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. 1989 It's Showtime at the Apollo Ebony-Jet Showcase Robert Townsend and his Partners in Crime: Part 2 The Debbie Allen Special
1990s Year Series / Special Ref 1990 colspan="2" 1991 It's Showtime at the Apollo 1992 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration 1993 The Arsenio Hall Show 1994 – 95 colspan="2" 1996 The 1995 Essence Awards 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 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 The 1997 Essence Awards The Chris Rock Show MTV Unplugged Showtime at the Apollo 1999 Sinbad's Summer Jam IV: '70s Soul Music Festival 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 Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home Great Performances Soul Music Festival: Part 5 2001 The 2000 Essence Awards 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 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 The 2002 Essence Awards Behind the Music Cedric the Entertainer Presents Def Poetry Jam 2004 The 2003 Essence Awards BET Awards 2003 The 11th Annual Trumpet Awards Chappelle's Show Def Poetry Jam 2005 Genius: A Night for Ray Charles American Idol Chris Rock: Never Scared Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth Def Poetry Jam 2006 BET Awards 2005 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 The 2006 Black Movie Awards BET Awards 2006 Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable 2008 Celebration of Gospel '07 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 BET Awards 2008 American Idol Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger Def Poetry Jam
2010s Year Series / Special Ref 2010 Michael Jackson Memorial 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 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 BET Awards 2011 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan Black Girls Rock! Prince! Behind the Symbol 2013 Black Girls Rock! 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! 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 BET Awards 2014 Family Feud On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z UNCF An Evening of Stars 2016 Family Feud Black Girls Rock! The Daily Show with Trevor Noah The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Oprah's Master Class 2017 Black Girls Rock! 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 8:46 Black Is King The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Yvonne Orji: Mommma I Made It!
Multiple wins and nominations Wins
3 wins An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Black Girls Rock!
2 wins It's Showtime at the Apollo Oprah's Master Class
Nominations
6 nominations Def Poetry Jam
5 nominations An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Black Girls Rock! Oprah's Master Class Showtime at the Apollo
4 nominations Sinbad's Summer Jam
3 nominations The Chris Rock Show Saturday Night Live
2 nominations American Idol BET's Annual Walk of Fame Family Feud
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