Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series | |
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Awarded For: | Outstanding Performance |
Presenter: | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
Country: | United States |
Year: | 2023 |
Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
Holder: | Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series. The award recognizes an actor or actress who delivers an outstanding performance in a leading role of a comedy television series within the given eligible period.
The award was first presented at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards as a result of a merger between the Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress awards into a single gender-neutral award, with a total of ten nominees being selected. Quinta Brunson is the inaugural winner for her performance in the second season of Abbott Elementary, for which she also won a Primetime Emmy Award.
Year | Actor | Role(s) | Series |
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2023 [1] | |||
Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | |
Tichina Arnold | Tina Butler | The Neighborhood | |
Cedric the Entertainer | Calvin Butler | The Neighborhood | |
Donald Glover | Earnest "Earn" Marks | Atlanta | |
Meagan Good | Camille Parks | Harlem | |
Jasmine Cephas Jones | Ashley Rose | Blindspotting | |
Delroy Lindo | Edwin Alexander | Unprisoned | |
Ms. Pat | Patricia "Pat" Ford Carson | The Ms. Pat Show | |
Robin Thede | Various characters | A Black Lady Sketch Show | |
Kerry Washington | Paige Alexander | Unprisoned | |
2024 [2] | |||
Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | |
Michelle Buteau | Mavis Beaumont | Survival of the Thickest | |
Ayo Edebiri | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | |
Renée Elise Goldsberry | Wickie | Girls5eva | |
Jharrel Jerome | Cootie | I'm a Virgo | |
Diarra Kilpatrick | Diarra Brickland | Diarra from Detroit | |
Anthony Mackie | John Doe | Twisted Metal | |
Ms. Pat | Patricia "Pat" Ford Carson | The Ms. Pat Show | |
Maya Rudolph | Molly Wells | Loot | |
Jaz Sinclair | Marie Moreau | Gen V |
Record | Actor | Series | Age (in years) | |
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Oldest winner | Abbott Elementary | 34 | ||
Oldest nominee | Unprisoned | 71 | ||
Youngest winner | The Bear | 28 | ||
Youngest nominee | I'm a Virgo | 26 |