| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series |
| Presenter: | Black Reel Awards |
| Country: | United States |
| Holder: | Steve McQueen Small Axe (2021) |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director of a Television Movie or Limited Series. The category was retired during the 2008 ceremony, and then later returned in 2013. In May 2017 the category was moved from the film awards as part of the Black Reel Awards for Television honors thus resulting in two separate winners in 2017.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Director(s) | Film | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| Stephen Williams | Watchmen Episode "This Extraordinary Being" | HBO | [17] | |
| Christine Swanson | Lifetime | |||
| Nzingha Stewart | Little Fires Everywhere - Episode "Picture Perfect" | HULU | ||
| Janet Mock | Hollywood- Episode "(Screen) Test" | Netflix | ||
| Stephen Williams | Watchmen- Episode "She Was Killed by Space Junk" | HBO | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| Steve McQueen | Small Axe- Film: Lovers Rock | Amazon Prime Video | [18] [19] | |
| Michaela Coel & Sam Miller | I May Destroy You - Episode "Ego Death" | HBO | ||
| Steve McQueen | Small Axe- Film: Mangrove | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| Eugene Ashe | Sylvie's Love | Amazon Studios | ||
| Barry Jenkins | The Underground Railroad" | Amazon Prime Video |