NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

This page lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The award was first given during the 1996 ceremony. Since its inception, Loretta Devine holds the record for the most wins with five.

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

Wins

 * 5 wins
 * Loretta Devine


 * 3 wins
 * S. Epatha Merkerson


 * 2 wins
 * Khandi Alexander
 * Mary J. Blige
 * Chandra Wilson
 * Naturi Naughton

Nominations

 * 6 nominations
 * S. Epatha Merkerson


 * 5 nominations
 * Loretta Devine
 * Pam Grier
 * Lynn Whitfield
 * Chandra Wilson
 * Alfre Woodard


 * 4 nominations
 * Khandi Alexander
 * C. C. H. Pounder
 * Gloria Reuben
 * Susan Kelechi Watson


 * 3 nominations
 * Vanessa Bell Calloway
 * Diahann Carroll
 * Lisa Nicole Carson
 * Audra McDonald
 * Archie Panjabi
 * Naturi Naughton


 * 2 nominations
 * Khandi Alexander
 * Mary J. Blige
 * Anna Deavere Smith
 * Jasmine Guy
 * Marianne Jean-Baptiste
 * Tina Lifford
 * Lucy Liu
 * Anika Noni Rose
 * Sonja Sohn
 * Cicely Tyson