Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards for Television |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Currently held by | Lovecraft Country (2021) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
The Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Drama Series is an annual award given to the best television drama series of the year. This Is Us became the first winner in this category. The show also holds the record for most wins, with 2. This Is Us and Queen Sugar are currently tied for the most nominations in this category with 3 nominations.
This Is Us also became the first Network show to win this category while Pose became the first cable series to win.
2010s[]
| Year | Program | Showrunners | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 1st [1][2][3] | |||
| This Is Us (Season 1) |
Dan Fogelman, showrunner | NBC | |
| Power (Season 3) |
Courtney A. Kemp, showrunner | Starz | |
| Underground (season 2) |
Misha Green & Joe Pokasi, showrunners | WGN America | |
| Luke Cage (season 1) |
Cheo Hodari Coker, showrunner | Netflix | |
| Queen Sugar (Season 1) |
Melissa Carter | OWN | |
| 2018 (2nd) [4][5] | |||
| Black Lightning (Season 1) |
Salim Akil, showrunner | CW | |
| Queen Sugar (Season 2) |
Monica Macer, showrunner | OWN | |
| This Is Us (Season 2) |
Dan Fogelman, Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, showrunners | NBC | |
| The Chi (Season 1) |
Elwood Reid, showrunner | Showtime | |
| Greenleaf (Season 2) |
Craig Wright, showrunner | OWN | |
| 2019 3rd [6][7] | |||
| This Is Us (Season 3) |
Dan Fogelman, Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, showrunners | NBC | |
| Claws (Season 2) |
Janine Sherman Barrios, showrunner | TNT | |
| Pose (Season 1) |
Ryan Murphy, showrunner | FX | |
| Black Lightning (Season 2) |
Salim Akil, showrunner | CW | |
| All American (Season 1) |
Nkechi Okoro, showrunner | CW |
2020s[]
| Year | Program | Showrunners | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 4th [8][9][10] | |||
| Pose (Season 2) |
Ryan Murphy, showrunner | FX | |
| Godfather of Harlem (Season 1) |
Chris Brancato, showrunner | EPIX | |
| For Life (Season 1) |
Hank Steinberg | ABC | |
| All Rise (Season 1) |
Denitira Harris-Lawrence & Greg Spottiswood | CBS | |
| Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Season 1) |
Alex Tse, showrunner | HULU | |
| 2021 5th [11][12][13] | |||
| Lovecraft Country (Season 1) |
Misha Green, showrunner | HBO | |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Season 1) |
Malcolm Spellman, showrunner | Disney+ | |
| Queen Sugar (Season 5) |
Anthony Sparks, showrunner | OWN | |
| Lupin (Season 1) |
George Kay, showrunner | Netflix | |
| Snowfall (Season 4) |
Dave Andron, showrunner | FX |
Programs with multiple awards[]
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Programs with multiple nominations[]
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Total awards by network[]
- NBC – 2
- CW - 1
- FX - 1
- HBO - 1
References[]
- ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards for Television
- ^ http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/ Archived 2017-07-07 at WebCite BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD
- ^ https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-television-winners/ NEW EDITION STORY AND THIS IS US DOMINATE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION
- ^ 2018 Black Reel Awards for Television
- ^ http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/ Archived 2018-07-03 at WebCite VOTERS ARE “SWEET” ON QUEEN SUGAR
- ^ 2019 Black Reel Awards for Television
- ^ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/billy-porter-wins-emmy-outstanding-actor-drama-series-pose-1202175093/ Billy Porter Makes History as First Openly Gay Black Man to Win Emmy for Outstanding Actor in Drama Series
- ^ 2020 Black Reel Awards for Television
- ^ https://awardswatch.com/watchmen-insecure-top-black-reel-awards-for-television-winners/ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winners
- ^ http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine WATCHMEN & INSECURE PACE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TV NOMINATIONS
- ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2021)". IMDb.
- ^ Gordon, Tim. "PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY!". blackreelawards.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Tim. ""LOVE" REIGNS SUPREME!". blackreelawards.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
Categories:
- Black Reel Awards