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Black Reel Awards for Television

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    • 201920182017

    Black Reel

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    Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series

    • Donald Glover
      Winner
      • Donald Glover
      • Atlanta
    • Anthony Anderson at an event for Shrek Forever After (2010)
      • Anthony Anderson
      • Black-ish
    • Jerrod Carmichael in Conan (2010)
      • Jerrod Carmichael
      • The Carmichael Show
    • Dwayne Johnson
      • Dwayne Johnson
      • Ballers
    • Tracy Morgan
      • Tracy Morgan
      • The Last O.G.

    Outstanding Actor, Drama Series

    • Sterling K. Brown
      Winner
      • Sterling K. Brown
      • This Is Us
    • Cress Williams at an event for Black Lightning (2018)
      • Cress Williams
      • Black Lightning
    • Kofi Siriboe at an event for The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
      • Kofi Siriboe
      • Queen Sugar
    • Jeffrey Wright at an event for 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2024)
      • Jeffrey Wright
      • Westworld
    • Omari Hardwick
      • Omari Hardwick
      • Power

    Outstanding Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

    • Michael B. Jordan
      Winner
      • Michael B. Jordan
      • Fahrenheit 451
    • Mike Colter
      • Mike Colter
      • The Defenders
    • John Legend at an event for The Oscars (2019)
      • John Legend
      • Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
    • Terrence Howard in Red Tails (2012)
      • Terrence Howard
      • Electric Dreams
    • Dulé Hill
      • Dulé Hill
      • Psych: The Movie

    Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series

    • Issa Rae
      Winner
      • Issa Rae
      • Insecure
    • Tracee Ellis Ross
      • Tracee Ellis Ross
      • Black-ish
    • Tiffany Haddish
      • Tiffany Haddish
      • The Last O.G.
    • Yara Shahidi
      • Yara Shahidi
      • Grown-ish
    • Logan Browning
      • Logan Browning
      • Dear White People

    Outstanding Actress, Drama Series

    • Rutina Wesley at an event for Scream Awards 2009 (2009)
      Winner
      • Rutina Wesley
      • Queen Sugar
    • Dawn-Lyen Gardner
      • Dawn-Lyen Gardner
      • Queen Sugar
    • Taraji P. Henson at an event for Larry Crowne (2011)
      • Taraji P. Henson
      • Empire
    • Niecy Nash at an event for Monsters (2022)
      • Niecy Nash
      • Claws
    • Kerry Washington
      • Kerry Washington
      • Scandal

    Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

    • Regina King
      Winner
      • Regina King
      • Seven Seconds
    • Carmen Ejogo
      • Carmen Ejogo
      • The Girlfriend Experience
    • Jill Scott at an event for Steel Magnolias (2012)
      • Jill Scott
      • Flint
    • Georgina Campbell
      • Georgina Campbell
      • Black Mirror
    • Janelle Monáe
      • Janelle Monáe
      • Electric Dreams

    Outstanding Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Atlanta

      8.6 (95K)
      Donald Glover
      Dianne McGunigle
      Alex Orr
      Paul Simms
      Stephen Glover
      Stefani Robinson
    • [object Object]

      Black-ish

      7.3 (27K)
      Anthony Anderson
      Kenya Barris
      E. Brian Dobbins
      Laurence Fishburne
      Jonathan Groff
      Corey Nickerson
      Helen Sugland
      Stacy Traub
      Jamie Nelsen
      Heidi McGowen
    • [object Object]

      Dear White People

      6.4 (27K)
      Jaclyn Moore
      Kent Zbornak
      Stephanie Allain
      Justin Simien
      Yvette Lee Bowser
      Julia Lebedev
    • [object Object]

      Grown-ish

      6.6 (7.1K)
      Anthony Anderson
      Kenya Barris
      Julie Bean
      E. Brian Dobbins
      Laurence Fishburne
      Helen Sugland
      Jamie Nelsen
      Tom Ragazzo
    • [object Object]

      Insecure

      8.1 (24K)
      Melina Matsoukas
      Prentice Penny
      Issa Rae
      Lisa Schomas
      Heidi McGowen
      Tyler Romary

    Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black-ish

      7.3 (27K)
      Anton Cropper
      Episode: "Juneteenth (2017)"
    • [object Object]

      Atlanta

      8.6 (95K)
      Donald Glover
      Episode: "Barbershop (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Atlanta

      8.6 (95K)
      Donald Glover
      Episode: "FUBU (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Insecure

      8.1 (24K)
      Melina Matsoukas
      Episode: "Hella Perspective (2017)"
    • [object Object]

      Shameless

      8.5 (316K)
      Regina King
      Episode: "F**k Paying It Forward (2017)"

    Outstanding Directing, Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Chi

      7.5 (9.2K)
      Rick Famuyiwa
      Episode: "Pilot (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Queen Sugar

      7.8 (6K)
      Cheryl Dunye
      Episode: "Fruit of the Flower (2017)"
    • [object Object]

      Black Lightning

      6.1 (29K)
      Salim Akil
      Episode: "The Resurrection (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Scandal

      7.7 (83K)
      Kerry Washington
      Episode: "The People v. Olivia Pope (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Scandal

      7.7 (83K)
      Joe Morton
      Episode: "People Like Me (2018)"

    Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.

      7.8 (9.5K)
      Anthony Hemingway
      Episode: "Wherever It Leads (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Electric Dreams

      7.2 (20K)
      Dee Rees
      Episode: "Kill All Others (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Seven Seconds

      7.7 (22K)
      Victoria Mahoney
      Episode: "Witnesses for the Prosecution (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Seven Seconds

      7.7 (22K)
      Ernest R. Dickerson
      Episode: "Until It Do (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      American Horror Story

      7.9 (356K)
      Angela Bassett
      Episode: "Drink the Kool-Aid (2017)"

    Outstanding Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Lightning

      6.1 (29K)
      Salim Akil
      Greg Berlanti
      Mara Brock Akil
      Adam Giaudrone
      Sarah Schechter
      Jennifer Lence
      Carl Ogawa
      Melora Rivera
      Joanie L. Woehler
      Bonnie Weis
    • [object Object]

      The Chi

      7.5 (9.2K)
      Barry M. Berg
      Common
      Derek Dudley
      Rick Famuyiwa
      Aaron Kaplan
      Erin Mitchell
      Elwood Reid
      Shelby Stone
      Lena Waithe
    • [object Object]

      Greenleaf

      7.5 (6.5K)
      Albert T. Dickerson III
      Carla Gardini
      Clement Virgo
      Oprah Winfrey
      Craig Wright
    • [object Object]

      Queen Sugar

      7.8 (6K)
      Kat Candler
      Ava DuVernay
      Carla Gardini
      Dana Greenblatt
      Monica Macer
      Mimi Won Techentin
      Oprah Winfrey
    • [object Object]

      This Is Us

      8.7 (170K)
      Bekah Brunstetter
      Glenn Ficarra
      Dan Fogelman
      Charlie Gogolak
      Cathy Mickel Gibson
      Vera Herbert
      Ken Olin
      John Requa
      Jess Rosenthal
      Shukree Tilghman

    Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series

    • Katt Williams
      Winner
      • Katt Williams
      • Atlanta
    • Sterling K. Brown
      • Sterling K. Brown
      • Insecure
    • Chadwick Boseman
      • Chadwick Boseman
      • Saturday Night Live
    • Donald Glover
      • Donald Glover
      • Saturday Night Live
    • Sterling K. Brown
      • Sterling K. Brown
      • Saturday Night Live

    Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series

    • Ron Cephas Jones
      Winner
      • Ron Cephas Jones
      • This Is Us
    • Alimi Ballard
      • Alimi Ballard
      • Queen Sugar
    • Roger Guenveur Smith at an event for All About the Benjamins (2002)
      • Roger Guenveur Smith
      • Queen Sugar
    • Taye Diggs
      • Taye Diggs
      • Empire
    • Common at an event for Death at a Funeral (2010)
      • Common
      • The Chi

    Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series

    • Tiffany Haddish
      Winner
      • Tiffany Haddish
      • Saturday Night Live
    • Lena Waithe
      • Lena Waithe
      • Dear White People
    • Anna Deavere Smith
      • Anna Deavere Smith
      • Black-ish
    • Rashida Jones
      • Rashida Jones
      • Black-ish
    • Regina Hall at an event for Cadillac Records (2008)
      • Regina Hall
      • Insecure

    Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series

    • Phylicia Rashad
      Winner
      • Phylicia Rashad
      • Empire
    • Michael Michele at an event for Dark Blue (2002)
      • Michael Michele
      • Queen Sugar
    • Samira Wiley
      • Samira Wiley
      • The Handmaid's Tale
    • Jill Scott at an event for Steel Magnolias (2012)
      • Jill Scott
      • Black Lightning
    • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
      • Cicely Tyson
      • How to Get Away with Murder

    Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Insecure

      8.1 (24K)
      Kier Lehman
    • [object Object]

      Atlanta

      8.6 (95K)
      Fam Udeorji
      Jen Malone
    • [object Object]

      Black Lightning

      6.1 (29K)
      Kier Lehman
    • [object Object]

      Queen Sugar

      7.8 (6K)
      Liza Richardson
    • [object Object]

      This Is Us

      8.7 (170K)
      Jennifer Pyken

    Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

    • LaKeith Stanfield
      Winner
      • LaKeith Stanfield
      • Atlanta
    • Tituss Burgess at an event for Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
      • Tituss Burgess
      • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    • Laurence Fishburne
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Black-ish
    • Terry Crews
      • Terry Crews
      • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • Jay Ellis
      • Jay Ellis
      • Insecure

    Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series

    • Omar J. Dorsey
      Winner
      • Omar J. Dorsey
      • Queen Sugar
    • Dondré T. Whitfield
      • Dondré T. Whitfield
      • Queen Sugar
    • Harold Perrineau
      • Harold Perrineau
      • Claws
    • Jacob Latimore
      • Jacob Latimore
      • The Chi
    • Joe Morton
      • Joe Morton
      • Scandal

    Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series

    • Russell Hornsby at an event for The Hate U Give (2018)
      Winner
      • Russell Hornsby
      • Seven Seconds
    • Corey Champagne
      • Corey Champagne
      • Seven Seconds
    • Brandon Victor Dixon
      • Brandon Victor Dixon
      • Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
    • Bokeem Woodbine
      • Bokeem Woodbine
      • Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
    • Babs Olusanmokun
      • Babs Olusanmokun
      • Black Mirror

    Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series

    • Jenifer Lewis
      Winner
      • Jenifer Lewis
      • Black-ish
    • Antoinette Robertson
      • Antoinette Robertson
      • Dear White People
    • Yvonne Orji in Insecure (2016)
      • Yvonne Orji
      • Insecure
    • Tichina Arnold
      • Tichina Arnold
      • Survivor's Remorse
    • Zazie Beetz
      • Zazie Beetz
      • Atlanta

    Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series

    • Susan Kelechi Watson in The Blacklist (2013)
      Winner
      • Susan Kelechi Watson
      • This Is Us
    • Lynn Whitfield
      • Lynn Whitfield
      • Greenleaf
    • Thandiwe Newton at an event for RocknRolla (2008)
      • Thandiwe Newton
      • Westworld
    • Tessa Thompson at an event for The Oscars (2019)
      • Tessa Thompson
      • Westworld
    • Bianca Lawson
      • Bianca Lawson
      • Queen Sugar

    Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series

    • Letitia Wright
      Winner
      • Letitia Wright
      • Black Mirror
    • Queen Latifah
      • Queen Latifah
      • Flint
    • Simone Missick in Government Cheese (2025)
      • Simone Missick
      • The Defenders
    • Michaela Coel
      • Michaela Coel
      • Black Mirror
    • Rosario Dawson
      • Rosario Dawson
      • The Defenders

    Outstanding TV Documentary or Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Defiant Ones

      8.5 (16K)
      Allen Hughes
    • [object Object]

      Being Serena

      6.3 (457)
      Noah Lerner
    • [object Object]

      Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.

      7.3 (413)
      Mark Ford
    • [object Object]

      Def Comedy Jam 25

      6.6 (1.2K)
      Louis J. Horvitz
    • [object Object]

      Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

      7.8 (4.3K)
      David Leveaux
      Alex Rudzinski

    Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seven Seconds

      7.7 (22K)
      Aleksey Ageyev
      Mando Alvarado
      Lawrence Bender
      Kevin Kelly Brown
      Jonathan Filley
      Shana Fischer Huber
      Gavin O'Connor
      Alex Reznik
      Veena Sud
      Zaur Bolotaev
    • [object Object]

      The Defenders

      7.2 (123K)
      Dan Buckley
      Jim Chory
      Alison Engel
      Alan Fine
      Drew Goddard
      Allie Goss
      Kris Henigman
      Cindy Holland
      Stan Lee
      Jeph Loeb
      Keira Morrisette
      Evan Perazzo
      Douglas Petrie
      Joe Quesada
      Marco Ramirez
      Karim Zreik
      Darren Frankel
      Matthew S. O'Brien
      Devon Quinn
      Margaret Scarpello
      Sneha Koorse
      S.J. Clarkson
    • [object Object]

      Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.

      7.8 (9.5K)
      Michael Dorsey
      Anthony Hemingway
      Lyah Beth LeFlore
      Kyle Long
      Kurt Moritz
      Mark Taylor
      Chris Downey
      Denitria Harris-Lawrence
      Cle Sloan
      John Blair
    • [object Object]

      Flint

      6.2 (450)
      Shakim Compere
      Queen Latifah
      Katie Couric
      John M. Eckert
      Mark Nicholson
      Craig Zadan
    • [object Object]

      Black Mirror

      8.7 (706K)
      Charlie Brooker
      Annabel Jones
      Ian Hogan
      Nick Pitt
      Louise Sutton
      Sanne Wohlenberg

    Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Atlanta

      8.6 (95K)
      Donald Glover
      Episode: "Teddy Perkins (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Atlanta

      8.6 (95K)
      Stephen Glover
      Episode: "FUBU (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Insecure

      8.1 (24K)
      Issa Rae
      Episode: "Hella Perspective (2017)'
    • [object Object]

      Black-ish

      7.3 (27K)
      Peter Saji
      Episode: "Juneteenth (2017)"
    • [object Object]

      The Last O.G.

      7.0 (4.1K)
      Jordan Peele
      John Carcieri
      Episode: "Pilot (2018)"

    Outstanding Writing, Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      This Is Us

      8.7 (170K)
      Kay Oyegun
      Episode: "This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Queen Sugar

      7.8 (6K)
      Ava DuVernay
      Episode: "Dream Variations (2017)"
    • [object Object]

      Queen Sugar

      7.8 (6K)
      Monica Macer
      Davita Scarlett
      Episode: "Heritage (2017)"
    • [object Object]

      The Chi

      7.5 (9.2K)
      Lena Waithe
      Episode: "Pilot (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      This Is Us

      8.7 (170K)
      Shukree Tilghman
      Episode: "Number Three (2017)"

    Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Seven Seconds

      7.7 (22K)
      Veena Sud
      Shalisha Francis
      Episode: "A Boy and a Bike (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.

      7.8 (9.5K)
      Kyle Long
      Episode: "Wherever It Leads (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.

      7.8 (9.5K)
      Denitria Harris-Lawrence
      Episode: "The Mack (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Electric Dreams

      7.2 (20K)
      Dee Rees
      Episode: "Kill All Others (2018)"
    • [object Object]

      Bobbi Kristina

      5.3 (164)
      Rhonda Baraka

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