Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, Comedy Series

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
The 2023 recipient: Quinta Brunson
Awarded forOutstanding Performance
CountryUnited States
Presented byBlack Reel Awards (BRAs)
First awarded2023
Most recent winnerQuinta Brunson
Abbott Elementary
Websiteblackreelawards.com

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

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2020s

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Year Actor Role(s) Series
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
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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

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2 nominations

Age superlatives

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Record Actor Series Age (in years)
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

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  1. ^ Complex, Valerie (February 6, 2023). "'The Woman King' Wins Big at the 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "8th Annual Black Reel Television Awards Nominees". Black Reel Awards. Retrieved June 16, 2024.