| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress | |
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| Awarded For: | Outstanding Supporting Actress |
| Presenter: | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Year2: | 2023 |
| Holder Label: | Final winner |
| Holder: | Angela Bassett |
| Most Awards: | Viola Davis (2) |
| Most Nominations: | Octavia Spencer (6) |
The Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress was an award presented annually by the Black Reel Awards (BRAs). It was 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. Janelle Monáe and Kerry Washington have the most nominations in this category without a win. Monáe 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.
The award was discontinued at the 24th Black Reel Awards and merged with Outstanding Supporting Actor in favor of a single gender-neutral award, Outstanding Supporting Performance.[1]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Record | Actress | Film | Age (in years) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |