NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year
The NAACP Image Award winners for Entertainer of the Year.
| Year | Winner | Reference |
| 1986 | Dionne Warwick | |
| 1987 | Patti LaBelle | |
| 1988 | Dionne Warwick | |
| 1989 | Lionel Richie | |
| 1990 | Eddie Murphy | |
| 1991 | Oprah Winfrey | |
| 1992 | Patti LaBelle | |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson | |
| 1994 | Whitney Houston | |
| 1995 | ||
| 1996 | Quincy Jones | |
| 1997 | Denzel Washington | |
| 1998 | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds''' | |
| 1999 | Will Smith | |
| 2000 | Halle Berry | |
| 2001 | Steve Harvey | |
| 2004 | Beyoncé | |
| 2013 | Jamie Foxx | |
| 2014 | Kevin Hart | |
| 2015 | Taraji P. Henson | |
| 2016 | Michael B. Jordan | |
| 2017 | Dwayne Johnson | |
| 2018 | Ava DuVernay | |
| 2019 | Beyoncé | |
| 2020 | Lizzo |