This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Originally entitled Outstanding Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, the award was retitled to its current name in 1995.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1980s Year Movie / Series Ref 1982 Sister, Sister 1983 – 89 colspan="2"
1990s Year Movie / Series Ref 1990 colspan="2" 1991 The Women of Brewster Place 1992 In the Heat of the Night Equal Justice Gabriel's Fire Separate but Equal 1993 In the Heat of the Night 1994 I'll Fly Away 1995 Queen: The Story of an American Family 1996 The Tuskegee Airmen Children of the Dust Divas The Piano Lesson Tyson 1997 America's Dream Deadly Voyage Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story Soul of the Game 1998 Miss Evers' Boys Buffalo Soldiers Cinderella Don King: Only in America First Time Felon 1999 The Temptations Always Outnumbered Mama Flora's Family Ruby Bridges The Wedding
2000s Year Movie / Series Ref 2000 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge A Lesson Before Dying Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Jackie's Back Selma, Lord, Selma 2001 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal A House Divided The Corner Disappearing Acts Freedom Song 2002 Boycott A Huey P. Newton Story Bojangles Dancing in September Fire and Ice 2003 The Rosa Parks Story 10,000 Black Men Named George Keep the Faith, Baby The Middle Passage Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story 2004 D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear Deacons for Defense Good Fences Jasper, Texas Sounder 2005 Something The Lord Made Crown Heights Justice Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Walking on Sunshine 2006 Lackawanna Blues Mississippi Justice The Reading Room Sometimes in April Their Eyes Were Watching God 2007 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Life Is Not a Fairy Tale Sleeper Cell Tsunami: The Aftermath The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Til 2008 Life Support The Bronx Is Burning Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Five Days The List 2009 A Raisin in the Sun 24: Redemption Accidental Friendship House of Saddam Racing for Time
2010s Year Movie / Series Ref 2010 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story America Brick City Georgia O'Keeffe Relative Stranger 2011 Sins of the Mother America: The Story of Us Filling the Gap Luther The Wronged Man 2012 Thurgood Five Have a Little Faith The Least Among You Luther 2013 Steel Magnolias Abducted: The Carlina White Story Firelight Raising Izzie Sugar Mommas 2014 Being Mary Jane Betty & Coretta CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Luther Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2015 The Trip to Bountiful A Day Late and a Dollar Short American Horror Story: Freak Show Drumline: A New Beat The Gabby Douglas Story 2016 The Wiz Live! American Crime Bessie The Book of Negroes Luther 2017 The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story American Crime Confirmation The Night Of Roots 2018 The New Edition Story Flint The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Shots Fired When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story 2019 The Bobby Brown Story Behind the Movement The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar Seven Seconds Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
2020s Year Movie / Series Ref 2020 When They See Us American Son Being Mary Jane Native Son True Detective 2021 Self Made Hamilton Little Fires Everywhere Sylvie's Love The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel 2022 Colin in Black & White Genius: Aretha Love Life Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia The Underground Railroad 2023 The Best Man: The Final Chapters Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons From Scratch The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Women of the Movement 2024 Swarm Black Girl Missing First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story Heist 88 Lawmen: Bass Reeves 2025 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Genius: MLK/X Griselda Rebel Ridge The Madness 2026 Straw G20 Ironheart Ruth & Boaz Washington Black
Multiple wins and nominations Wins 2 wins In the Heat of the Night
Nominations
4 nominations Luther
2 nominations American Crime Genius In the Heat of the Night
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