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

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

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series. The category was retired during the 2008 ceremony, but later returned in 2013. 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

YearActorFilmNetworkRef
2000
Cicely Tyson A Lesson Before Dying HBO [1]
Lisa Arrindell A Lesson Before Dying HBO
Loretta Devine Funny Valentines HBO
Irma P. Hall A Lesson Before Dying HBO
Jurnee Smollett-Bell Selma, Lord, Selma ABC
2001
Diahann Carroll Sally Hemings: An American Scandal PBS [2]
Lisa Arrindell Disappearing Acts HBO
Kim Fields Hidden Blessings BET
Regina Hall Disappearing Acts HBO
Jesika Reynolds Holiday Heart Showtime
2002
Kimberly Elise Bojangles Showtime [3]
Davenia McFadden Stranger Inside HBO
C. C. H. Pounder Boycott HBO
Michelle Rodriguez 3 A.M. Showtime
Jurnee Smollett-Bell Ruby's Bucket of Blood Showtime
2003
Cicely Tyson The Rosa Parks Story CBS [4]
Lonette McKee Lift Showtime
Vanessa A. Williams Our America Showtime
2004
Mo'Nique Good Fences Showtime [5]
Robin Givens Hollywood Wives: The New Generation CBS
Lynn Whitfield The Cheetah Girls Disney Channel
2005
C. C. H. Pounder Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story FX [6]
Iris Little-Thomas Everyday People HBO
Gabrielle Union Something the Lord Made HBO
2006
Carmen Ejogo Lackawanna Blues HBO [7]
Nicki Micheaux Their Eyes Were Watching God ABC
Rosie Perez Lackawanna Blues HBO
Adina Porter
Jordan Puryear Miracle's Boys TeenNick
2007
Alfre Woodard The Water is Wide Hallmark [8]
2008

2010s

YearActorFilmNetworkRef
2010–12
2013
Alfre Woodard Steel Magnolias Lifetime [9]
Adepero Oduye Steel Magnolias Lifetime
Phylicia Rashad
Gloria Reuben Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt CBS
Jill Scott Steel Magnolias Lifetime
2014
Octavia Spencer Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Lifetime [10]
Loretta Devine Saving Westbrook High UP
Audra McDonald The Sound of Music Live! NBC
Nicole Ari Parker Pastor Brown Lifetime
LaTanya Richardson The Watsons Go to Birmingham Hallmark
2015
Anika Noni Rose A Day Late and a Dollar Short Lifetime [11]
Tichina Arnold A Day Late and a Dollar Short Lifetime
Kimberly Elise
Aisha Hinds Gun Hill BET
Vanessa L. Williams The Trip to Bountiful Lifetime
2016
Regina King American Crime ABC [12]
Angela Bassett American Horror Story: Hotel FX
Mary J. Blige The Wiz Live! NBC
Mo'Nique Bessie HBO
Amber Riley The Wiz Live! NBC
2017
Regina King American Crime ABC [13]
Angela Bassett American Horror Story: Roanoke FX
Emayatzy Corinealdi Roots History Channel
Anika Noni Rose Roots History Channel
Keesha Sharp The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story FX
2017
Regina King American Crime ABC [14]
Viola Davis Custody Lifetime
Zoe Kravitz Big Little Lies (TV series) HBO
DeWanda Wise Shots Fired FOX
Aisha Hinds Shots Fired FOX
2018
Letitia Wright Black Mirror Netflix [15]
Rosario Dawson Marvel's the Defenders Netflix
Michaela Coel Black Mirror Netflix
Simone Missick Marvel's the Defenders Netflix
Queen Latifah Flint Lifetime
2019
Marsha Stephanie Blake When They See Us Netflix [16]
Carmen Ejogo True Detective (season 3) HBO
Kylie Bunbury When They See Us Netflix
Isis King When They See Us Netflix
Marla Gibbs Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' ABC

2020s

YearActorFilmNetworkRef
2020
Lexi Underwood Little Fires Everywhere HULU [17]
Carmen Ejogo Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker Netflix
Raven Goodwin The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Lifetime
Viola Davis Troop Zero Amazon Prime Video
Uzo Aduba Mrs. America FX
2021
Weruche Opia I May Destroy You HBO [18] [19]
Teyonah Parris WandaVision Disney+
Renee Elise Goldsberry Hamilton Disney+
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn Small Axe Amazon Prime Video
Letitia Wright Small Axe Amazon Prime Video

Superlatives

Superlative Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
Actress with most awards Regina King (3)
Actress with most nominations Carmen Ejogo
Regina King (3)
Actress with most nominations
without ever winning
Lisa Arrindell Anderson
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis
Loretta Devine
Aisha Hinds
Jurnee Smollett (2)

Programs with multiple awards

3 wins

Performers with multiple awards

3 wins
2 Wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Performers with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

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  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
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