listed alongside a symbol. Out of 12 films which featured African-Americans in leading roles in 1980, Cicely Tyson was the only female in that category. She played opposite Richard Pryor in Bustin' Loose. Because of this, she and officials at the annual NAACP image Awards program decided that she should not accept the award.

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture celebrities and shorts

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