Winners by Category
Outstanding Comedy Series
Currently held by: "Insecure"
Most Wins: "Atlanta" & "Insecure" (2 wins)
Most Nominations: "black-ish" (4 nominations)
2017 - "Atlanta" (FX)
2018 - "Atlanta" (FX)
2019 - "Insecure" (HBO)
2020 - "Insecure" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series
Currently Held by: Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Most Wins: Don Cheadle & Donald Glover (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Anthony Anderson (4 nominations)
2017 - Donald Glover - "Atlanta" (FX)
2018 - Donald Glover - "Atlanta" (FX)
2019 - Don Cheadle - "Black Monday" (Showtime)
2020 - Don Cheadle - "Black Monday" (Showtime)
Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series
Currently Held by: Issa Rae "Insecure"
Most Wins: Issa Rae (4 wins)
Most Nominations: Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross (4 nominations)
2017 - Issa Rae "Insecure" (HBO)
2018 - Issa Rae "Insecure" (HBO)
2019 - Issa Rae "Insecure" (HBO)
2020 - Issa Rae "Insecure" (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
Currently Held by: Kenan Thompson "Saturday Night Live"
Most Wins: Tituss Burgess (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Jay Ellis (4 nominations)
2017 - Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
2018 - LaKeith Stanfield "Atlanta" (FX)
2019 - Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
2020 - Kenan Thompson "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Currently Held by: Yvonne Orji "Insecure"
Most Wins: Jenifer Lewis (3 wins)
Most Nominations: Jenifer Lewis, Yvonne Orji (4 nominations)
2017 - Jenifer Lewis "black-ish" (ABC)
2018 - Jenifer Lewis "black-ish" (ABC)
2019 - Jenifer Lewis "black-ish" (ABC)
2020 - Yvonne Orji "Insecure" (HBO)
Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series
Currently Held by: Cheryl Dunye "Dear White People"
Program with Most Wins: "black-ish" (2 wins)
Individual with Most Wins: Debbie Allen, Anton Cropper, Cheryl Dunye & Salli Richardson-Whitfield (1 win)
Program with Most Nominations: "black-ish" (6 nominations)
Individual with Most Nominations: Donald Glover (3 nominations)
2017 - Insecure ("Guilty as Fuck") | Debbie Allen, directed by
2018 - black-ish ("Juneteenth") | Anton Cropper, directed by
2019 - black-ish ("Black Like Us") | Salli Richardson-Whitfield, directed by
2020 - Dear White People ("Chapter V") | Cheryl Dunye, directed by
Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series
Currently Held by: Zoe Kravitz & E.T. Feigenbaum "High Fidelity"
Program with Most Wins: "Atlanta" (2 wins)
Individual with Most Wins: Donald Glover (2 wins)
Program with Most Nominations: "black-ish" & "Insecure" (4 nominations)
Individual with Most Nominations: Issa Rae (3 nominations)
2017 - Atlanta ("B.A.N.") | Donald Glover, written by
2018 - Atlanta ("Teddy Perkins") | Donald Glover, written by
2019 - black-ish ("Black Like Us") | Peter Saji, written by
2020 - High Fidelity ("Uptown") | Zoe Kravitz & E.T. Feigenbaum, written by
Outstanding Guest Performer, Comedy Series
*In 2018, the category was split into categories for each gender.
2017 - Dave Chappelle "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actor, Comedy Series
*2017 category honored by genders under on category (Outstanding Guest Performer, Comedy Series)
Currently Held by: Eddie Murphy "Saturday Night Live"
Most Wins: Katt Williams (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Sterling K. Brown (3 nominations)
2018 - Katt Williams "Atlanta" (FX)
2019 - Katt Williams "black-ish" (ABC)
2020 - Eddie Murphy "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series
*2017 category honored by genders under on category (Outstanding Guest Performer, Comedy Series)
Currently Held by: Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Most Wins: Tiffany Haddish, Maya Rudolph & Anna Deavere Smith (1 win)
Most Nominations: Anna Deavere Smith (2 nominations)
2018 - Tiffany Haddish "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
2019 - Anna Deavere Smith "black-ish" (ABC)
2020 - Maya Rudolph "The Good Place" (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
Currently Held by: "Pose"
Most Wins: "This Is Us" (2 wins)
Most Nominations: "This Is Us" (3 nominations)
2017 - "This Is Us" (NBC)
2018 - "Black Lightning" (CW)
2019 - "This Is Us" (NBC)
2020 - "Pose" (FX)
Outstanding Actor, Drama Series
Currently Held by: Sterling K. Brown "This Is Us"
Most Wins: Sterling K. Brown (3 wins)
Most Nominations: Sterling K. Brown & Kofi Siriboe (4 nominations)
2017 - Sterling K. Brown "This Is Us" (NBC)
2018 - Sterling K. Brown "This Is Us" (NBC)
2019 - Billy Porter "Pose" (FX)
2020 - Sterling K. Brown "This Is Us" (NBC)
Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
Currently Held by: Zendaya "Euphoria"
Most Wins: Rutina Wesley (3 wins)
Most Nominations: Rutina Wesley (4 nominations)
2017 - Rutina Wesley "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
2018 - Rutina Wesley "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
2019 - Rutina Wesley "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
2020 - Zendaya "Euphoria" (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series
Currently Held by: Giancarlo Esposito "Godfather of Harlem"
Most Wins: Omar Dorsey, Giancarlo Esposito, Ron Cephas Jones & Joe Morton (1 win)
Most Nominations: Joe Morton (3 nominations)
2017 - Ron Cephas Jones "This Is Us" (NBC)
2018 - Omar J. Dorsey "Queen Sugar" (OWN)
2019 - Joe Morton "God Friended Me" (CBS)
2020 - Giancarlo Esposito "Godfather of Harlem" (EPIX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series
Currently Held by: Thandie Newton "Westworld"
Most Wins: Thandie Newton & Susan Kelechi Watson (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Thandie Newton & Susan Kelechi Watson (3 nominations)
2017 - Thandie Newton "Westworld" (HBO)
2018 - Susan Kelechi Watson "This Is Us" (NBC)
2019 - Susan Kelechi Watson "This Is Us" (NBC)
2020 - Thandie Newton "Westworld" (HBO)
Outstanding Directing, Drama Series
Currently Held by: Janet Mock "Pose"
Program With Most Wins: "This Is Us" (2 wins)
Individual With Most Wins: George Tillman, Jr. (2 wins)
Program With Most Nominations: "Queen Sugar" & "This Is Us" (3 nominations)
Individual With Most Nominations: Salim Akil, Clark Johnson, Kevin Hooks & George Tillman, Jr (2 nominations)
2017 - This Is Us ("I Call Marriage") - George Tillman, Jr., directed by
2018 - The Chi ("Pilot") - Rick Famuyiwa, directed by
2019 - This Is Us ("Don't Take My Sunshine Away") - George Tillman, Jr., directed by
2020 - Pose ("In My Heels") - Janet Mock, directed by
Outstanding Writing, Drama Series
Currently Held by: Jon Dorsey "This Is Us"
Program With Most Wins: "This Is Us" (3 wins)
Individual With Most Wins: Cheo Hodari Coker, Jon Dorsey, Eboni Freeman, Kay Oyegun (1 win)
Program With Most Nominations: "This Is Us" (5 nominations)
Individual With Most Nominations: Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy & Kay Oyegun (2 nominations)
2017 - Luke Cage (Moment of Truth) - Cheo Hodari Coker, written by
2018 - This Is Us (This Big, Amazing Beautiful Life) - Kay Oyegun, written by
2019 - This Is Us ("Our Little Island Girl") -Eboni Freeman, written by
2020 - This Is Us ("One Hell of a Week: Part One") - Jon Dorsey, written by
Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series
*In 2018, the category was split into categories for each gender.
2017 - Mahershala Ali "Luke Cage" (Netflix)
Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series
*2017 category honored by genders under on category (Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series)
Currently Held by: Chad L. Coleman "All American"
Most Wins: Chad L. Coleman, Ron Cephas Jones & Rob Morgan (1 win)
Most Nominations: Ron Cephas Jones (3 nominations)
2018 - Ron Cephas Jones "This Is Us" (NBC)
2019 - Rob Morgan "This Is Us" (NBC)
2020 - Chad L. Coleman "All American" (CW)
Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
*2017 category honored by genders under on category (Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series)
Currently Held by: Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away With Murder"
Most Wins: Phylicia Rashad (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Phylicia Rashad (3 nominations)
2018 - Phylicia Rashad "Empire" (FOX)
2019 - Phylicia Rashad "This Is Us" (NBC)
2020 - Cicely Tyson "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: "Watchmen" (HBO)
2000 - Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO)
2001 - "The Corner" (HBO)
2002 - Boycott (HBO)
2003 - The Rosa Parks Story (Lifetime)
2004 - Deacons for Defense (Showtime)
2005 - Something the Lord Made (HBO)
2006 - Lackawanna Blues (HBO)
2007 - Walkout (HBO)
2008 - 2011 - No Awards Given
2012 - Thurgood (HBO)
2013 - A Beautiful Soul (TV One)
2014 - Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (HBO)
2015 - The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
2016 - Bessie (HBO)
2017 (Film Awards) - "The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
2017 (TV Awards) - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
2018 - "Seven Seconds" (Netflix)
2019 - "When They See Us" (Netflix)
2020 - "Watchmen" (HBO)
Outstanding Actor, Television Movie/Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: Blair Underwood "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker" (Netflix)
Most Wins: No multiple wins in this category
Most Nominations: Ving Rhames (4 nominations)
2000 - Don Cheadle A Lesson Before Dying (HBO)
2001 - T.K. Carter "The Corner" (HBO)
2002 - Roger G. Smith A Huey P. Newton Story (Starz)
2003 - Harry J. Lennix Keep the Faith, Baby (Showtime)
2004 - Forest Whitaker Deacons for Defense (Showtime)
2005 - Jamie Foxx Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (FX)
2006 - Michael Ealy Their Eyes Were Watching God (ABC)
2007 - Andre Braugher "Thief" (FX)
2008 - 11 - N/A
2012 - Idris Elba "Luther" (BBC One)
2013 - Sean Patrick Thomas Murder on the 13th Floor (Lifetime)
2014 - Chiwetel Ejiofor "Dancing on the Edge" (Starz)
2015 - Larenz Tate Gun Hill (BET)
2016 - David Oyelowo Nightingale (HBO)
2017 (Film Awards) - Courtney B. Vance "The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
2017 (TV Awards) - Woody McClain "The New Edition Story" (BET)
2018 - Michael B. Jordan Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
2019 - Jharrel Jerome "When They See Us" (Netflix)
2020 - Blair Underwood "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker" (Netflix)
Outstanding Actress, Television Movie/Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: Regina King "Watchmen"
Most Wins: Angela Bassett & Regina King (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Aunjanue Ellis (4 nominations)
2000 - Halle Berry, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO)
2001 - Khandi Alexander, "The Corner" (HBO)
2002 - Angela Bassett, Ruby's Bucket of Blood (Showtime)
2003 - Angela Bassett, The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
2004 - Suzzanne Douglas, Sounder (ABC)
2005 - Lynn Whitfield, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (FX)
2006 - S. Epatha Merkenson, Lackawanna Blues (HBO)
2007 - Alexa Vega, Walkout (HBO)
2008 - 11 - N/A
2012 - Taraji P. Henson, Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (Lifetime)
2013 - Aunjanue Ellis, Abducted: The Carlna White Story (Lifetime)
2014 - Anika Noni Rose, The Watsons Go to Birmingham (Hallmark Channel)
2015 - Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
2016 - Queen Latifah, Bessie (HBO)
2017 (Film Awards) - Kerry Washington, Confirmation (HBO)
2017 (TV Awards) - Sanaa Lathan, "Shots Fired" (FOX)
2018 - Regina King, "Seven Seconds" (Netflix)
2019 - Niecy Nash, "When They See Us" (Netflix)
2020 - Regina King, "Watchmen" (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Television Movie/Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: Yahya Abdul-Manteen II "Watchmen"
Most Wins: Jeffrey Wright (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Reg E. Cathey, Mekhi Phifer, Michael K. Williams, Bokeem Woodbine (3 nominations)
2000 - Mekhi Phifer, A Lesson Before Dying (HBO)
2001 - Glenn Plummer, "The Corner" (HBO)
2002 - Terrence Howard, Boycott (HBO)
2003 - Charles S. Dutton, 10,000 Black Men Named George (Showtime)
2004 - Jeffrey Wright, "Angels in America" (HBO)
2005 - Clayton LeBouef, Something the Lord Made (HBO)
2006 - Jeffrey Wright, Lackawanna Blues (HBO)
2007 - Michael Pena, Walkout (HBO)
2008 - 12 - N/A
2013 - Courtney B. Vance, Let It Shine (Disney)
2014 - Omari Hardwick, Being Mary Jane (BET)
2015 - Blair Underwood, The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)
2016 - Bokeem Woodbine, "Fargo" (FX)
2017 (Film Awards) - Sterling K. Brown, "The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story" (FX)
2017 (TV Awards) - Wood Harris, "The New Edition Story" (BET)
2018 - Russell Hornsby, "Seven Seconds" (Netflix)
2019 - Michael K. Williams, "When They See Us" (Netflix)
2020 - Yahya Abdul-Manteen II, "Watchmen" (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Television Movie/Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: Lexi Underwood "Little Fires Everywhere"
Most Wins: Regina King (3 wins)
Most Nominations: Carmen Ejogo & Regina King (3 nominations)
2000 - Cicely Tyson, A Lesson Before Dying (HBO)
2001 - Diahann Carroll, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (PBS)
2002 - Kimberly Elise, Bojangles (HBO)
2003 - Cicely Tyson, The Rosa Parks Story (CBS)
2004 - Mo'Nique, Good Fences (Showtime)
2005 - C.C.H. Pounder, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (FX)
2006 - Carmen Ejogo, Lackawanna Blues (HBO)
2007 - Alfre Woodard, The Water is Wide (Hallmark Channel)
2008 - 12 - N/A
2013 - Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias (Lifetime)
2014 - Octavia Spencer, Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (Lifetime)
2015 - Anika Noni Rose, A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
2016 - Regina King, "American Crime" (ABC)
2017 (Film Awards) - Regina King, "American Crime" (ABC)
2017 (TV Awards) - Regina King, "American Crime" (ABC)
2018 - Letitia Wright, "Black Mirror" (Netflix)
2019 - Marsha Stephanie Blake, "When They See Us" (Netflix)
2020 - Lexi Underwood, "Little Fires Everywhere" (HULU)
Outstanding Directing, Television Movie/Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: Stephen Williams "Watchmen"
Most Wins: Reggie Rock Bythewood & Vondie Curtis-Hall (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Julie Dash, Spike Lee, Victoria Mahoney & Robert Townsend (3 nominations)
2000 - Love Songs - Louis Gossett Jr., directed by (Showtime)
2001 - "The Corner" - Charles S. Dutton, directed by (HBO)
2002 - Dancing in September - Reggie Rock Bythewood, directed by (HBO)
2003 - 10,000 Black Men Named George - Robert Townsend, directed by (Showtime)
2004 - Deacons for Defense - Bill Duke, directed by (Showtime)
2005 - Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story - Vondie Curtis-Hall, directed by (FX)
2006 - Lackawanna Blues - George C. Wolfe, directed by (HBO)
2007 - Walkout - Edward James Olmos, directed by (HBO)
2008 - 12 - N/A
2013 - Abducted: The Carlina White Story - Vondie Curtis-Hall, directed by (Lifetime)
2014 - Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth - Spike Lee, directed by (HBO)
2015 - Gun Hill - Reggie Rock Bythewood, directed by (BET)
2016 - Bessie - Dee Rees, directed by (HBO)
2017 (Film Awards) - The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story ("The Race Card") - John Singleton, directed by (FX)
2017 (TV Awards) - "The New Edition Story" - Chris Robinson, directed by (BET)
2018 - Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. ("Wherever It Leads") - Anthony Hemingway, directed by (USA)
2019 - When They See Us - Ava DuVernay, directed by (Netflix)
2020 - Watchmen ("This Extraordinary Being") - Stephen Williams, directed by (HBO)
Outstanding Writing, Television Movie/Limited Series
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2000 - 2017)
Currently Held by: Damon Lindelof & Christal Henry- Watchmen (HBO)
Most Wins: Reggie Rock Bythewood (2 wins)
Most Nominations: Ava DuVernay (4 nominations)
2000 - A Lesson Before Dying - Ernest J. Gaines, written by (HBO)
2001 - "The Corner" - David Simon & David Mills (HBO)
2002 - Dancing in September - Reggie Rock Bythewood, written by (HBO)
2003 - The Rosa Parks Story - Paris Qualles, written by (CBS)
2004 - Deacons for Defense - Frank Military & Richard Wesley, written by (Showtime)
2005 - Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story - J.T. Allen, written by (FX)
2006 - Lackawanna Blues - Ruben Santiago-Hudson, written by (HBO)
2007 - Walkout - Ernie Contreras, Marcus DeLeon & Timothy J. Sexton (HBO)
2008 - 12 - N/A
2013 - Abducted: The Carlina White Story - Elizabeth Hunter, written by (Lifetime)
2014 - Being Mary Jane - Mara Brock Akil, written by (BET)
2015 - Gun Hill - Reggie Rock Bythewood, written by (BET)
2016 - American Crime ("Season One: Episode One") - John Ridley, written by (ABC)
2017 (Film Awards) - The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story ("The Race Card") - Joe Robert Cole, written by (FX)
2017 (TV Awards) - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - George C. Wolfe, written by (HBO)
2018 - Seven Seconds ("A Boy and a Bike") - Veena Sud & Salisha Francis, written by (Netflix)
2019 - When They See Us ("Part 1") - Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece & Attica Locker, written by (Netflix)
2020 - Watchmen ("If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own") - Damon Lindelof & Christal Henry, written by (HBO)
Outstanding Television Documentary or Special
*Includes winners presented at the Black Reel Awards Film Awards (2002 - 2017)
Currently Held by: "The Last Dance" (ESPN)
Most Wins: No multiple winners
Most Nominations: Nelson George (3 nominations)
2002 - Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (AMC)
2003 - N/A
2004 - Unchained Memories
2005 - America: Beyond the Color Line with Henry Lewis Gates (PBS)
2006 - 11 - N/A
2012 - Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (VH1)
2013 - Brooklyn Boheme (Showtime)
2014 - Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (HBO)
2015 - Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (HBO)
2016 - The Wiz Live! (NBC)
2017 (Film Awards) - Lemonade (HBO)
2017 (TV Awards) - "TIME: The Kalief Browder Story" (Spike TV)
2018 - "The Defiant Ones" (HBO)
2019 - "Surviving R. Kelly" (Lifetime)
2020 - "The Last Dance" (ESPN)
Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, Limited Series)
Currently Held by: The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Most Wins: The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, "Insecure", "The New Edition Story", "Pose" (1 win)
Most Nominations: "Insecure" (4 nominations)
2017 - "The New Edition Story" (BET)
2018 - "Insecure" (HBO)
2019 - "Pose" (FX)
2020 - The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime)