NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

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The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture is an annual honor presented by the NAACP to recognize exceptional performances by Black actors in feature films.

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instanceOf NAACP Image Award category
film acting award
aimsTo honor positive and diverse portrayals of Black people in film
awardedFor Outstanding performance by a Black actor in a motion picture
Outstanding performance by an actor in a feature film
belongsToEthnicFocus African-American culture
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligiblePerformers Black male actors
eligibleWorks theatrically released feature films
field acting
cinema
frequency annual
genre film award
hasAwardingBodyType civil rights organization
hasAwardType competitive award
hasCategoryType lead acting category
hasCriterion artistic merit of performance
contribution to positive images of people of color in film
cultural impact of role
hasLanguage English
hasNotableRecipient Chadwick Boseman NERFINISHED
Denzel Washington NERFINISHED
Eddie Murphy NERFINISHED
Forest Whitaker NERFINISHED
Jamie Foxx NERFINISHED
Laurence Fishburne NERFINISHED
Michael B. Jordan NERFINISHED
Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED
Samuel L. Jackson NERFINISHED
Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED
Terrence Howard NERFINISHED
Will Smith NERFINISHED
inception 1970s
locationOfCeremony Los Angeles NERFINISHED
mediaType motion picture
organizer NAACP Hollywood Bureau NERFINISHED
partOf NAACP Image Awards NERFINISHED
presentedBy NAACP NERFINISHED
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NERFINISHED
relatedTo NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture NERFINISHED
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture NERFINISHED
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture NERFINISHED
selectionMethod voting by NAACP members
shortName NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor NERFINISHED

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Men of Honor awardReceived NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
this entity surface form: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture nomination
Michael Bakari Jordan awardReceived NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Richard Roundtree awardReceived NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture