This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The award was first given during the 1996 ceremony. Since its inception, Loretta Devine 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
Fatima Faloye New York Undercover [1]
Jasmine Guy Melrose Place
C. C. H. Pounder ER
Gloria Reuben
Vanessa Estelle Williams Murder One
1997 —
1998
Lynn Whitfield Touched by an Angel [citation needed]
Lisa Nicole Carson ER
C. C. H. Pounder
Gloria Reuben
Ja'net Dubois Touched by an Angel
1999
Ruby Dee Promised Land [2]
Lisa Nicole Carson Ally McBeal
Toni Lewis Homicide: Life on the Street
Gloria Reuben ER

2000s

Year Actress Series Ref.
2000
Rosa Parks Touched by an Angel
LisaGay Hamilton The Practice
Gloria Reuben ER
Lucy Liu Ally McBeal
Lisa Nicole Carson
2001
Loretta Devine Boston Public
Beah Richards The Practice
Michael Michele ER
Irma P. Hall Soul Food
Marla Gibbs Touched by an Angel
2002
Debbi Morgan Soul Food [citation needed]
Khandi Alexander Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Vanessa Bell Calloway Boston Public
Rashida Jones
C. C. H. Pounder Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2003
Loretta Devine Boston Public [citation needed]
Anna Deavere Smith The West Wing
Kimberly Elise Soul Food
Pam Grier Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rita Moreno Oz
2004
Loretta Devine Boston Public [3]
Vanessa Bell Calloway The District
Anna Deavere Smith The West Wing
Pam Grier Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Terri J. Vaughn Soul Food
2005
Khandi Alexander CSI: Miami [citation needed]
Diahann Carroll Soul Food
Pam Grier The L Word
Jasmine Guy Dead Like Me
Sonja Sohn The Wire
2006
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order [citation needed]
Pam Grier The L Word
Aisha Tyler 24
Kerry Washington Boston Legal
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
2007
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy [citation needed]
Khandi Alexander CSI: Miami
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Without a Trace
Sanaa Lathan Nip/Tuck
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order
2008
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy [citation needed]
Pam Grier The L Word
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Without a Trace
Audra McDonald Private Practice
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order
2009
Angela Bassett ER [citation needed]
Audra McDonald Private Practice
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order
Sonja Sohn The Wire
Alfre Woodard My Own Worst Enemy

2010s

Year Actress Series Ref.
2010
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order [citation needed]
Audra McDonald Private Practice
Anika Noni Rose The Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency
Jurnee Smollett Friday Night Lights
Gabrielle Union FlashForward
2011
S. Epatha Merkerson Law & Order [citation needed]
Vanessa Bell Calloway HawthoRNe
Sandra Oh Grey's Anatomy
Sara Ramirez
Alfre Woodard Memphis Beat
2012
Archie Panjabi The Good Wife [citation needed]
Diahann Carroll White Collar
Loretta Devine Grey's Anatomy
Anika Noni Rose Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alfre Woodard Memphis Beat
2013
Loretta Devine Grey's Anatomy [4]
Joy Bryant Parenthood
Lucy Liu Southland
Archie Panjabi The Good Wife
Rutina Wesley True Blood
2014
Taraji P. Henson Person of Interest [5]
Debbie Allen Grey's Anatomy
Diahann Carroll White Collar
Archie Panjabi The Good Wife
Vanessa Williams 666 Park Avenue
2015
Khandi Alexander Scandal [6]
Aja Naomi King How to Get Away With Murder
Jada Pinkett Smith Gotham
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
Alfre Woodard State of Affairs
2016
Regina King American Crime [7]
Grace Gealey Empire
Danai Gurira The Walking Dead
Naturi Naughton Power
Cicely Tyson How to Get Away with Murder
2017
Naturi Naughton Power [8]
C. C. H. Pounder NCIS: New Orleans
Cicely Tyson How to Get Away with Murder
Amirah Vann Underground
Lynn Whitfield Greenleaf
2018
Naturi Naughton Power
Lynn Whitfield Greenleaf
Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale
Susan Kelechi Watson This Is Us
Tina Lifford Queen Sugar

2020s

Year Actress Series Ref
2020
Lynn Whitfield Greenleaf [9]
Tina Lifford Queen Sugar
CCH Pounder NCIS: New Orleans
Lyric Ross This Is Us
Susan Kelechi Watson This Is Us
2021
Mary J. Blige Power Book II: Ghost [10]
Adjoa Andoh Bridgerton
Aunjanue Ellis Lovecraft Country
Susan Kelechi Watson This Is Us
Lynn Whitfield Greenleaf
2022
Mary J. Blige Power Book II: Ghost [11]
Bianca Lawson Queen Sugar
Susan Kelechi Watson This Is Us
Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy
Alfre Woodard SEE

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

References

  1. ^ Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 Image Winners". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "NAACP Winners 2020: The Complete List". Variety. February 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith, And Issa Rae Win Big At NAACP Image Awards 2022". Vibe.com. Feb 28, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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