# Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress

The Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress was an award presented annually by the Black Reel Awards (BRAs). It was given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry.
Erykah Badu was the first winner of The Cider House Rules at the 1st Annual Black Reel Awards in 2000. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 21 actresses. Viola Davis is the current record holder with most wins in this category with two, while Octavia Spencer holds the record for most nominations in this category with six. Janelle Monáe and Kerry Washington have the most nominations in this category without a win. Monáe is the only actress to earn multiple nominations in the same year for Moonlight and Hidden Figures at the 17th Annual Black Reel Awards.
Gloria Foster became the first posthumous acting nominee in Black Reel Awards history when she earned a nomination for The Matrix Reloaded at the 4th Annual Black Reel Awards. Eartha Kitt is the first and only actress to earn a nomination in this category for an animated performance prior to the introduction of the Outstanding Voice Performance category in 2009.
At age 25, Jennifer Hudson became the youngest winner in this category for Dreamgirls and at age 62, Phylicia Rashad became the oldest winner in this category for For Colored Girls.
The award was discontinued at the 24th Black Reel Awards and merged with Outstanding Supporting Actor in favor of a single gender-neutral award, Outstanding Supporting Performance.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 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 (posthumous) | 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 | Hidden Figures |
| 2017 | Janelle Monáe | Moonlight |
| 2017 | Lupita Nyong'o | Queen of Katwe |
| 2018 | | |
| 2018 | Tiffany Haddish | Girls Trip |
| 2018 | Betty Gabriel | Get Out |
| 2018 | Mary J. Blige | Mudbound |
| 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 | Janelle Monae | Harriet |
| 2020 | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Us |
| 2020 | Octavia Spencer | Luce |
| 2020 | Taylor Russell | Waves |
| 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-Taylor | 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 |

## Multiple nominations and wins
### Multiple wins
#### 2 Wins

* Viola Davis

### Multiple nominations
## Multiple nominations from the same film

* Mo'Nique (winner), Mariah Carey and Paula Patton in Precious (2010)
* Phylicia Rashad (winner), Janet Jackson and Kerry Washington in For Colored Girls (2011)
* Pernell Walker and Kim Wayans in Pariah (2011)
* Naomie Harris & Janelle Monae in Moonlight (2017)
* Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o & Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2019)
* Ariana DeBose & Rita Moreno in West Side Story (2022)

## Age superlatives

| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) |
| Oldest winner | Phylicia Rashad | For Colored Girls | 62 |
| Oldest nominee | Rita Moreno | West Side Story | 90 |
| Youngest winner | Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls | 25 |
| Youngest nominee | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Us | 14 |