Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series
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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series | |
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![]() The 2024 recipient: Idris Elba | |
Awarded for | Outstanding Performance |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
First awarded | 2023 |
Most recent winner | Idris Elba Hijack |
Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series. The award recognizes an actor or actress who delivers an outstanding performance in a leading role of a drama television series within the given eligible period.
The award was first presented at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards as a result of a merger between the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress awards into a single gender-neutral award, with a total of ten nominees being selected.
Winners and nominees
[edit]2020s
[edit]Year | Actor | Role(s) | Series |
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2023 [1] | |||
Damson Idris | Franklin Saint | Snowfall | |
Jacob Anderson | Louis de Pointe du Lac | Interview with the Vampire | |
Nicco Annan | Uncle Clifford Sayles | P-Valley | |
Jabari Banks | Will Smith | Bel-Air | |
Angela Bassett | Athena Grant-Nash | 9-1-1 | |
Queen Latifah | Robyn McCall | The Equalizer | |
Patina Miller | Raquel Thomas | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | |
Harold Perrineau | Boyd Stevens | From | |
Octavia Spencer | Poppy Parnell | Truth Be Told | |
Forest Whitaker | Bumpy Johnson | Godfather of Harlem | |
2024 [2] | |||
Idris Elba | Sam Nelson | Hijack | |
Rosario Dawson | Ahsoka Tano | Ahsoka | |
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Carolyn Wilder | Justified: City Primeval | |
Giancarlo Esposito | Gracián "Gray" Parish | Parish | |
Donald Glover | John Smith / Michael | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | |
Quincy Isaiah | Magic Johnson | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | |
Queen Latifah | Robyn McCall | The Equalizer | |
Sonequa Martin-Green | Michael Burnham | Star Trek: Discovery | |
Zoe Saldaña | Joe | Special Ops: Lioness | |
Omar Sy | Assane Diop | Lupin |
Multiple nominations
[edit]- 2 nominations
Age superlatives
[edit]Record | Actor | Series | Age (in years) |
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Oldest winner | Idris Elba | Hijack | 51 |
Oldest nominee | Giancarlo Esposito | Parish | 66 |
Youngest winner | Damson Idris | Snowfall | 32 |
Youngest nominee | Jabari Banks | Bel-Air | 25 |
References
[edit]- ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "8th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved June 16, 2024.