# 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

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
    † indicates an Academy Award–winning performance.
    ‡ indicates an Academy Award–nominated performance that same year.

### 2000s

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

### 2010s

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

### 2020s

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