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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Drama Series

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series
The 2024 recipient: Idris Elba
Awarded forOutstanding Performance
CountryUnited States
Presented byBlack Reel Awards (BRAs)
First awarded2023
Most recent winnerIdris Elba
Hijack
Websiteblackreelawards.com

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

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2020s

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Year Actor Role(s) Series
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
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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

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2 nominations

Age superlatives

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Record Actor Series Age (in years)
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

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  1. ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "8th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved June 16, 2024.