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.
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series | |
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![]() The 2023 recipient: Quinta Brunson | |
Awarded for | Outstanding Performance |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Black Reel Awards (BRAs) |
First awarded | 2023 |
Most recent winner | Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary |
Website | blackreelawards |
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.
Winners and nominees
edit2020s
editYear | 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 |
Multiple nominations
edit- 2 nominations
Age superlatives
editRecord | Actor | Series | Age (in years) |
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Oldest winner | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | 34 |
Oldest nominee | Delroy Lindo | Unprisoned | 71 |
Youngest winner | Ayo Edebiri | The Bear | 28 |
Youngest nominee | Jharrel Jerome | I'm a Virgo | 26 |
References
edit- ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "8th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved June 16, 2024.