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| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The 2025 recipient: Danielle Deadwyler | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Performance |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
| First award | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson |
| Website | blackreelawards |
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance. The award recognizes an actor or actress who delivers an outstanding performance in a supporting role within the given eligible period.[1]
The award was first presented at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards as a result of a merger between the Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Supporting Actress awards into a single gender-neutral award, with a total of ten nominees being selected. Danielle Brooks is the inaugural winner for her performance in The Color Purple, for which she was also nominated at the Academy Awards.
| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 [2] | |||
| Danielle Brooks | Sofia | The Color Purple | |
| Erika Alexander | Coraline | American Fiction | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Clifford "Cliff" Ellison | ||
| Viola Davis | Deloris Jordan | Air | |
| Colman Domingo | Albert "Mister" Johnson | The Color Purple | |
| Taraji P. Henson | Shug Avery | ||
| Jamie Foxx | Slick Charles | They Cloned Tyrone | |
| Jonathan Majors | Damian Anderson | Creed III | |
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Mary Lamb | The Holdovers | |
| Jurnee Smollett | Mame Downes | The Burial | |
| 2025 [3] | |||
| Danielle Deadwyler | Berniece | The Piano Lesson | |
| Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Joyce | Exhibiting Forgiveness | |
| Hattie | Nickel Boys | ||
| Brian Tyree Henry | Jason Crutchfield | The Fire Inside | |
| Clarence Maclin | Himself | Sing Sing | |
| Lashana Lynch | Rita Marley | Bob Marley: One Love | |
| Zoe Saldaña | Rita Mora Castro | Emilia Pérez | |
| Jurnee Smollett | Dolores | We Grown Now | |
| Denzel Washington | Macrinus | Gladiator II | |
| Brandon Wilson | Turner | Nickel Boys |
| Record | Actor | Film | Age (in years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Danielle Deadwyler | The Piano Lesson | 42 |
| Oldest nominee | Denzel Washington | Gladiator II | 70 |
| Youngest winner | Danielle Brooks | The Color Purple | 34 |
| Youngest nominee | Brandon Wilson | Nickel Boys | 31 |
.jpg/1456px-Danielle_Deadwyler_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_(cropped_3).jpg "Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance")