# NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The award was first given during the 1996 ceremony. Since its inception, Loretta Devine holds the record for the most wins with five.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Series | Ref. |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Fatima Faloye | New York Undercover | |
| 1996 | Jasmine Guy | Melrose Place | |
| 1996 | C. C. H. Pounder | ER | |
| 1996 | Gloria Reuben | ER | |
| 1996 | Vanessa Estelle Williams | Murder One | |
| 1997 | — | — | — |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | Lynn Whitfield | Touched by an Angel | |
| 1998 | Lisa Nicole Carson | ER | |
| 1998 | C. C. H. Pounder | ER | |
| 1998 | Gloria Reuben | ER | |
| 1998 | Ja'net Dubois | Touched by an Angel | |
| 1999 | | | |
| 1999 | Ruby Dee | Promised Land | |
| 1999 | Lisa Nicole Carson | Ally McBeal | |
| 1999 | Toni Lewis | Homicide: Life on the Street | |
| 1999 | Gloria Reuben | ER | |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Series |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Rosa Parks | Touched by an Angel |
| 2000 | LisaGay Hamilton | The Practice |
| 2000 | Gloria Reuben | ER |
| 2000 | Lucy Liu | Ally McBeal |
| 2000 | Lisa Nicole Carson | Ally McBeal |
| 2001 | | |
| 2001 | Loretta Devine | Boston Public |
| 2001 | Beah Richards | The Practice |
| 2001 | Michael Michele | ER |
| 2001 | Irma P. Hall | Soul Food |
| 2001 | Marla Gibbs | Touched by an Angel |
| 2002 | | |
| 2002 | Debbi Morgan | Soul Food |
| 2002 | Khandi Alexander | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 2002 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | Boston Public |
| 2002 | Rashida Jones | Boston Public |
| 2002 | C. C. H. Pounder | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 2003 | | |
| 2003 | Loretta Devine | Boston Public |
| 2003 | Anna Deavere Smith | The West Wing |
| 2003 | Kimberly Elise | Soul Food |
| 2003 | Pam Grier | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 2003 | Rita Moreno | Oz |
| 2004 | | |
| 2004 | Loretta Devine | Boston Public |
| 2004 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | The District |
| 2004 | Anna Deavere Smith | The West Wing |
| 2004 | Pam Grier | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 2004 | Terri J. Vaughn | Soul Food |
| 2005 | | |
| 2005 | Khandi Alexander | CSI: Miami |
| 2005 | Diahann Carroll | Soul Food |
| 2005 | Pam Grier | The L Word |
| 2005 | Jasmine Guy | Dead Like Me |
| 2005 | Sonja Sohn | The Wire |
| 2006 | | |
| 2006 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Law & Order |
| 2006 | Pam Grier | The L Word |
| 2006 | Aisha Tyler | 24 |
| 2006 | Kerry Washington | Boston Legal |
| 2006 | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2007 | | |
| 2007 | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2007 | Khandi Alexander | CSI: Miami |
| 2007 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Without a Trace |
| 2007 | Sanaa Lathan | Nip/Tuck |
| 2007 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Law & Order |
| 2008 | | |
| 2008 | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2008 | Pam Grier | The L Word |
| 2008 | Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Without a Trace |
| 2008 | Audra McDonald | Private Practice |
| 2008 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Law & Order |
| 2009 | | |
| 2009 | Angela Bassett | ER |
| 2009 | Audra McDonald | Private Practice |
| 2009 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Law & Order |
| 2009 | Sonja Sohn | The Wire |
| 2009 | Alfre Woodard | My Own Worst Enemy |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Series |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Law & Order |
| 2010 | Audra McDonald | Private Practice |
| 2010 | Anika Noni Rose | The Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency |
| 2010 | Jurnee Smollett | Friday Night Lights |
| 2010 | Gabrielle Union | FlashForward |
| 2011 | | |
| 2011 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Law & Order |
| 2011 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | HawthoRNe |
| 2011 | Sandra Oh | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2011 | Sara Ramirez | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2011 | Alfre Woodard | Memphis Beat |
| 2012 | | |
| 2012 | Archie Panjabi | The Good Wife |
| 2012 | Diahann Carroll | White Collar |
| 2012 | Loretta Devine | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2012 | Anika Noni Rose | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
| 2012 | Alfre Woodard | Memphis Beat |
| 2013 | | |
| 2013 | Loretta Devine | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2013 | Joy Bryant | Parenthood |
| 2013 | Lucy Liu | Southland |
| 2013 | Archie Panjabi | The Good Wife |
| 2013 | Rutina Wesley | True Blood |
| 2014 | | |
| 2014 | Taraji P. Henson | Person of Interest |
| 2014 | Debbie Allen | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2014 | Diahann Carroll | White Collar |
| 2014 | Archie Panjabi | The Good Wife |
| 2014 | Vanessa Williams | 666 Park Avenue |
| 2015 | | |
| 2015 | Khandi Alexander | Scandal |
| 2015 | Aja Naomi King | How to Get Away With Murder |
| 2015 | Jada Pinkett Smith | Gotham |
| 2015 | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2015 | Alfre Woodard | State of Affairs |
| 2016 | | |
| 2016 | Regina King | American Crime |
| 2016 | Grace Gealey | Empire |
| 2016 | Danai Gurira | The Walking Dead |
| 2016 | Naturi Naughton | Power |
| 2016 | Cicely Tyson | How to Get Away with Murder |
| 2017 | | |
| 2017 | Naturi Naughton | Power |
| 2017 | C. C. H. Pounder | NCIS: New Orleans |
| 2017 | Cicely Tyson | How to Get Away with Murder |
| 2017 | Amirah Vann | Underground |
| 2017 | Lynn Whitfield | Greenleaf |
| 2018 | | |
| 2018 | Naturi Naughton | Power |
| 2018 | Lynn Whitfield | Greenleaf |
| 2018 | Samira Wiley | The Handmaid's Tale |
| 2018 | Susan Kelechi Watson | This Is Us |
| 2018 | Tina Lifford | Queen Sugar |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Series |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Lynn Whitfield | Greenleaf |
| 2020 | Tina Lifford | Queen Sugar |
| 2020 | CCH Pounder | NCIS: New Orleans |
| 2020 | Lyric Ross | This Is Us |
| 2020 | Susan Kelechi Watson | This Is Us |
| 2021 | | |
| 2021 | Mary J. Blige | Power Book II: Ghost |
| 2021 | Adjoa Andoh | Bridgerton |
| 2021 | Aunjanue Ellis | Lovecraft Country |
| 2021 | Susan Kelechi Watson | This Is Us |
| 2021 | Lynn Whitfield | Greenleaf |
| 2022 | | |
| 2022 | Mary J. Blige | Power Book II: Ghost |
| 2022 | Bianca Lawson | Queen Sugar |
| 2022 | Susan Kelechi Watson | This Is Us |
| 2022 | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy |
| 2022 | Alfre Woodard | SEE |