Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2021 recipient: Viola Davis | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Actress |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | Black Reel Awards of 2000 |
| Most recent winner | Viola Davis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Black Reel Awards of 2021) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. The award recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period.
Nia Long received the very first award for The Best Man at the 1st Annual Black Reel Awards in 2000. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 19 actresses. With 5 nominations apiece, Sanaa Lathan & Viola Davis are tied with the most nominations and wins with 2. Rosario Dawson is the most nominated actress in this category without a win. Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the only actress to earn multiple nominations in the same year for Belle & Beyond the Lights at the 14th Annual Black Reel Awards.
At age 9, Quvenzhane Wallis became the youngest actress to win this award for Beasts of the Southern Wild and at age 69, Irma P. Hall became the oldest winner in this category for The Ladykillers.
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s[]
2010s[]
2020s[]
| Year | Actress | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Lupita Nyong’o | Us | [22] | |
| Cynthia Erivo | Harriet | ||
| Jodie Turner-Smith | Queen & Slim | ||
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Fast Color | ||
| Alfre Woodard | Clemency | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Viola Davis | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | [23] | |
| Nicole Beharie | Miss Juneteenth | ||
| Andra Day | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | ||
| Tessa Thompson | Sylvie's Love | ||
| Zendaya | Malcolm & Marie |
Multiple nominations and wins[]
Multiple wins[]
- 2 Wins
- Viola Davis
- Sanaa Lathan
Multiple nominations[]
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Multiple nominations from the same film[]
- Kerry Washington and Regina King in Ray (2005)
- Queen Latifah (winner) and Jennifer Hudson in The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
- Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard in The Family That Preys (2008)
- Kimberly Elise, Thandiwe Newton & Anika Noni Rose in For Colored Girls (2011)
Age superlatives[]
| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Irma P. Hall | The Ladykillers | 69 |
| Oldest nominee | Irma P. Hall | The Ladykillers | 69 |
| Youngest winner | Quvenzhané Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 9 |
| Youngest nominee | Quvenzhané Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | 9 |
References[]
- ^ 2000 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2001 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2002 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2003 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2004 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2005 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2006 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2007 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2008 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2010 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2011 Black Reel Awards
- ^ 2012 Black Reel Awards
- ^ "Critics Wild About Beasts". Black Reel Awards. February 8, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Black Reel Awards - Nominees". Black Reel Awards. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Black Reel Awards
- ^ [1]
- ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards
- ^ Get Out Dominates the Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.
- ^ Get Out “Sinks” the Competition at The Black Reel Awards Black Reel Awards. 23 February 2018.
- ^ [2] Black Reel Awards. 13 December 2017.
- ^ [3] Black Reel Awards. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Black Reel Awards (2020)". IMDb.
- ^ [http://blackreelawards.com/a-special-night-in-miami/
- Black Reel Awards
- Film awards for lead actress