Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series

This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Actress, Drama Series. This category was first introduced in 2017 and won by Rutina Wesley for Queen Sugar. Wesley currently holds the record for most wins with 3 and is currently tied with Dawn-Lyen Gardner for nominations in this category with 4 nominations.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Programs with multiple awards

 * 3 awards
 * Queen Sugar


 * 2 awards
 * Euphoria

Performers with multiple awards

 * 3 awards
 * Rutina Wesley (3 consecutive)


 * 2 awards
 * Zendaya

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 8 nominations
 * Queen Sugar


 * 2 nominations
 * All Rise
 * Claws
 * Empire
 * Euphoria
 * The Equalizer
 * How to Get Away With Murder

Performers with multiple nominations

 * 4 nominations
 * Dawn-Lyen Gardner
 * Rutina Wesley


 * 2 nominations
 * Viola Davis
 * Taraji P. Henson
 * Queen Latifah
 * Simone Missick
 * Niecy Nash
 * Jurnee Smollett
 * Zendaya

Total awards by network

 * OWN - 3
 * HBO - 3