NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series. The award was first given during the 2007 ceremony and since its conception, Shonda Rhimes holds the record for the most wins with five and is currently the only writer to win in this category more than once.

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

Wins

 * 5 wins
 * Shonda Rhimes

Nominations

 * 8 nominations
 * Janine Sherman Barrois


 * 7 nominations
 * Shonda Rhimes


 * 4 nominations
 * Zoanne Clack


 * 3 nominations
 * Ava DuVernay
 * Sara Hess
 * Kathleen McGhee-Anderson
 * Aaron Rahsaan Thomas
 * Anthony Sparks


 * 2 nominations
 * Mara Brock Akil
 * Nkechi Okoro Carroll
 * Patrick Joseph Charles
 * Erika Green Swafford
 * Cheo Hodari Coker
 * LaToya Morgan
 * Pam Veasey
 * Lena Waithe
 * Alexander Woo