NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special. Currently An Evening of Stars: Tribute to and Black Girls Rock! hold the record for most wins in this category with three each.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year Series / Special Ref
1988
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. [1]
1989
It's Showtime at the Apollo [2]
Ebony-Jet Showcase
Robert Townsend and his Partners in Crime: Part 2
The Debbie Allen Special

1990s

Year Series / Special Ref
1990 —
1991
It's Showtime at the Apollo [3]
1992
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration [4]
1993
The Arsenio Hall Show [5]
1994 – 95 —
1996
The 1995 Essence Awards [6]
Aretha Franklin: Going Home
Oprah Hangs at Q's Jook Joint
Showtime at the Apollo
Sinbad's Summer Jam
1997
Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine [7]
The 1996 Essence Awards
Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Sinbad's Summer Jam II: '70s Soul Music Festival
1998
Sinbad's Summer Jam III: '70s Soul Music Festival [8]
The 1997 Essence Awards
The Chris Rock Show
MTV Unplugged
Showtime at the Apollo
1999
Sinbad's Summer Jam IV: '70s Soul Music Festival [9]
The Chris Rock Show
Savion Glover – Stomp, Slide & Swing
Showtime at the Apollo
The Velvet Rope Tour – Live in Concert

2000s

Year Series / Special Ref
2000
The 1999 Essence Awards [10]
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home
Great Performances
Soul Music Festival: Part 5
2001
The 2000 Essence Awards [11]
BET's 6th Annual Walk of Fame: A Tribute to Luther Vandross
BET 20th Anniversary Special
The Chris Rock Show
MADtv
2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration [12]
The 2001 Essence Awards
Access Granted
BET Testimony
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2003
BET's 8th Annual Walk of Fame: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder [13]
The 2002 Essence Awards
Behind the Music
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
Def Poetry Jam
2004
The 2003 Essence Awards [14]
BET Awards 2003
The 11th Annual Trumpet Awards
Chappelle's Show
Def Poetry Jam
2005
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles [15]
American Idol
Chris Rock: Never Scared
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
Def Poetry Jam
2006
BET Awards 2005 [16]
The 77th Annual Academy Awards
The Black Movie Awards
Def Poetry Jam
Mo'Nique's Fat Chance
2007
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder [17]
The 2006 Black Movie Awards
BET Awards 2006
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable
2008
Celebration of Gospel '07 [18]
4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
BET Awards 2007
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Def Poetry Jam
2009
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson [19]
BET Awards 2008
American Idol
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Def Poetry Jam

2010s

Year Series / Special Ref
2010
Michael Jackson Memorial [20]
BET Awards 2009
The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2011
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie [21]
The BET Honors 2010
Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour
Black Girls Rock!
TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival
2012
Oprah Presents: Master Class [22]
BET Awards 2011
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan
Black Girls Rock!
Prince! Behind the Symbol
2013
Black Girls Rock! [23]
The First Graduating Class: Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls
Oprah's Master Class
Oprah and the Legendary Cast of 'Roots' 35 Years Later
Verses & Flow
2014
Black Girls Rock! [24]
12 Years a Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes
Key & Peele
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Oprah's Master Class
2015
Oprah's Master Class [25]
BET Awards 2014
Family Feud
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z
UNCF An Evening of Stars
2016
Family Feud [26]
Black Girls Rock!
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Oprah's Master Class
2017
Black Girls Rock! [27]
Celebrity Family Feud
The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2016
Beyoncé: Lemonade
Lip Sync Battle
2018
Lip Sync Battle
Black Girls Rock!
Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas
Def Comedy Jam 25
Saturday Night Live
2019
Black Girls Rock!
2 Dope Queens
Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo
Saturday Night Live
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia

2020s

Year Series / Special Ref
2020
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Black Girls Rock!
Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
2021
Verzuz [28]
8:46
Black Is King
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Yvonne Orji: Mommma I Made It!

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

References

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