NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series explained

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Originally entitled Outstanding Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, the award was first given in 1991, before being retitled to its current name in 1995. Grey's Anatomy currently holds the record for most wins in this category with five.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year	Series	Ref
1991
	The Women of Brewster Place	^[1]
1992
	In the Heat of the Night	^[2] ^[3]
1993
	In the Heat of the Night	^[4]
1994
	I'll Fly Away	^[5] ^[6]
	In the Heat of the Night
	L.A. Law
	Law & Order
	TriBeCa
1995
	I'll Fly Away	^[7]
1996
	New York Undercover	^[8]
	Chicago Hope
	ER
	Under One Roof
1997
	New York Undercover	^[9]
	ER
	NYPD Blue
	Touched by an Angel
1998
	Touched by an Angel	^[10]
	413 Hope St.
	Chicago Hope
	ER
	New York Undercover
1999
	Touched by an Angel	^[11]
	Ally McBeal
	ER
	Law & Order

2000s

Year	Series	Ref
2000
	Touched by an Angel	^[12]
	Ally McBeal
	ER
	Oz
	The Practice
2001
	City of Angels	^[13]
	Any Day Now
	Gideon's Crossing
	The Practice
	Soul Food
2002
	Soul Food	^[14]
	Any Day Now
	Boston Public
	ER
	The Practice
2003
	Soul Food	^[15]
	24
	Boston Public
	Six Feet Under
	The Wire
2004
	Soul Food	^[16]
	24
	Boston Public
	The Wire
2005
	Law & Order	^[17]
	ER
	Kevin Hill
	Soul Food
	The Wire
2006
	Grey's Anatomy	^[18]
	Commander in Chief
	House
	Lost
2007
	Grey's Anatomy	^[19]
	24
	Heroes
	The Unit
	The Wire
2008
	Grey's Anatomy	^[20]
	House
	K-Ville
	Lincoln Heights
	The Unit
2009
	Grey's Anatomy	^[21]
	House
	Lincoln Heights
	The Unit
	The Wire

2010s

Year	Series	Ref
2010
	Lincoln Heights	^[22]
	Cold Case
	Grey's Anatomy
	Hawthorne
	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2011
	Grey's Anatomy	^[23]
	Hawthorne
	Detroit 1-8-7
	Treme
2012
		^[24]
	Boardwalk Empire
	Grey's Anatomy
	The Good Wife
	Treme
2013
	Scandal	^[25]
	Boardwalk Empire
	Grey's Anatomy
	Treme
	True Blood
2014
	Scandal	^[26]
	Boardwalk Empire
	Grey's Anatomy
	The Good Wife
	Treme
2015
	How to Get Away with Murder	^[27]
	Being Mary Jane
	Grey's Anatomy
	House of Cards
	Scandal
2016
	Empire	^[28]
	Being Mary Jane
	How to Get Away with Murder
	Power
	Scandal
2017
	Queen Sugar	^[29]
	Empire
	Power
	This Is Us
	Underground
2018
	Power
	Greenleaf
	Queen Sugar
	This Is Us
	Underground
2019
	Power
	The Chi
	How to Get Away with Murder
	Queen Sugar
	This Is Us

2020s

Year	Series	Ref
2020
	Greenleaf	^[30]
	Godfather of Harlem
	Queen Sugar
	The Chi
	Watchmen
2021
		^[31]
	All Rise
	Bridgerton
	Lovecraft Country
	This Is Us
2022
	Queen Sugar	^[32]
	9-1-1
	All American
	Godfather of Harlem
	Pose

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

5 wins

• Grey's Anatomy

3 wins

• Soul Food
• Touched by an Angel

2 wins

• I'll Fly Away
• In the Heat of the Night
• New York Undercover
• Queen Sugar
• Scandal

Nominations

10 nominations

• Grey's Anatomy

7 nominations

• ER

5 nominations

• Queen Sugar
• Soul Food
• The Wire

4 nominations

• This Is Us
• Touched by an Angel
• Treme

3 nominations

• 24
• Boardwalk Empire
• Boston Public
• House
• Lincoln Heights
• New York Undercover
• The Practice
• Scandal
• The Unit

2 nominations

• The Chi
• Greenleaf
• Godfather of Harlem
• Power
• Underground

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1991 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
2. Web site: 1992 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
3. Web site: NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced.
4. Web site: 1993 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
5. Web site: 1994 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
6. Web site: Indianapolis Recorder 1 January 1994 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program.
7. Web site: 1995 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
8. Web site: 1996 Image Awards . Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
9. Web site: 1997 Image Awards . Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
10. Web site: 1998 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
11. Web site: 1999 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
12. Web site: 2000 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
13. Web site: 2001 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
14. Web site: 2002 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
15. Web site: 2003 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
16. Web site: 2004 Image Awards . Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
17. Web site: 2005 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
18. Web site: 2006 Image Awards . Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
19. Web site: 2007 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
20. Web site: 2008 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
21. Web site: 2009 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
22. Web site: 2010 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
23. Web site: 2011 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
24. Web site: 2012 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
25. Web site: 2013 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
26. Web site: 2013 Image Awards. Awardsandwinners. July 31, 2016.
27. Web site: Selma takes home top film honors . Washington . Arlene . 6 February 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. July 31, 2016.
28. News: Sutton. Joe. NAACP Image Awards honor black achievement in Hollywood. CNN. February 6, 2016.
29. News: Kinane. Ruth. Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees. EW. December 13, 2016.
30. Web site: Schaffstall . Katherine . Howard . Annie . NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners . . en . February 22, 2020.
31. Web site: Bosselman . Haley . NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List . . March 28, 2021.
32. Web site: NAACP Image Awards. NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022.