The NAACP Image Award winners for Entertainer of the Year. Entertainer of the Year is the final award presented at the ceremony.
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| Year
| Winner
| Reference
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| 1986
| Dionne Warwick
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| 1987
| Patti LaBelle
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| 1988
| Dionne Warwick (2)
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| 1989
| Lionel Richie
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| 1990
| Eddie Murphy
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| 1991
| Oprah Winfrey
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| 1992
| Patti LaBelle (2)
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| 1993
| Michael Jackson
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| 1994
| Whitney Houston
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| 1995
| Whitney Houston (2)
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| 1996
| Quincy Jones
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| 1997
| Denzel Washington
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| 1998
| Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
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| 1999
| Will Smith
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| 2000
| Halle Berry
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| 2001
| Steve Harvey
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| 2004
| Beyoncé
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| 2013
| Jamie Foxx
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| 2014
| Kevin Hart
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| 2015
| Taraji P. Henson
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| 2016
| Michael B. Jordan
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| 2017
| Dwayne Johnson
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| 2018
| Ava DuVernay
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| 2019
| Beyoncé (2)
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| 2020
| Lizzo
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| 2021
| D-Nice
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| 2022
| Jennifer Hudson
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| 2023
| Angela Bassett
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| 2024
| Usher
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| 2025
| Keke Palmer
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| 2026
| Michael B. Jordan (2)
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Multiple wins
Patti LaBelle, Beyoncé, Michael B. Jordan, Dionne Warwick, and Whitney Houston are the only five people to win the award twice.