Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. Quvenzhané Wallis is currently the youngest winner in this category. Oscar-nominated or winning performances also honored with nominations or wins at the Black Reel Awards include Quvenzhané Wallis, Viola Davis, Gabourey Sidibe, Sophie Okonedo and Halle Berry.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.2000s
2010s
| Year | Actress | Film | Ref |
| 2010 | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Gabourey Sidibe | Precious | |
| 2010 | Nicole Beharie | American Violet | |
| 2010 | Taraji P. Henson | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | |
| 2010 | Sophie Okonedo | Skin | |
| 2010 | Maya Rudolph | Away We Go | |
| 2011 | - | - | |
| 2011 | Kerry Washington | Night Catches Us | |
| 2011 | Kimberly Elise | For Colored Girls | |
| 2011 | Queen Latifah | Just Wright | |
| 2011 | Thandie Newton | For Colored Girls | |
| 2011 | Anika Noni Rose | For Colored Girls | |
| 2012 | - | - | |
| 2012 | Viola Davis | The Help | |
| 2012 | Naomie Harris | The First Grader | |
| 2012 | Nia Long | Mooz-lum | |
| 2012 | Adepero Oduye | Pariah | |
| 2012 | Zoe Saldana | Colombiana | |
| 2013 | - | - | |
| 2013 | Quvenzhané Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | |
| 2013 | Halle Berry | Cloud Atlas | |
| 2013 | Emayatzy Corinealdi | Middle of Nowhere | |
| 2013 | Viola Davis | Won't Back Down | |
| 2013 | Rashida Jones | Celeste and Jesse Forever | |
| 2014 | - | - | |
| 2014 | Danai Gurira | Mother of George | |
| 2014 | Halle Berry | The Call | |
| 2014 | Rosario Dawson | Trance | |
| 2014 | Lisagay Hamilton | Go for Sisters | |
| 2014 | Nia Long | The Best Man Holiday | |
| 2015 | - | - | |
| 2015 | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Belle | |
| 2015 | Rosario Dawson | Top Five | |
| 2015 | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Beyond the Lights | |
| 2015 | Tessa Thompson | Dear White People | |
| 2015 | Quvenzhané Wallis | Annie | |
| 2016 | - | - | |
| 2016 | Teyonah Parris | Chi-Raq | |
| 2016 | Viola Davis | Lila & Eve | |
| 2016 | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Tangerine | |
| 2016 | Zoe Saldana | Infinitely Polar Bear | |
| 2016 | Karidja Touré | Girlhood | |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Ruth Negga | Loving | |
| 2017 | Taraji P. Henson | Hidden Figures | |
| 2017 | Royalty Hightower | The Fits | |
| 2017 | Sasha Lane | American Honey | |
| 2017 | Madina Nwalanga | Queen of Katwe | |
| 2018 | - | - | |
| 2018 | Natalie Paul | Crown Heights | |
| 2018 | Amandla Stenberg | Everything, Everything | |
| 2018 | Carmen Ejogo | It Comes at Night | |
| 2018 | Jessica Williams | The Incredible Jessica James | |
| 2018 | Simone Baker | Gook | |
| 2019 | - | - | |
| 2019 | KiKi Layne | If Beale Street Could Talk | |
| 2019 | Viola Davis | Widows | |
| 2019 | Regina Hall | Support the Girls | |
| 2019 | Amandla Stenberg | The Hate U Give | |
| 2019 | Zoe Renee | Jinn |
2020s
Multiple nominations and wins
Multiple wins
; 2 Wins- Sanaa Lathan
Multiple nominations
- Sanaa Lathan
- Halle Berry
- Viola Davis
- Rosario Dawson
- Queen Latifah
- Angela Bassett
- Kimberly Elise
- Taraji P. Henson
- Nia Long
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Thandie Newton
- Zoe Saldana
- Alfre Woodard
- Beyoncé
- Regina King
- Sophie Okonedo
- Keke Palmer
- Amandla Stenberg
- Gabrielle Union
- Quvenzhané Wallis
- Kerry Washington