Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Academy Award-nominated or winning performances also honored with nominations or wins at the Black Reel Awards include Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave), Queen Latifah (Chicago), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Viola Davis (Doubt), Mo'Nique (Precious), and Octavia Spencer (The Help).

## Winners and nominees[edit]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an Academy Award–winning performance.
‡ indicates an Academy Award–nominated performance that same year.

### 2000s[edit]

Year  | Actress  | Film  | Ref

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2000
Erykah Badu | The Cider House Rules | [1]
Angela Bassett | Music of the Heart
Lisa Gay Hamilton | True Crime
Rebekah Johnson | Liberty Heights
Queen Latifah | The Bone Collector
2001
Gabrielle Union | Bring It On | [2]
Lisa Bonet | High Fidelity
Eartha Kitt | The Emperor's New Groove
Nia Long | Boiler Room
Sheryl Lee Ralph | Deterrence
2002
Nona Gaye | Ali | [3]
Marla Gibbs | The Visit
Adrienne-Joi Johnson | Baby Boy
Gabrielle Union | The Brothers
Kerry Washington | Save the Last Dance
2003
Queen Latifah | Chicago ‡ | [4]
Halle Berry | Die Another Day
Joy Bryant | Antwone Fisher
Viola Davis | Solaris
Rosario Dawson | 25th Hour
2004
Anna Deavere Smith | The Human Stain | [5]
Mary Alice | The Matrix Revolutions
Gloria Foster | The Matrix Reloaded
Vivica A. Fox | Kill Bill: Volume 1
Michael Michele | Dark Blue
2005
Sharon Warren | Ray | [6]
Joy Bryant | BAADASSSSS!
Kimberly Elise | The Manchurian Candidate
Nia Long | Alfie
Jada Pinkett Smith | Collateral
2006
Taraji P. Henson | Hustle & Flow | [7]
Rosario Dawson | Sin City
Thandie Newton | Crash
Wanda Sykes | Monster-in-Law
Tracie Thoms | Rent
2007
Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls † | [8]
Clare-Hope Ashitey | Children of Men
Angela Bassett | Akeelah and the Bee
Shareeka Epps | Half Nelson
Kerry Washington | The Last King of Scotland
2008
Viola Davis | Doubt ‡ | [9]
Alice Braga | Blindness
Penélope Cruz | Vicky Cristina Barcelona †
Taraji P. Henson | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ‡
Sophie Okonedo | The Secret Life of Bees

### 2010s[edit]

Year  | Actress  | Film  | Ref

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2010
Mo'Nique | Precious † | [10]
Mariah Carey | Precious
Paula Patton
Zoe Saldana | Avatar
Alfre Woodard | American Violet
2011
Phylicia Rashad | For Colored Girls | [11]
Viola Davis | Eat Pray Love
Shareeka Epps | Mother and Child
Janet Jackson | For Colored Girls
Kerry Washington
2012
Octavia Spencer | The Help † | [12]
Angela Bassett | Jumping the Broom
Maya Rudolph | Bridesmaids
Pernell Walker  | Pariah
Kim Wayans
2013
Naomie Harris | Skyfall | [13]
Octavia Spencer | Smashed
Lorraine Toussaint | Middle of Nowhere
Tamara Tunie | Flight
Kerry Washington | Django Unchained
2014
Lupita Nyong'o | 12 Years a Slave † | [14]
Melonie Diaz | Fruitvale Station
Naomie Harris | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Octavia Spencer | Fruitvale Station
Oprah Winfrey | The Butler
2015
Carmen Ejogo | Selma | [15]
Viola Davis | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
Teyonah Parris | Dear White People
Zoe Saldana | Guardians of the Galaxy
Octavia Spencer | Snowpiercer
2016
Tessa Thompson | Creed | [16]
Angela Bassett | Chi-Raq
Zoë Kravitz | Dope
Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Concussion
Mya Taylor | Tangerine
2017
Viola Davis | Fences †  | [17]
Naomie Harris | Moonlight ‡
Janelle Monáe | Moonlight
Hidden Figures
Lupita Nyong'o | Queen of Katwe
2018
Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip | [18]
Mary J. Blige | Mudbound ‡
Betty Gabriel | Get Out
Octavia Spencer | The Shape of Water
Tessa Thompson | Thor: Ragnarok
2019
Regina King | If Beale Street Could Talk †  | [19]
Letitia Wright | Black Panther
Danai Gurira
Lupita Nyong'o
Simone Missick | Jinn

### 2020s[edit]

Year  | Actress  | Film  | Ref

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2020
Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Dolemite Is My Name |
Shahadi Wright Joseph | Us
Janelle Monae | Harriet
Taylor Russell | Waves
Octavia Spencer | Luce
2021
Dominique Fishback | Judas and the Black Messiah |
Alexis Chikaeze  | Miss Juneteenth
Kiki Layne | The Old Guard
Tracee Ellis Ross | The High Note
Gabourey Sidibe | Antebellum
2022
Aunjanue Ellis | King Richard ‡  | [20]
Ariana DeBose | West Side Story †
Regina King | The Harder They Fall
Rita Moreno | West Side Story
Ruth Negga | Passing
2023
Angela Bassett | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ‡  | [21]
Thuso Mbedu | The Woman King
Janelle Monáe | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Keke Palmer | Nope
Gabrielle Union | The Inspection

## Multiple nominations and wins[edit]

### Multiple nominations[edit]

6 Nominations

* Octavia Spencer

5 Nominations

* Angela Bassett
* Viola Davis

4 Nominations

* Kerry Washington

3 nominations

* Janelle Monae
* Gabrielle Union

2 Nominations

* Joy Bryant
* Rosario Dawson
* Shareeka Epps
* Naomie Harris
* Taraji P. Henson
* Regina King
* Queen Latifah
* Nia Long
* Zoe Saldana

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## References[edit]

1. ^ 2000 Black Reel Awards
2. ^ 2001 Black Reel Awards
3. ^ 2002 Black Reel Awards
4. ^ 2003 Black Reel Awards
5. ^ 2004 Black Reel Awards
6. ^ 2005 Black Reel Awards
7. ^ 2006 Black Reel Awards
8. ^ 2007 Black Reel Awards
9. ^ 2008 Black Reel Awards
10. ^ 2010 Black Reel Awards
11. ^ 2011 Black Reel Awards
12. ^ 2012 Black Reel Awards
13. ^ "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
14. ^ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
15. ^ 2015 Black Reel Awards
16. ^ 2016 Black Reel Awards
17. ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards
18. ^ 2018 Black Reel Awards
19. ^ 2019 Black Reel Awards
20. ^ Complex, Valerie (February 28, 2022). "'The Harder They Fall' Wins Big At The Black Reel Awards Taking In The Most Awards By Any Film This Year". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
21. ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

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