NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Template:Short description 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.

1990s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref.
1996
	Fatima Faloye	New York Undercover	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jasmine Guy	Melrose Place
	C. C. H. Pounder	ER
	Gloria Reuben	ER
	Vanessa Estelle Williams	Murder One
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1998
	Lynn Whitfield	Touched by an Angel	Template:Citation needed
	Lisa Nicole Carson	ER
	C. C. H. Pounder
	Gloria Reuben
	Ja'net Dubois	Touched by an Angel
1999
	Ruby Dee	Promised Land	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Lisa Nicole Carson	Ally McBeal
	Toni Lewis	Homicide: Life on the Street
	Gloria Reuben	ER

2000s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref.
2000
	Rosa Parks	Touched by an Angel
	LisaGay Hamilton	The Practice
	Gloria Reuben	ER
	Lucy Liu	Ally McBeal
	Lisa Nicole Carson	Ally McBeal
2001
	Loretta Devine	Boston Public
	Beah Richards	The Practice
	Michael Michele	ER
	Irma P. Hall	Soul Food
	Marla Gibbs	Touched by an Angel
2002
	Debbi Morgan	Soul Food	Template:Citation needed
	Khandi Alexander	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Vanessa Bell Calloway	Boston Public
	Rashida Jones	Boston Public
	C. C. H. Pounder	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2003
	Loretta Devine	Boston Public	Template:Citation needed
	Anna Deavere Smith	The West Wing
	Kimberly Elise	Soul Food
	Pam Grier	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Rita Moreno	Oz
2004
	Loretta Devine	Boston Public	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Vanessa Bell Calloway	The District
	Anna Deavere Smith	The West Wing
	Pam Grier	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Terri J. Vaughn	Soul Food
2005
	Khandi Alexander	CSI: Miami	Template:Citation needed
	Diahann Carroll	Soul Food
	Pam Grier	The L Word
	Jasmine Guy	Dead Like Me
	Sonja Sohn	The Wire
2006
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Law & Order	Template:Citation needed
	Pam Grier	The L Word
	Aisha Tyler	24
	Kerry Washington	Boston Legal
	Chandra Wilson	Grey's Anatomy
2007
	Chandra Wilson	Grey's Anatomy	Template:Citation needed
	Khandi Alexander	CSI: Miami
	Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Without a Trace
	Sanaa Lathan	Nip/Tuck
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Law & Order
2008
	Chandra Wilson	Grey's Anatomy	Template:Citation needed
	Pam Grier	The L Word
	Marianne Jean-Baptiste	Without a Trace
	Audra McDonald	Private Practice
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Law & Order
2009
	Angela Bassett	ER	Template:Citation needed
	Audra McDonald	Private Practice
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Law & Order
	Sonja Sohn	The Wire
	Alfre Woodard	My Own Worst Enemy

2010s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref.
2010
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Law & Order	Template:Citation needed
	Audra McDonald	Private Practice
	Anika Noni Rose	The Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency
	Jurnee Smollett	Friday Night Lights
	Gabrielle Union	FlashForward
2011
	S. Epatha Merkerson	Law & Order	Template:Citation needed
	Vanessa Bell Calloway	HawthoRNe
	Sandra Oh	Grey's Anatomy
	Sara Ramirez	Grey's Anatomy
	Alfre Woodard	Memphis Beat
2012
	Archie Panjabi	The Good Wife	Template:Citation needed
	Diahann Carroll	White Collar
	Loretta Devine	Grey's Anatomy
	Anika Noni Rose	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Alfre Woodard	Memphis Beat
2013
	Loretta Devine	Grey's Anatomy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Joy Bryant	Parenthood
	Lucy Liu	Southland
	Archie Panjabi	The Good Wife
	Rutina Wesley	True Blood
2014
	Taraji P. Henson	Person of Interest	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Debbie Allen	Grey's Anatomy
	Diahann Carroll	White Collar
	Archie Panjabi	The Good Wife
	Vanessa Williams	666 Park Avenue
2015
	Khandi Alexander	Scandal	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Aja Naomi King	How to Get Away With Murder
	Jada Pinkett Smith	Gotham
	Chandra Wilson	Grey's Anatomy
	Alfre Woodard	State of Affairs
2016
	Regina King	American Crime	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Grace Gealey	Empire
	Danai Gurira	The Walking Dead
	Naturi Naughton	Power
	Cicely Tyson	How to Get Away with Murder
2017
	Naturi Naughton	Power	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	C. C. H. Pounder	NCIS: New Orleans
	Cicely Tyson	How to Get Away with Murder
	Amirah Vann	Underground
	Lynn Whitfield	Greenleaf
2018
	Naturi Naughton	Power
	Lynn Whitfield	Greenleaf
	Samira Wiley	The Handmaid's Tale
	Susan Kelechi Watson	This Is Us
	Tina Lifford	Queen Sugar

2020s

Year	Actress	Series	Ref
2020
	Lynn Whitfield	Greenleaf	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tina Lifford	Queen Sugar
	CCH Pounder	NCIS: New Orleans
	Lyric Ross	This Is Us
	Susan Kelechi Watson	This Is Us
2021
	Mary J. Blige	Power Book II: Ghost	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Adjoa Andoh	Bridgerton
	Aunjanue Ellis	Lovecraft Country
	Susan Kelechi Watson	This Is Us
	Lynn Whitfield	Greenleaf
2022
	Mary J. Blige	Power Book II: Ghost	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Bianca Lawson	Queen Sugar
	Susan Kelechi Watson	This Is Us
	Chandra Wilson	Grey's Anatomy
	Alfre Woodard	SEE