Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress
| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress | |
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 The 2022 recipient: Aunjanue Ellis
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Supporting Actress |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First awarded | Black Reel Awards of 2000 |
| Most recent winner |
Aunjanue Ellis King Richard (Black Reel Awards of 2022) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
The Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Black Reel Awards (BRAs). It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry.
Erykah Badu was the first winner of The Cider House Rules at the 1st Annual Black Reel Awards in 2000. Since its inception, the award has been given out to 21 actresses. Viola Davis is the current record holder with most wins in this category with two while, Octavia Spencer holds the record for most nominations in this category with six. Angela Bassett currently has the most nominations in this category without a win. Janelle Monae is the only actress to earn multiple nominations in the same year for Moonlight and Hidden Figures at the 17th Annual Black Reel Awards.
Gloria Foster became the first posthumous acting nominee in Black Reel Awards history when she earned a nomination for The Matrix Reloaded at the 4th Annual Black Reel Awards. Eartha Kitt is the first and only actress to earn a nomination in this category for an animated performance prior to the introduction of the Outstanding Voice Performance category in 2009.
At age 25, Jennifer Hudson became the youngest winner in this category for Dreamgirls and at age 62, Phylicia Rashad became the oldest winner in this category for For Colored Girls.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominations and wins
Multiple wins
- 2 Wins
Multiple nominations
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Multiple nominations from the same film
- Mo'Nique (winner), Mariah Carey and Paula Patton in Precious (2010)
- Phylicia Rashad (winner), Janet Jackson and Kerry Washington in For Colored Girls (2011)
- Pernell Walker and Kim Wayans in Pariah (2011)
- Naomie Harris & Janelle Monae in Moonlight (2017)
- Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o & Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2019)
- Ariana DeBose & Rita Moreno in West Side Story (2022)
Age superlatives
| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) |
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| Oldest winner | Phylicia Rashad | For Colored Girls | 62 |
| Oldest nominee | Rita Moreno | West Side Story | 90 |
| Youngest winner | Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls | 25 |
| Youngest nominee | Shahadi Wright Joseph | Us | 14 |