NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Female Artist:
Nominees and winners
| Year | Nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Anita Baker | Won |
| 1992 | Natalie Cole | Won |
| 1993 | Vanessa Williams | Won |
| 1994 | Whitney Houston | Won |
| 1996 | Whitney Houston | Won |
| 1997 | Toni Braxton | Won |
| Chaka Khan | Nominated | |
| Tracy Chapman | Nominated | |
| Vanessa Williams | Nominated | |
| Natalie Cole | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Erykah Badu | Won |
| 1999 | Lauryn Hill | Won |
| 2000 | Whitney Houston | Won |
| Deborah Cox | Nominated | |
| Monica | Nominated | |
| Faith Evans | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Yolanda Adams | Won |
| Jill Scott | Nominated | |
| Erykah Badu | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| Toni Braxton | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Aaliyah | Won |
| Janet Jackson | Nominated | |
| Alicia Keys | Nominated | |
| Jill Scott | Nominated | |
| India.Arie | Nominated | |
| 2003 | India.Arie | Won |
| Missy Elliott | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| Ashanti | Nominated | |
| Erykah Badu | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Alicia Keys | Won |
| Heather Headley | Nominated | |
| Beyoncé | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| Aretha Franklin | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Fantasia | Won |
| Queen Latifah | Nominated | |
| Janet Jackson | Nominated | |
| Patti LaBelle | Nominated | |
| Jill Scott | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Alicia Keys | Won |
| India.Arie | Nominated | |
| Mariah Carey | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| Toni Braxton | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Mary J. Blige | Won |
| Fantasia | Nominated | |
| Beyoncé | Nominated | |
| Corinne Bailey Rae | Nominated | |
| India.Arie | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Alicia Keys | Won |
| Beyoncé | Nominated | |
| Jill Scott | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| Aretha Franklin | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Beyoncé | Won |
| Jennifer Hudson | Nominated | |
| Rihanna | Nominated | |
| Mariah Carey | Nominated | |
| Alicia Keys | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Mary J. Blige | Won |
| Alicia Keys | Nominated | |
| India.Arie | Nominated | |
| Rihanna | Nominated | |
| Whitney Houston | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Mary J. Blige | Won |
| Sade | Nominated | |
| Chrisette Michele | Nominated | |
| Rihanna | Nominated | |
| Corinne Bailey Rae | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Jill Scott | Won |
| Beyoncé | Nominated | |
| Jennifer Hudson | Nominated | |
| Ledisi | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Beyoncé | Won |
| Janelle Monáe | Nominated | |
| India.Arie | Nominated | |
| Ledisi | Nominated | |
| Mary J. Blige | Nominated |
Stats
- As of 2011 ceremony, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys & Whitney Houston hold the record with the most wins at three.
- Most Nominations
- 1. Mary J. Blige - 10 nominations
- 2. Beyoncé and Alicia Keys - 6 nominations
- 3. India.Arie, Jill Scott - 5 nominations
- 4. Whitney Houston - 4 nominations
- 5. Toni Braxton, Erykah Badu and Rihanna - 3 nominations