Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance
The 2025 recipient: Danielle Deadwyler
Awarded for	Outstanding Performance
Country	United States
Presented by	Black Reel Awards (BRAs)
First award	2024
Most recent winner	Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson
Website	blackreelawards.com

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance. The award recognizes an actor or actress who delivers an outstanding performance in a supporting role within the given eligible period. ^[1]

The award was first presented at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards as a result of a merger between the Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actress awards into a single gender-neutral award, with a total of ten nominees being selected. Danielle Brooks is the inaugural winner for her performance in The Color Purple , for which she was also nominated at the Academy Awards.

Winners and nominees

2020s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
2024 [2]
	Danielle Brooks	Sofia	The Color Purple
	Erika Alexander	Coraline	American Fiction
	Sterling K. Brown	Clifford "Cliff" Ellison
	Viola Davis	Deloris Jordan	Air
	Colman Domingo	Albert "Mister" Johnson	The Color Purple
	Taraji P. Henson	Shug Avery
	Jamie Foxx	Slick Charles	They Cloned Tyrone
	Jonathan Majors	Damian Anderson	Creed III
	Da'Vine Joy Randolph	Mary Lamb	The Holdovers
	Jurnee Smollett	Mame Downes	The Burial
2025 [3]
	Danielle Deadwyler	Berniece	The Piano Lesson
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	Joyce	Exhibiting Forgiveness
		Hattie	Nickel Boys
	Brian Tyree Henry	Jason Crutchfield	The Fire Inside
	Clarence Maclin	Himself	Sing Sing
	Lashana Lynch	Rita Marley	Bob Marley: One Love
	Zoe Saldaña	Rita Mora Castro	Emilia Pérez
	Jurnee Smollett	Dolores	We Grown Now
	Denzel Washington	Macrinus	Gladiator II
	Brandon Wilson	Turner	Nickel Boys
2026 [4]
	Miles Caton	Samuel "Sammie" Moore	Sinners
	Regina Hall	Deandra	One Battle After Another
	Damson Idris	Joshua Pearce	F1
	David Jonsson	Peter "Pete" McVries	The Long Walk
	Delroy Lindo	Delta Slim	Sinners
	Wunmi Mosaku	Annie	Sinners
	Da'Vine Joy Randolph	Anna	Eternity
	ASAP Rocky	Archie/Yung Felon	Highest 2 Lowest
	Teyana Taylor	Perfidia Beverly Hills	One Battle After Another
	Jeffrey Wright	Paul Christopher	Highest 2 Lowest

Multiple nominations

2 nominations

• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph
• Jurnee Smollett

Multiple nominations from the same film

• Erika Alexander and Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction (2024)
• Danielle Brooks (winner), Colman Domingo, and Taraji P. Henson in The Color Purple (2024)
• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Brandon Wilson in Nickel Boys (2025)
• ASAP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright in Highest 2 Lowest (2026)
• Regina Hall and Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another (2026)
• Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, and Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners (2026)

Age superlatives

Record	Actor	Film	Age (in years)
Oldest winner	Danielle Deadwyler	The Piano Lesson	42
Oldest nominee	Delroy Lindo	Sinners	73
Youngest winner	Danielle Brooks	The Color Purple	34
Youngest nominee	Miles Caton	Sinners	20

References

1. Siler, Brenda C. (January 23, 2024). "'The Color Purple' at the Top in 2024 Black Reel Awards". The Washington Informer . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
2. Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 6, 2023.
3. "25th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
4. "26th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.