Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Awarded forOutstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Country United States
Presented by Black Reel Awards
First awarded2000
Currently held by Michaela Coel,
I May Destroy You (2021)
Website blackreelawards.com

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series. The category was retired during the 2008 ceremony, but later returned in 2012. In May 2017 the category was moved from the film awards as part of the Black Reel Awards for Television honors thus resulting in two separate winners in 2017.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

YearActressFilmNetworkRef
2000
Halle Berry Introducing Dorothy Dandridge HBO [1]
Jenifer Lewis Jackie's Back Lifetime
Regina Taylor Strange Justice Showtime
Lynn Whitfield Love Songs Showtime
Alfre Woodard Funny Valentines HBO
2001
Khandi Alexander The Corner HBO [2]
Sanaa Lathan Disappearing Acts HBO
Alfre Woodard Holiday Heart Showtime
2002
Angela Bassett Ruby's Bucket of Blood Showtime [3]
Pam Grier 3 A.M. Showtime
Nicole Ari Parker Dancing in September HBO
Phylicia Rashad The Old Settler PBS
Yolonda Ross Stranger Inside HBO
2003
Angela Bassett The Rosa Parks Story CBS [4]
Kerry Washington Lift Showtime
Vanessa L. Williams Keep the Faith, Baby Showtime
2004
Suzzanne Douglas Sounder ABC [5]
Whoopi Goldberg Good Fences Showtime
Raven-Symoné The Cheetah Girls Disney Channel
2005
Lynn Whitfield Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story FX [6]
Monica Calhoun Justice Starz
Anna Maria Horsford
2006
S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues HBO [7]
Halle Berry Their Eyes Were Watching God ABC
Roselyn Sanchez Kojak USA Network
2007
Alexa Vega Walkout HBO [8]
2008

2010s

YearActressFilmNetworkRef
2010–11
2012
Taraji P. Henson Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Lifetime [9]
Rosario Dawson Five Lifetime
Jenifer Lewis
Anika Noni Rose Bag of Bones A&E Network
Tracee Ellis Ross Five Lifetime
2013
Aunjanue Ellis Abducted: The Carlina White Story Lifetime [10]
Queen Latifah Steel Magnolias Lifetime
Keke Palmer Abducted: The Carlina White Story Lifetime
Lynn Whitfield Somebody's Child UP
Vanessa A. Williams Raising Izzie UP
2014
Anika Noni Rose The Watsons Go to Birmingham Hallmark [11]
Angela Bassett Betty and Coretta Lifetime
Keke Palmer CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story VH1
Salli Richardson-Whitfield Pastor Brown Lifetime
Gabrielle Union Being Mary Jane BET
2015
Cicely Tyson The Trip to Bountiful Lifetime [12]
Whoopi Goldberg A Day Late and a Dollar Short Lifetime
Imani Hakim The Gabby Douglas Story Lifetime
LeToya Luckett Seasons of Love Lifetime
Zoe Saldana Rosemary's Baby NBC
2016
Queen Latifah Bessie HBO [13]
Yaya DaCosta Whitney Lifetime
Aunjanue Ellis The Book of Negroes BET
Regina Hall With This Ring Lifetime
Shanice Williams The Wiz Live! NBC
2017
Kerry Washington Confirmation HBO [14]
Rhyon Nicole Brown Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le Lifetime
Audra McDonald Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill HBO
Sophie Okonedo The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses PBS
Teyonah Parris Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story TV One
2017
Sanaa Lathan Shots Fired FOX [15]
Nia Long Beaches Lifetime
Oprah Winfrey The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks HBO
Terry Pheto Madiba BET
Loretta Devine The Lost Souls Cafe TV One
2018
Regina King Seven Seconds Netflix [16]
Carmen Ejogo The Girlfriend Experience Starz
Georgina Campbell Black Mirror Netflix
Janelle Monae Electric Dreams Amazon Prime Video
Jill Scott Flint Lifetime
2019
Niecy Nash When They See Us Netflix [17]
Aunjanue Ellis When They See Us Netflix
Alfre Woodard Juanita Netflix
Michaela Coel Black Earth Rising Netflix / BBC Two
Emayatzy Corinealdi The Red Line CBS

2020s

YearActorFilmNetworkRef
2020
Regina King Watchmen HBO [18]
Viola Davis Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' ABC
Octavia Spencer Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker Netflix
Kerry Washington Little Fires Everywhere HULU
Aunjanue Ellis The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Lifetime
2021
Michaela Coel I May Destroy You HBO [19] [20]
Cynthia Erivo Genius National Geographic
Tessa Thompson Sylvie's Love Amazon Studios
Thuso Mbedu The Underground Railroad Amazon Prime Video
Nicole Beharie Monsterland HULU

Superlatives

Superlative Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Actress with most awards Angela Bassett
Regina King (2)
Actress with most nominations Aunjanue Ellis (4)
Actress with most nominations
without ever winning
Whoopi Goldberg
Jenifer Lewis
Keke Palmer (2)

Programs with multiple awards

Performers with multiple awards

2 wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Performers with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

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References

  1. 2000 Black Reel Awards
  2. 2001 Black Reel Awards
  3. 2002 Black Reel Awards
  4. 2003 Black Reel Awards
  5. 2004 Black Reel Awards
  6. 2005 Black Reel Awards
  7. 2006 Black Reel Awards
  8. 2007 Black Reel Awards
  9. 2012 Black Reel Awards
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  12. 2015 Black Reel Awards
  13. 2016 Black Reel Awards
  14. 2017 Black Reel Awards
  15. 2017 Black Reel Awards for Television
  16. 2018 Black Reel Awards for Television
  17. 2019 Black Reel Awards for Television
  18. 2020 Black Reel Awards for Television
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