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NAACP Image Awards Winners

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Winners of NAACP Image Awards
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  • Raymond St. Jacques in Change of Mind (1969)

    1. Change of Mind

    19691h 38mR
    6.1 (129)
    A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.
    DirectorRobert StevensStarsRaymond St. JacquesSusan OliverJanet MacLachlan
  • The Learning Tree (1969)

    2. The Learning Tree

    19691h 47mPG
    7.2 (1.8K)
    A bittersweet, idyllic story about a year in the life of 14-year-old Newt Winger, born into a poor Black family in Kansas, who learns about love, fear, racial injustice, and immorality.
    DirectorGordon ParksStarsKyle JohnsonAlex ClarkeEstelle Evans
  • Watermelon Man (1970)

    3. Watermelon Man

    19701h 40mR60Metascore
    6.7 (3.1K)
    Jeff Gerber, a racist white man, wakes up one morning to discover that he has become black.
    DirectorMelvin Van PeeblesStarsGodfrey CambridgeEstelle ParsonsHoward Caine
  • Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, and Marianna Hill in El Condor (1970)

    4. El Condor

    19701h 42mR
    6.0 (1.5K)
    The El Condor, the fabled Mexican stronghold rumoured to contain Emperor Maximilian's mythical reserves in gold, will attract two adventurous fortune seekers, who with eyes gleaming with desire, will shortly know that only fools rush in.
    DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsJim BrownLee Van CleefPatrick O'Neal
  • If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968)

    5. If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

    19681h 46mR
    6.0 (188)
    An escaped convict goes to a small town to clear his name; to pull off his plan, he becomes part of a murder plot.
    DirectorCharles MartinStarsDana WynterRaymond St. JacquesKevin McCarthy
  • Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

    6. Cotton Comes to Harlem

    19701h 37mR
    6.4 (2.9K)
    Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
    DirectorOssie DavisStarsGodfrey CambridgeRaymond St. JacquesCalvin Lockhart
  • James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope (1970)

    7. The Great White Hope

    19701h 43mPG-1353Metascore
    6.9 (3K)
    A Black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsJames Earl JonesJane AlexanderLou Gilbert
  • Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute (1971)

    8. Klute

    19711h 54mR81Metascore
    7.1 (32K)
    A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.
    DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJane FondaDonald SutherlandCharles Cioffi
  • Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

    9. Lady Sings the Blues

    19722h 24mR
    7.0 (5.1K)
    The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
    DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsDiana RossBilly Dee WilliamsRichard Pryor
  • Maurie (1973)

    10. Maurie

    19731h 53mG
    7.6 (100)
    Movie about the relationship between NBA players Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman.
    DirectorDaniel MannStarsBernie CaseyBo SvensonJanet MacLachlan
  • Sidney Poitier and Esther Anderson in A Warm December (1973)

    11. A Warm December

    19731h 39mPG
    6.1 (862)
    An African-American doctor falls in love with the niece of an African ambassador during his vacation in London, but it turns out that she is suffering from a rare terminal illness.
    DirectorSidney PoitierStarsSidney PoitierEsther AndersonYvette Curtis
  • James Earl Jones, Tamu Blackwell, Diahann Carroll, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Eric Jones, and Socorro Stephens in Claudine (1974)

    12. Claudine

    19741h 32mPG
    7.3 (2.8K)
    In the 1970s Harlem, garbage collector Roop feels intimidated by the idea of dating Claudine who is a single mother of six on welfare.
    DirectorJohn BerryStarsDiahann CarrollJames Earl JonesLawrence Hilton-Jacobs
  • Let's Do It Again (1975)

    13. Let's Do It Again

    19751h 50mPG
    6.7 (3.5K)
    Two Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.
    DirectorSidney PoitierStarsSidney PoitierBill CosbyCalvin Lockhart
  • James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

    14. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    19761h 50mPG
    6.8 (2.5K)
    In the late 1930s during racial segregation, a star of the Negro League Baseball, Bingo Long, leaves his team and convinces other stars of the league to join him as free agent players touring the towns of the Midwest.
    DirectorJohn BadhamStarsBilly Dee WilliamsJames Earl JonesRichard Pryor
  • James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson, Jonelle Allen, and Glynn Turman in The River Niger (1976)

    15. The River Niger

    19761h 45mR
    6.0 (327)
    Johnny, a house painter and poet, struggles to support his cancer-stricken wife Mattie amid poverty. Their unwavering love helps them overcome hardships, finding solace in the River Niger.
    DirectorKrishna ShahStarsCicely TysonJames Earl JonesLouis Gossett Jr.
  • Cicely Tyson, Helen Martin, Larry B. Scott, and Paul Winfield in A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)

    16. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    19771h 47mPG
    6.8 (421)
    A troubled boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.
    DirectorRalph NelsonStarsCicely TysonPaul WinfieldLarry B. Scott
  • Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977)

    17. The Greatest

    19771h 41mPG
    5.9 (1.7K)
    Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.
    DirectorsTom GriesMonte HellmanStarsMuhammad AliErnest BorgnineJohn Marley
  • Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)

    18. The Wiz

    19782h 14mG53Metascore
    5.6 (18K)
    When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy is miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz, she goes in search of the Wiz, a wizard who can help her get back to Manhattan, along with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsDiana RossMichael JacksonNipsey Russell
  • Fast Break (1979)

    19. Fast Break

    19791h 47mPG
    6.1 (916)
    David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the team the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them. Brian liked to dish to Bob for the easy layup. Kev stole the ball and fed Mel on a breakaway. Reg would guard the paint.
    DirectorJack SmightStarsGabe KaplanHarold SylvesterMichael Warren
  • The Hunter (1980)

    20. The Hunter

    19801h 37mPG31Metascore
    6.2 (7.5K)
    Bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to.
    DirectorBuzz KulikStarsSteve McQueenEli WallachKathryn Harrold
  • Fame (1980)

    21. Fame

    19802h 14mR58Metascore
    6.6 (26K)
    Four teenagers must prove their mettle as they begin their journey at the New York High School of Performing Arts. They must navigate through heartbreak, school work, adolescence and challenges.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsEddie BarthIrene CaraLee Curreri
  • Bustin' Loose (1981)

    22. Bustin' Loose

    19811h 34mR55Metascore
    6.0 (3.9K)
    Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State.
    DirectorsOz ScottMichael SchultzStarsRichard PryorCicely TysonAngel Ramirez Jr.
  • Sister, Sister (1982)

    23. Sister, Sister

    19821h 38mTV Movie
    7.8 (220)
    Maya Angelou's story of the family stresses that occur when an older sister (Diahann Carroll) attempts to maintain a home, left by her revered father, in an ultra-moralistic way (regardless of the fact that she is secretly having an affair with the married preacher). Nevertheless, her uptight need to maintain a sense of propriety of course goes against the wishes of her much younger sister (Irene Cara) who, as an accomplished ice skater, is striving for her own independence. And if this isn't enough, into it is suddenly thrust a third sister (Rosalind Cash), who is a single mother with a pre-teen son, who "comes home" with her boy after living for years in the ghettos of Detroit. And because she is the complete antithesis of her older sister in morals and deportment, she immediately sides with her younger sister against the strictures set down in the home.
    DirectorJohn BerryStarsDiahann CarrollRosalind CashIrene Cara
  • Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

    24. An Officer and a Gentleman

    19822h 4mR75Metascore
    7.1 (65K)
    A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRichard GereDebra WingerDavid Keith
  • Ragtime (1981)

    25. Ragtime

    19812h 35mPG57Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJames CagneyElizabeth McGovernHoward E. Rollins Jr.

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