NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Last updated September 07, 2025

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. The award was first presented during the 1996 ceremony, and since its inception, Marsai Martin holds the record for the most wins with five.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
1996
	Tichina Arnold	Martin	^[1]
	Marla Gibbs	Martin
	Eartha Kitt	Living Single
	Nia Long	The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
	Daphne Reid	The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
1997	—
1998
	Countess Vaughn	Moesha	^[2]
	Khandi Alexander	NewsRadio
	Penny Johnson Jerald	The Larry Sanders Show
	T'Keyah Crystal Keymah	Cosby
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Moesha
1999
	Jackée Harry	Sister, Sister	^[3]
	Whoopi Goldberg	The Nanny
	T'Keyah Crystal Keymah	Cosby
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Moesha
	Countess Vaughn	Moesha

2000s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2000
	Rosa Parks	Touched by an Angel	^[4]
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Moesha
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Steve Harvey Show
	Countess Vaughn	Moesha
	Terri J. Vaughn	The Steve Harvey Show
2001
	Terri J. Vaughn	The Steve Harvey Show	^[5]
	Kim Coles	Frasier
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Moesha
	Sandra Oh	Arliss
	Hattie Winston	Becker
2002
	Terri J. Vaughn	The Steve Harvey Show	^[6]
	Lisa Nicole Carson	Ally McBeal
	Jennifer Holliday	Ally McBeal
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Moesha
	Yvette Wilson	The Parkers
2003
	Terri J. Vaughn	The Steve Harvey Show	^[7]
	Dee Dee Davis	The Bernie Mac Show
	Regina Hall	Ally McBeal
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	Cedric the Entertainer Presents
	Camille Winbush	The Bernie Mac Show
2004
	Camille Winbush	The Bernie Mac Show	^[8]
	Dee Dee Davis	The Bernie Mac Show
	Telma Hopkins	Half & Half
	Valarie Pettiford	Half & Half
	Kyla Pratt	One on One
2005
	Camille Winbush	The Bernie Mac Show	^[9]
	Essence Atkins	Half & Half
	Telma Hopkins
	Valarie Pettiford
	Wanda Sykes	Curb Your Enthusiasm
2006
	Camille Winbush	The Bernie Mac Show	^[10]
	Telma Hopkins	Half & Half
	Valarie Pettiford	Half & Half
	Kellita Smith	The Bernie Mac Show
	Wanda Sykes	Curb Your Enthusiasm
2007
	Vanessa Williams	Ugly Betty	^[11]
	Dee Dee Davis	The Bernie Mac Show
	Whoopi Goldberg	Everybody Hates Chris
	Telma Hopkins	Half & Half
	LisaRaye McCoy	All of Us
2008
	Vanessa Williams	Ugly Betty	^[12]
	Vivica A. Fox	Curb Your Enthusiasm
	Tonye Patano	Weeds
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game
	Keesha Sharp	Girlfriends
2009
	Keshia Knight Pulliam	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	^[13]
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Rita Rocks
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game
	Wanda Sykes	The New Adventures of Old Christine
	Vanessa Williams	Ugly Betty

2010s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2010
	Keshia Knight Pulliam	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	^[14]
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	Rita Rocks
	Ana Ortiz	Ugly Betty
	Wendy Raquel Robinson	The Game
	Vanessa Williams	Ugly Betty
2011
	Sofía Vergara	Modern Family	^[15]
	Viola Davis	United States of Tara
	Anna Deavere Smith	Nurse Jackie
	Keshia Knight Pulliam	Tyler Perry's House of Payne
	Amber Riley	Glee
2012
	Keshia Knight Pulliam	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	^[16]
	Amber Riley	Glee
	Maya Rudolph	Up All Night
	Gabourey Sidibe	The Big C
	Sofía Vergara	Modern Family
2013
	Vanessa Williams	Desperate Housewives	^[17]
	Anna Deavere Smith	Nurse Jackie
	Rashida Jones	Parks and Recreation
	Gladys Knight	The First Family
	Gabourey Sidibe	The Big C
2014
	Brandy	The Game	^[18]
	Anna Deavere Smith	Nurse Jackie
	Rashida Jones	Parks and Recreation
	Nia Long	House of Lies
	Sofía Vergara	Modern Family
2015
	Yara Shahidi	Black-ish	^[19]
	Laverne Cox	Orange Is the New Black
	Adrienne C. Moore
	Lorraine Toussaint
	Sofía Vergara	Modern Family
2016
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish	^[20]
	Tichina Arnold	Survivor's Remorse
	Danielle Brooks	Orange Is the New Black
	Laverne Cox	Orange Is the New Black
	Anna Deavere Smith	Nurse Jackie
2017
	Adrienne C. Moore	Orange is the New Black	^[21]
	Erica Ash	Survivor's Remorse
	Laverne Cox	Orange is the New Black
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish
	Yvonne Orji	Insecure
2018
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish
	Leslie Jones	Saturday Night Live
	Tichina Arnold	Survivor's Remorse
	Uzo Aduba	Orange is the New Black
	Yvonne Orji	Insecure
2019
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish
	Uzo Aduba	Orange is the New Black
	Essence Atkins	Marlon
	Yvonne Orji	Insecure
	Natasha Rothwell	Insecure

2020s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2020
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish	^[22]
	Tichina Arnold	The Neighborhood
	Halle Bailey	Grown-ish
	Loretta Devine	Family Reunion
	Regina Hall	Black Monday
2021
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish	^[23]
	Tichina Arnold	The Neighborhood
	Jenifer Lewis	Black-ish
	Natasha Rothwell	Insecure
	Yvonne Orji	Insecure
2022
	Natasha Rothwell	Insecure	^[24]
	Jenifer Lewis	Black-ish
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish
	Amanda Seales	Insecure
	Wanda Sykes	The Upshaws
2023
	Janelle James	Abbott Elementary	^[25]
	Jenifer Lewis	Black-ish
	Marsai Martin	Black-ish
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Abbott Elementary
	Wanda Sykes	The Upshaws
2024
	Ayo Edebiri	The Bear	^[26]
	Ego Nwodim	Saturday Night Live
	Janelle James	Abbott Elementary
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Abbott Elementary
	Shoniqua Shandai	Harlem
2025
	Danielle Pinnock	Ghosts	^[27]
	Ego Nwodim	Saturday Night Live
	Janelle James	Abbott Elementary
	Sheryl Lee Ralph	Abbott Elementary
	Wanda Sykes	The Upshaws

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

5 wins

Marsai Martin

3 wins

2 wins

Nominations

8 nominations

Marsai Martin

5 nominations

Sheryl Lee Ralph

5 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

↑ Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
↑ "1998 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
↑ "1999 Image Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
↑ "2001 Image Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
↑ "2002 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2003 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2005 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2006 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2007 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2008 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2009 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2010 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2011 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2012 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ "2016 Image Winners". Variety . Retrieved August 2, 2016.
↑ Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline . Retrieved January 2, 2017.
↑ Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
↑ Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety . Retrieved May 5, 2021.
↑ "NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
↑ Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2023). "'Abbott Elementary,' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and 'The Woman King' Dominate NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
↑ Jackson, Angelique (January 25, 2024). "Colman Domingo, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét and Usher Lead NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety . Retrieved January 25, 2024.
↑ "NAACP Image Awards | Our Stories Our Culture". naacpimageawards.net. Retrieved 2025-02-23.

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[1] Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[2] "1998 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[3] "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[4] "1999 Image Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[5] "2001 Image Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[6] "2002 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[7] "2003 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[8] "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[9] "2005 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[10] "2006 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[11] "2007 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[12] "2008 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[13] "2009 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[14] "2010 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[15] "2011 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[16] "2012 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[17] Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[18] Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[19] Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[20] "2016 Image Winners". Variety . Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[21] Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline . Retrieved January 2, 2017.

[22] Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[23] Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety . Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[24] "NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[25] Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2023). "'Abbott Elementary,' 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and 'The Woman King' Dominate NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety . Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[26] Jackson, Angelique (January 25, 2024). "Colman Domingo, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét and Usher Lead NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety . Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[27] "NAACP Image Awards | Our Stories Our Culture". naacpimageawards.net. Retrieved 2025-02-23.

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v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1990s	Tichina Arnold (1995) No Award (1996) Kim Coles (1997) Jackée Harry (1998) Rosa Parks (1999)
2000s	Terri J. Vaughn (2000) Terri J. Vaughn (2001) Terri J. Vaughn (2002) Camille Winbush (2003) Camille Winbush (2004) Camille Winbush (2005) Vanessa Williams (2006) Vanessa Williams (2007) Keshia Knight Pulliam (2008) Keshia Knight Pulliam (2009)
2010s	Sofía Vergara (2010) Keshia Knight Pulliam (2011) Vanessa Williams (2012) Brandy (2013) Yara Shahidi (2014) Marsai Martin (2015) Adrienne C. Moore (2016) Marsai Martin (2017) Marsai Martin (2018) Marsai Martin (2019)
2020s	Marsai Martin (2020) Natasha Rothwell (2021) Janelle James (2022) Ayo Edebiri (2023) Danielle Pinnock (2024)