# 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 |
| 1971 |
| 1971 | Elena Verdugo | Marcus Welby, M.D. | |
| 1972 – 79 | — | — | — |

### 1980s

| Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
| 1980 – 81 | — | — | — |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | Irene Cara | Sister, Sister | |
| 1983 – 87 | — | — | — |
| 1988 |
| 1988 | Cicely Tyson | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | |
| 1989 | | | |
| 1989 | Alfre Woodard | Unnatural Causes | |

### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Movie / Series | Ref |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Alfre Woodard | Mandela | |
| 1991 | — | — | — |
| 1992 |
| 1992 | Alfre Woodard | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | |
| 1993 | | | |
| 1993 | Lynn Whitfield | The Josephine Baker Story | |
| 1994 | | | |
| 1994 | Lynn Whitfield | I'll Fly Away | |
| 1995 | | | |
| 1995 | Halle Berry | Alex Haley's Queen | |
| 1996 | | | |
| 1996 | Alfre Woodard | The Piano Lesson | |
| 1996 | Halle Berry | Solomon & Sheba | |
| 1996 | C. C. H. Pounder | Zooman | |
| 1996 | Regina Taylor | Children of the Dust | |
| 1996 | Vanessa Williams | Bye Bye Birdie | |
| 1997 | | | |
| 1997 | Cicely Tyson | The Road to Galveston | |
| 1997 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | America's Dream | |
| 1997 | Ruby Dee | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | |
| 1997 | Jasmine Guy | America's Dream | |
| 1997 | Jada Pinkett Smith | If These Walls Could Talk | |
| 1998 | | | |
| 1998 | Alfre Woodard | Miss Evers' Boys | |
| 1998 | Brandy | Cinderella | |
| 1998 | Whoopi Goldberg | Cinderella | |
| 1998 | Lonette McKee | To Dance with Olivia | |
| 1998 | Vanessa Williams | The Odyssey | |
| 1999 | | | |
| 1999 | Cicely Tyson | Mama Flora's Family | |
| 1999 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | The Temptations | |
| 1999 | Halle Berry | The Wedding | |
| 1999 | Queen Latifah | Mama Flora's Family | |
| 1999 | Lynn Whitfield | The Wedding | |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Movie / Series |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Halle Berry | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge |
| 2000 | Diahann Carroll | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years |
| 2000 | Ruby Dee | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years |
| 2000 | Cicely Tyson | A Lesson Before Dying |
| 2000 | Lynn Whitfield | Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story |
| 2001 | | |
| 2001 | Natalie Cole | Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story |
| 2001 | Khandi Alexander | The Corner |
| 2001 | Loretta Devine | Freedom Song |
| 2001 | Nia Long | If These Walls Could Talk 2 |
| 2001 | Alfre Woodard | Holiday Heart |
| 2002 | | |
| 2002 | Angela Bassett | Ruby's Bucket of Blood |
| 2002 | Carmen Ejogo | Boycott |
| 2002 | Kimberly Elise | Bojangles |
| 2002 | Pam Grier | 3 A.M. |
| 2002 | Phylicia Rashad | The Old Settler |
| 2003 | | |
| 2003 | Angela Bassett | The Rosa Parks Story |
| 2003 | Gloria Reuben | Little John |
| 2003 | Jackie Richardson | Sins of the Father |
| 2003 | Vanessa Williams | Keep the Faith, Baby |
| 2003 | N'Bushe Wright | Widows |
| 2004 | | |
| 2004 | Whoopi Goldberg | Good Fences |
| 2004 | Suzzanne Douglas | Sounder |
| 2004 | Vanessa Ferlito | Undefeated |
| 2004 | Mo'Nique | Good Fences |
| 2005 | | |
| 2005 | Lynn Whitfield | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story |
| 2005 | Tyra Ferrell | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 |
| 2005 | Tangi Miller | Phantom Force |
| 2005 | Keke Palmer | The Wool Cap |
| 2005 | Gabrielle Union | Something the Lord Made |
| 2006 | | |
| 2006 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Lackawanna Blues |
| 2006 | Halle Berry | Their Eyes Were Watching God |
| 2006 | Carmen Ejogo | Lackawanna Blues |
| 2006 | Macy Gray | Lackawanna Blues |
| 2006 | Rosie Perez | Lackawanna Blues |
| 2007 | | |
| 2007 | Sophie Okonedo | Tsunami: The Aftermath |
| 2007 | Fantasia Barrino | Life Is Not a Fairy Tale |
| 2007 | Loretta Devine | Life Is Not a Fairy Tale |
| 2007 | Patti LaBelle | Why I Wore My Lipstick to My Mastectomy |
| 2007 | Aisha Tyler | For One Night |
| 2008 | | |
| 2008 | Queen Latifah | Life Support |
| 2008 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Girl, Positive |
| 2008 | Sydney Tamiia Poitier | The List |
| 2008 | Holly Robinson Peete | Matters of Life and Dating |
| 2008 | Anika Noni Rose | The Starter Wife |
| 2009 | | |
| 2009 | Phylicia Rashad | A Raisin in the Sun |
| 2009 | Sanaa Lathan | A Raisin in the Sun |
| 2009 | Audra McDonald | A Raisin in the Sun |
| 2009 | Vanessa Estelle Williams | Flirting with 40 |
| 2009 | Chandra Wilson | Accidental Friendship |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Movie / Series |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | Kimberly Elise | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story |
| 2010 | Ruby Dee | America |
| 2010 | Aunjanue Ellis | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story |
| 2010 | Rosie O'Donnell | America |
| 2010 | Cicely Tyson | Relative Stranger |
| 2011 | | |
| 2011 | Jill Scott | Sins of the Mother |
| 2011 | Lucy Liu | Marry Me |
| 2011 | Tamera Mowry | Double Wedding |
| 2011 | Tia Mowry | Double Wedding |
| 2011 | Rosie Perez | Lies in Plain Sight |
| 2012 | | |
| 2012 | Taraji P. Henson | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story |
| 2012 | Rosario Dawson | Five |
| 2012 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Five |
| 2012 | Jenifer Lewis | Five |
| 2012 | Anika Noni Rose | Have a Little Faith |
| 2013 | | |
| 2013 | Alfre Woodard | Steel Magnolias |
| 2013 | Queen Latifah | Steel Magnolias |
| 2013 | Keke Palmer | Abducted: The Carlina White Story |
| 2013 | Phylicia Rashad | Steel Magnolias |
| 2013 | Jill Scott | Steel Magnolias |
| 2014 | | |
| 2014 | Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane |
| 2014 | Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Coven |
| 2014 | Angela Bassett | Betty & Coretta |
| 2014 | Keke Palmer | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story |
| 2014 | Gabourey Sidibe | American Horror Story: Coven |
| 2015 | | |
| 2015 | Cicely Tyson | The Trip to Bountiful |
| 2015 | Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Freak Show |
| 2015 | Regina King | The Gabby Douglas Story |
| 2015 | Keke Palmer | The Trip to Bountiful |
| 2015 | Vanessa Williams | The Trip to Bountiful |
| 2016 | | |
| 2016 | Queen Latifah | Bessie |
| 2016 | Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Hotel |
| 2016 | Aunjanue Ellis | The Book of Negroes |
| 2016 | LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Show Me a Hero |
| 2016 | Jill Scott | With This Ring |
| 2017 | | |
| 2017 | Regina King | American Crime |
| 2017 | Emayatzy Corinealdi | Roots |
| 2017 | Audra McDonald | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill |
| 2017 | Anika Noni Rose | Roots |
| 2017 | Kerry Washington | Confirmation |
| 2018 | | |
| 2018 | Queen Latifah | Flint |
| 2018 | Regina King | American Crime |
| 2018 | Sanna Lathan | Shots Fired |
| 2018 | Jill Scott | Flint |
| 2018 | Oprah Winfrey | The Immortal Life it Henrietta Lacks |
| 2019 | | |
| 2019 | Regina King | Seven Seconds |
| 2019 | Anna Deavere Smith | Notes from the Field |
| 2019 | Gabrielle Dennis | The Bobby Brown Story |
| 2019 | Jeanté Godlock | The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar |
| 2019 | Toni Braxton | Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Movie / Series |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Neicy Nash | When They See Us |
| 2020 | Aunjanue Ellis | When They See Us |
| 2020 | Octavia Spencer | Truth Be Told |
| 2020 | Gabrielle Union | Being Mary Jane |
| 2020 | Kerry Washington | American Son |
| 2021 | | |
| 2021 | Octavia Spencer | Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker |
| 2021 | Michaela Coel | I May Destroy You |
| 2021 | Aunjanue Ellis | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel |
| 2021 | Tessa Thompson | Sylvie's Love |
| 2021 | Kerry Washington | Little Fires Everywhere |
| 2022 | | |
| 2022 | Taraji P. Henson | Annie Live! |
| 2022 | Danielle Brooks | Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia |
| 2022 | Cynthia Erivo | Genius: Aretha |
| 2022 | Betty Gabriel | Clickbait |
| 2022 | Jodie Turner-Smith | Anne Boleyn |
| 2023 | | |
| 2023 | Niecy Nash | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story |
| 2023 | Viola Davis | The First Lady |
| 2023 | Regina Hall | The Best Man: The Final Chapters |
| 2023 | Sanaa Lathan | The Best Man: The Final Chapters |
| 2023 | Zoe Saldaña | From Scratch |
| 2024 | | |
| 2024 | Chlöe Bailey | Praise This |
| 2024 | Ali Wong | Beef |
| 2024 | Dominique Fishback | Swarm |
| 2024 | Gabrielle Union | The Perfect Find |
| 2024 | Meagan Good | Buying Back My Daughter |

## Multiple wins and nominations
### Wins
#### 6 wins

* Alfre Woodard

#### 4 wins

* Cicely Tyson

#### 3 wins

* Lynn Whitfield
* Queen Latifah

#### 2 wins

* Angela Bassett
* Halle Berry
* Niecy Nash
* Taraji P. Henson
* Regina King

### Nominations
#### 7 nominations

* Alfre Woodard

#### 6 nominations

* Angela Bassett
* Cicely Tyson

#### 5 nominations

* Halle Berry
* Lynn Whitfield

#### 4 nominations

* Regina King
* Queen Latifah
* Keke Palmer
* Jill Scott
* Vanessa Williams
* Aunjanue Ellis

#### 3 nominations

* Ruby Dee
* Phylicia Rashad
* Anika Noni Rose
* Gabrielle Union
* Kerry Washington

#### 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