NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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	ER
	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	Ally McBeal
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	Boston Public
	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	Grey's Anatomy
	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

5 wins

Loretta Devine

3 wins

S. Epatha Merkerson

2 wins

Nominations

6 nominations

S. Epatha Merkerson

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.
^ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. 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.
^ "NAACP Winners 2020: The Complete List". Variety. February 23, 2020.
^ "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Jennifer Hudson, Will Smith, And Issa Rae Win Big At NAACP Image Awards 2022". Vibe.com. Feb 28, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.

[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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v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1990s	Fatima Faloye (1995) No Award (1996) Lynn Whitfield (1997) Ruby Dee (1998) Rosa Parks (1999)
2000s	Loretta Devine (2000) Debbi Morgan (2001) Loretta Devine (2002) Loretta Devine (2003) Khandi Alexander (2004) S. Epatha Merkerson (2005) Chandra Wilson (2006) Chandra Wilson (2007) Angela Bassett (2008) S. Epatha Merkerson (2009)
2010s	S. Epatha Merkerson (2010) Archie Panjabi (2011) Loretta Devine (2012) Taraji P. Henson (2013) Khandi Alexander (2014) Regina King (2015) Naturi Naughton (2016) Naturi Naughton (2017) Lynn Whitfield (2018) Lynn Whitfield (2019)
2020s	Mary J. Blige (2020) Mary J. Blige (2021) Loretta Devine (2022) Gail Bean (2023)