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.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2010s Year Actress Series Network Ref 2017 Rutina Wesley Queen Sugar OWN http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/ BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELDhttps://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-television-winners/ NEW EDITION STORY AND THIS IS US DOMINATE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION 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 http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/ VOTERS ARE “SWEET” ON QUEEN SUGAR 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 Dawn-Lyen Gardner Queen Sugar OWN Niecy Nash Claws TNT Angela Bassett 9-1-1 FOX Alfre Woodard Luke Cage Netflix
2020s Year Actress Series Network Ref 2020 Zendaya Euphoria HBO https://awardswatch.com/watchmen-insecure-top-black-reel-awards-for-television-winners/ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winnershttp://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ WATCHMEN & INSECURE PACE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TV NOMINATIONShttps://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/zendaya-award-critics-choice-black-cinema/ ZENDAYA ADDS ANOTHER AWARD TO HER GROWING COLLECTIONhttps://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’? 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 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 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 Superlative Outstanding Actress, Drama Series Actress with most awardsRutina Wesley (3) Actress with most nominationsDawn-Lyen GardnerRutina Wesley (4) Actress with most nominations without ever winningDawn-Lyen Gardner (4)
Programs with multiple awards
3 awards Queen Sugar
2 awards Euphoria
Performers with multiple awards
3 awards Rutina Wesley (3 consecutive)
2 awards Zendaya
Programs with multiple nominations
8 nominations Queen Sugar
2 nominations All Rise Claws Empire Euphoria The Equalizer How to Get Away With Murder
Performers with multiple nominations
4 nominations Dawn-Lyen Gardner Rutina Wesley
2 nominations Viola Davis Taraji P. Henson Queen Latifah Simone Missick Niecy Nash Jurnee Smollett Zendaya
Total awards by network OWN - 3 HBO - 3
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