NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist. Beyoncé currently holds the record for most wins in this category with seven.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s
Year | Artist | Ref |
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1980 | ||
Dionne Warwick | [1] | |
1981 – 82 | — | |
1983 | ||
Aretha Franklin | [2] | |
1984 – 85 | — | |
1986 | ||
Anita Baker | [3] | |
Whitney Houston | ||
Janet Jackson | ||
Patti LaBelle | ||
1987 | ||
Aretha Franklin | [4] | |
Whitney Houston | ||
Phyllis Hyman | ||
Stephanie Mills | ||
Natalie Cole | ||
1988 | ||
Natalie Cole | [5][6] | |
Meli'sa Morgan | ||
Miki Howard | ||
Dianne Reeves | ||
Brenda Russell | ||
1989 | ||
Stephanie Mills | [7][8] | |
Natalie Cole | ||
Roberta Flack | ||
Aretha Franklin | ||
Patti LaBelle |
1990s
Year | Artist | Ref |
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1990 | ||
Anita Baker | [9] | |
1991 | — | |
1992 | ||
Natalie Cole | [10] | |
Whitney Houston | ||
Anita Baker | ||
Gladys Knight | ||
Oleta Adams | ||
1993 | ||
Vanessa Williams | [citation needed] | |
1994 | ||
Whitney Houston | [11] | |
Aretha Franklin | ||
Janet Jackson | ||
Sade | ||
Toni Braxton | ||
1995 | — | |
1996 | ||
Whitney Houston | [12] | |
Anita Baker | ||
Brandy | ||
Mariah Carey | ||
Vanessa Williams | ||
1997 | ||
Toni Braxton | [citation needed] | |
Tracy Chapman | ||
Natalie Cole | ||
Chaka Khan | ||
Vanessa Williams | ||
1998 | ||
Erykah Badu | [citation needed] | |
Vanessa Williams | ||
Toni Braxton | ||
Mariah Carey | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
1999 | ||
Lauryn Hill | [13] | |
Aretha Franklin | ||
Brandy | ||
Patti LaBelle | ||
Whitney Houston |
2000s
Year | Artist | Ref |
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2000 | ||
Whitney Houston | [citation needed] | |
Mary J. Blige | ||
Deborah Cox | ||
Faith Evans | ||
Monica | ||
2001 | ||
Yolanda Adams | [citation needed] | |
Erykah Badu | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
Toni Braxton | ||
Jill Scott | ||
2002 | ||
Aaliyah | [citation needed] | |
India.Arie | ||
Janet Jackson | ||
Alicia Keys | ||
Jill Scott | ||
2003 | ||
India.Arie | [citation needed] | |
Ashanti | ||
Erykah Badu | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
Missy Elliott | ||
2004 | ||
Alicia Keys | [citation needed] | |
Beyoncé | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
Aretha Franklin | ||
Heather Headley | ||
2005 | ||
Fantasia | [citation needed] | |
Janet Jackson | ||
Patti LaBelle | ||
Queen Latifah | ||
Jill Scott | ||
2006 | ||
Alicia Keys | [citation needed] | |
Mary J. Blige | ||
Toni Braxton | ||
Mariah Carey | ||
India.Arie | ||
2007 | ||
Mary J. Blige | [citation needed] | |
Corinne Bailey Rae | ||
Beyoncé | ||
Fantasia | ||
India.Arie | ||
2008 | ||
Alicia Keys | [citation needed] | |
Beyoncé | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
Aretha Franklin | ||
Jill Scott | ||
2009 | ||
Beyoncé | [citation needed] | |
Mariah Carey | ||
Jennifer Hudson | ||
Alicia Keys | ||
Rihanna |
2010s
Year | Artist | Ref |
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2010 | ||
Mary J. Blige | [citation needed] | |
Whitney Houston | ||
India.Arie | ||
Alicia Keys | ||
Rihanna | ||
2011 | ||
Mary J. Blige | [citation needed] | |
Corinne Bailey Rae | ||
Chrisette Michele | ||
Rihanna | ||
Sade | ||
2012 | ||
Jill Scott | [citation needed] | |
Beyoncé | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
Jennifer Hudson | ||
Ledisi | ||
2013 | ||
Alicia Keys | [citation needed] | |
Missy Elliott | ||
Estelle | ||
Tamela Mann | ||
Elle Varner | ||
2014 | ||
Beyoncé | [citation needed] | |
Mary J. Blige | ||
India.Arie | ||
Ledisi | ||
Janelle Monáe | ||
2015 | ||
Beyoncé | [14] | |
Mary J. Blige | ||
Jennifer Hudson | ||
Alicia Keys | ||
Ledisi | ||
2016 | ||
Jill Scott | [15] | |
Lalah Hathaway | ||
Lauryn Hill | ||
Janet Jackson | ||
Jazmine Sullivan | ||
2017 | ||
Beyoncé | [16] | |
Fantasia | ||
Alicia Keys | ||
K. Michelle | ||
Solange | ||
2018 | ||
Mary J. Blige | ||
Beyoncé | ||
Andra Day | ||
Ledisi | ||
SZA | ||
2019 | ||
H.E.R. | ||
Andra Day | ||
Janet Jackson | ||
Ella Mai | ||
Janelle Monáe |
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
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Nominations
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References
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- ^ "NAACP Announces Nominees for Show Business Honors". Associated Press. October 30, 1987.
- ^ Snow, Shauna (November 11, 1988). "Nominees for 21st Image Awards Announced". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Jesse Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Eddie Murphy Honored With NAACP Image Awards". Associated Press. December 12, 1988.
- ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn. "1989 Image Award Winners". LA Times. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press. November 9, 1989.
- ^ "Whoopi Goldberg named entertainer of year by NAACP". United Press International. December 2, 1990.
- ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press. October 16, 1991.
- ^ "Nippy wins Outstanding Female Artist Award". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
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- ^ "The Crisis". December 1998.
- ^ Washington, Arlene (6 February 2015). "Selma takes home top film honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Sutton, Joe (February 6, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards honor black achievement in Hollywood". CNN.
- ^ Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees". EW.
- ^ Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
- Dionne Warwick (1979)
- Aretha Franklin (1982)
- Anita Baker (1985)
- Aretha Franklin (1986)
- Natalie Cole (1987)
- Stephanie Mills (1988)
- Anita Baker (1989)
- Natalie Cole (1991)
- Vanessa Williams (1992)
- Whitney Houston (1993)
- Whitney Houston (1995)
- Toni Braxton (1996)
- Erykah Badu (1997)
- Lauryn Hill (1998)
- Whitney Houston (1999)
- Yolanda Adams (2000)
- Aaliyah (2001)
- India Arie (2002)
- Alicia Keys (2003)
- Fantasia (2004)
- Alicia Keys (2005)
- Mary J. Blige (2006)
- Alicia Keys (2007)
- Beyoncé (2008)
- Mary J. Blige (2009)
- Mary J. Blige (2010)
- Jill Scott (2011)
- Alicia Keys (2012)
- Beyoncé (2013)
- Beyoncé (2014)
- Jill Scott (2015)
- Beyoncé (2016)
- Mary J. Blige (2017)
- H.E.R. (2018)
- Beyoncé (2019)
- Beyoncé (2020)
- Jazmine Sullivan (2021)
- Beyoncé (2022)
- H.E.R. (2023)