NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Currently, Alfre Woodard holds the record for most wins in this category with six.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1970s
Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
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1971 | |||
Elena Verdugo | Marcus Welby, M.D. | [1] | |
1972 – 79 | — |
1980s
Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1980 – 81 | — | ||
1982 | |||
Irene Cara | Sister, Sister | [2] | |
1983 – 87 | — | ||
1988 | |||
Cicely Tyson | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | [citation needed] | |
1989 | |||
Alfre Woodard | Unnatural Causes | [3] |
1990s
Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | |||
Alfre Woodard | Mandela | [4] | |
1991 | — | ||
1992 | |||
Alfre Woodard | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | [citation needed] | |
1993 | |||
Lynn Whitfield | The Josephine Baker Story | [citation needed] | |
1994 | |||
Lynn Whitfield | I'll Fly Away | [5] | |
1995 | |||
Halle Berry | Alex Haley's Queen | [6] | |
1996 | |||
Alfre Woodard | The Piano Lesson | [7] | |
Halle Berry | Solomon & Sheba | ||
C. C. H. Pounder | Zooman | ||
Regina Taylor | Children of the Dust | ||
Vanessa Williams | Bye Bye Birdie | ||
1997 | |||
Cicely Tyson | The Road to Galveston | [8] | |
Vanessa Bell Calloway | America's Dream | ||
Ruby Dee | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | ||
Jasmine Guy | America's Dream | ||
Jada Pinkett Smith | If These Walls Could Talk | ||
1998 | |||
Alfre Woodard | Miss Evers' Boys | [citation needed] | |
Brandy | Cinderella | ||
Whoopi Goldberg | |||
Lonette McKee | To Dance with Olivia | ||
Vanessa Williams | The Odyssey | ||
1999 | |||
Cicely Tyson | Mama Flora's Family | [9] | |
Vanessa Bell Calloway | The Temptations | ||
Halle Berry | The Wedding | ||
Queen Latifah | Mama Flora's Family | ||
Lynn Whitfield | The Wedding |
2000s
2010s
Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
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2010 | |||
Kimberly Elise | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | [citation needed] | |
Ruby Dee | America | ||
Aunjanue Ellis | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | ||
Rosie O'Donnell | America | ||
Cicely Tyson | Relative Stranger | ||
2011 | |||
Jill Scott | Sins of the Mother | [citation needed] | |
Lucy Liu | Marry Me | ||
Tamera Mowry | Double Wedding | ||
Tia Mowry | |||
Rosie Perez | Lies in Plain Sight | ||
2012 | |||
Taraji P. Henson | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | [citation needed] | |
Rosario Dawson | Five | ||
Tracee Ellis Ross | |||
Jenifer Lewis | |||
Anika Noni Rose | Have a Little Faith | ||
2013 | |||
Alfre Woodard | Steel Magnolias | [11] | |
Queen Latifah | Steel Magnolias | ||
Keke Palmer | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | ||
Phylicia Rashad | Steel Magnolias | ||
Jill Scott | |||
2014 | |||
Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane | [12] | |
Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Coven | ||
Betty & Coretta | |||
Keke Palmer | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | ||
Gabourey Sidibe | American Horror Story: Coven | ||
2015 | |||
Cicely Tyson | The Trip to Bountiful | [13] | |
Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Freak Show | ||
Regina King | The Gabby Douglas Story | ||
Keke Palmer | The Trip to Bountiful | ||
Vanessa Williams | |||
2016 | |||
Queen Latifah | Bessie | [14] | |
Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Hotel | ||
Aunjanue Ellis | The Book of Negroes | ||
LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Show Me a Hero | ||
Jill Scott | With This Ring | ||
2017 | |||
Regina King | American Crime | [15] | |
Emayatzy Corinealdi | Roots | ||
Audra McDonald | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | ||
Anika Noni Rose | Roots | ||
Kerry Washington | Confirmation | ||
2018 | |||
Queen Latifah | Flint | ||
Regina King | American Crime | ||
Sanna Lathan | Shots Fired | ||
Jill Scott | Flint | ||
Oprah Winfrey | The Immortal Life it Henrietta Lacks | ||
2019 | |||
Regina King | Seven Seconds | ||
Anna Deavere Smith | Notes from the Field | ||
Gabrielle Dennis | The Bobby Brown Story | ||
Jeanté Godlock | The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar | ||
Toni Braxton | Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story |
2020s
Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | |||
Neicy Nash | When They See Us | ||
Aunjanue Ellis | When They See Us | ||
Octavia Spencer | Truth Be Told | ||
Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane | ||
Kerry Washington | American Son | ||
2021 | |||
Octavia Spencer | Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker | ||
Michaela Coel | I May Destroy You | ||
Aunjanue Ellis | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | ||
Tessa Thompson | Sylvie's Love | ||
Kerry Washington | Little Fires Everywhere | ||
2022 | |||
Taraji P. Henson | Annie Live! | [16] | |
Danielle Brooks | Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia | ||
Cynthia Erivo | Genius: Aretha | ||
Betty Gabriel | Clickbait | ||
Jodie Turner-Smith | Anne Boleyn | ||
2023 | |||
Niecy Nash | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | ||
Viola Davis | The First Lady | ||
Regina Hall | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | ||
Sanaa Lathan | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | ||
Zoe Saldaña | From Scratch |
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
- 6 wins
- 4 wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
Nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Vanessa Bell Calloway
- Loretta Devine
- Carmen Ejogo
- Kimberly Elise
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Taraji P. Henson
- Audra McDonald
- S. Epatha Merkerson
- Rosie Perez
- Octavia Spencer
References
- ^ "1971 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ McCann, Bob (December 8, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and television. McFarland. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7864-5804-2. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ Snow, Shauna (11 November 1988). "Nominees for 21st Image Awards Announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "1990 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "1994 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "1995 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "1997 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "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 Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022.
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- Elena Verdugo (1971)
- No Award (1972–1979)
- No Award (1980–1981)
- Irene Cara (1982)
- No Award (1983–1986)
- Cicely Tyson (1987)
- Alfre Woodard (1988)
- Alfre Woodard (1989)
- No Award (1990)
- Alfre Woodard (1991)
- Lynn Whitfield (1992)
- Lynn Whitfield (1993)
- Halle Berry (1994)
- Alfre Woodard (1995)
- Cicely Tyson (1996)
- Alfre Woodard (1997)
- Cicely Tyson (1998)
- Halle Berry (1999)
- Natalie Cole (2000)
- Angela Bassett (2001)
- Angela Bassett (2002)
- Whoopi Goldberg (2003)
- Lynn Whitfield (2004)
- S. Epatha Merkerson (2005)
- Sophie Okonedo (2006)
- Queen Latifah (2007)
- Phylicia Rashad (2008)
- Kimberly Elise (2009)
- Jill Scott (2010)
- Taraji P. Henson (2011)
- Alfre Woodard (2012)
- Gabrielle Union (2013)
- Cicely Tyson (2014)
- Queen Latifah (2015)
- Regina King (2016)
- Queen Latifah (2017)
- Regina King (2018)
- Niecy Nash (2019)
- Octavia Spencer (2020)
- Taraji P. Henson (2021)
- Niecy Nash (2022)
- Chlöe Bailey (2023)