Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series. This category was first introduced in 2017 and won by Rutina Wesley for Queen Sugar. Wesley currently holds the record for most wins with 3 and is currently tied with Dawn-Lyen Gardner for nominations in this category with 4 nominations.

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Actress, Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byBlack Reel Awards for Television
First awarded2017
Currently held byZendaya,
Euphoria (2022)
Websiteblackreelawards.com

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

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Year Actress Series Network Ref
2017
Rutina Wesley Queen Sugar OWN [1][2][3]
Viola Davis How to Get Away With Murder ABC
Jurnee Smollett Underground WGN America
Taraji P. Henson Empire FOX
Dawn-Lyen Gardner Queen Sugar OWN
2018
Rutina Wesley Queen Sugar OWN [4][5]
Taraji P. Henson Empire FOX
Dawn-Lyen Gardner Queen Sugar OWN
Niecy Nash Claws TNT
Kerry Washington Scandal ABC
2019
Rutina Wesley Queen Sugar OWN [6]
Dawn-Lyen Gardner Queen Sugar OWN
Niecy Nash Claws TNT
Angela Bassett 9-1-1 FOX
Alfre Woodard Luke Cage Netflix

2020s

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Year Actress Series Network Ref
2020
Zendaya Euphoria HBO [6][7][8][9][10]
Viola Davis How to Get Away With Murder ABC
Janelle Monae Homecoming Amazon Prime Video
Rutina Wesley Queen Sugar OWN
Simone Missick All Rise CBS
2021
Jurnee Smollett Lovecraft Country HBO [11][12]
Dawn-Lyen Gardner Queen Sugar OWN
Simone Missick All Rise CBS
Queen Latifah The Equalizer CBS
Brandee Evans P-Valley Starz
2022
Zendaya Euphoria HBO [13]
Tawny Cypress Yellowjackets Showtime
Naomie Harris The Man Who Fell to Earth Showtime
Queen Latifah The Equalizer CBS
Patina Miller Power Book III: Raising Kanan Starz

Superlatives

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Superlative Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Actress with most awards Rutina Wesley (3)
Actress with most nominations Dawn-Lyen Gardner
Rutina Wesley (4)
Actress with most nominations
without ever winning
Dawn-Lyen Gardner (4)

Programs with multiple awards

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Performers with multiple awards

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Programs with multiple nominations

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Performers with multiple nominations

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Total awards by network

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  • OWN - 3
  • HBO - 3

References

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  1. ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2017)". IMDb.
  2. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/ Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD
  3. ^ https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-television-winners/ Archived 2022-05-15 at the Wayback Machine NEW EDITION STORY AND THIS IS US DOMINATE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION
  4. ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2018)". IMDb.
  5. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/ Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine VOTERS ARE “SWEET” ON QUEEN SUGAR
  6. ^ a b "Black Reel Awards for Television (2019)". IMDb.
  7. ^ https://awardswatch.com/watchmen-insecure-top-black-reel-awards-for-television-winners/ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winners
  8. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine WATCHMEN & INSECURE PACE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TV NOMINATIONS
  9. ^ https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/zendaya-award-critics-choice-black-cinema/ ZENDAYA ADDS ANOTHER AWARD TO HER GROWING COLLECTION
  10. ^ https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/janelle-monae-homecoming-golden-globe-predictions-tv-drama-actress/ Is Janelle Monae coming for a Golden Globe nomination for ‘Homecoming’?
  11. ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2021)". IMDb.
  12. ^ Gordon, Tim (17 June 2021). "PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY!". blackreelawards.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Services 2".