Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. The award recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role within the given eligible period. Nia Long received the very first award for The Best Man at the 1st Annual Black Reel Awards in 2000. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 19 actresses. With 5 nominations apiece, Halle Berry, Sanaa Lathan & Viola Davis are tied with the most nominations while Davis & Lathan are tied for most  wins with 2. Rosario Dawson is the most nominated actress in this category without a win. Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the only actress to earn multiple nominations in the same year for Belle & Beyond the Lights at the 14th Annual Black Reel Awards. At age 9, Quvenzhane Wallis became the youngest actress to win this award for Beasts of the Southern Wild and at age 69, Irma P. Hall became the oldest winner in this category for "The Ladykillers". Winners and nominees. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.