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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series


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

YearSeriesRef
1991
*The Women of Brewster Place*
1992
*In the Heat of the Night*
1993
*In the Heat of the Night*
1994
*I'll Fly Away*
In the Heat of the Night
L.A. Law
Law & Order
TriBeCa
1995
*I'll Fly Away*
1996
*New York Undercover*
Chicago Hope
ER
Homicide: Life on the Street
Under One Roof
1997
*New York Undercover*
ER
Homicide: Life on the Street
NYPD Blue
Touched by an Angel
1998
*Touched by an Angel*
413 Hope St.
Chicago Hope
ER
New York Undercover
1999
*Touched by an Angel*
Ally McBeal
ER
Homicide: Life on the Street
Law & Order

2000s

YearSeriesRef
2000
*Touched by an Angel*
Ally McBeal
ER
Oz
The Practice
2001
*City of Angels*
Any Day Now
Gideon's Crossing
The Practice
Soul Food
2002
*Soul Food*
Any Day Now
Boston Public
ER
The Practice
2003
*Soul Food*
24
Boston Public
Six Feet Under
The Wire
2004
*Soul Food*
24
Boston Public
CSI: Miami
The Wire
2005
*Law & Order*
ER
Kevin Hill
Soul Food
The Wire
2006
*Grey's Anatomy*
Commander in Chief
CSI: Miami
House
Lost
2007
*Grey's Anatomy*
24
Heroes
The Unit
The Wire
2008
*Grey's Anatomy*
House
K-Ville
Lincoln Heights
The Unit
2009
*Grey's Anatomy*
House
Lincoln Heights
The Unit
The Wire

2010s

YearSeriesRef
2010
*Lincoln Heights*
Cold Case
Grey's Anatomy
Hawthorne
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2011
*Grey's Anatomy*
Hawthorne
Detroit 1-8-7
Treme
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2012
*Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*
Boardwalk Empire
Grey's Anatomy
The Good Wife
Treme
2013
*Scandal*
Boardwalk Empire
Grey's Anatomy
Treme
True Blood
2014
*Scandal*
Boardwalk Empire
Grey's Anatomy
The Good Wife
Treme
2015
*How to Get Away with Murder*
Being Mary Jane
Grey's Anatomy
House of Cards
Scandal
2016
*Empire*
Being Mary Jane
How to Get Away with Murder
Power
Scandal
2017
*Queen Sugar*
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

YearSeriesNetworkRef
2020
*Greenleaf*OWN
Godfather of HarlemEpix
Queen SugarOWN
The ChiShowtime
WatchmenHBO
2021
*Power Book II: Ghost*Starz
All RiseCBS
BridgertonNetflix
Lovecraft CountryHBO
This Is UsNBC
2022
*P-Valley*Starz
Bel-AirPeacock
BridgertonNetflix
EuphoriaHBO
Queen SugarOWN
2023
*Queen Sugar*OWN
[9-1-1](9-1-1-tv-series)FOX
All AmericanThe CW
Godfather of HarlemMGM+
PoseFX
2024
*Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story*Netflix
Bel-AirPeacock
Black CakeHulu
FoundNBC
SnowfallFX
2025
*Cross*Amazon Prime Video
9-1-1ABC
Bel-AirPeacock
FoundNBC
Reasonable DoubtHulu
2026
Bel-AirPeacock
Beyond the GatesCBS
ForeverNetflix
ParadiseHulu
Reasonable Doubt

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

  • Bel-Air
  • This Is Us
  • Touched by an Angel
  • Treme

; 3 nominations

  • 24
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Boston Public
  • Homicide: Life on the Street
  • House
  • Lincoln Heights
  • New York Undercover
  • The Practice
  • Scandal
  • The Unit ; 2 nominations
  • 9-1-1
  • The Chi
  • Found
  • Greenleaf
  • Godfather of Harlem
  • Power
  • Reasonable Doubt
  • Underground

References

References

  1. "1991 Image Awards".
  2. "1992 Image Awards".
  3. "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced".
  4. "1993 Image Awards".
  5. "1994 Image Awards".
  6. "Indianapolis Recorder 1 January 1994 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  7. "1995 Image Awards".
  8. "1996 Image Awards".
  9. "1997 Image Awards".
  10. "1998 Image Awards".
  11. "1999 Image Awards".
  12. "2000 Image Awards".
  13. "2001 Image Awards".
  14. "2002 Image Awards".
  15. "2003 Image Awards".
  16. "2004 Image Awards".
  17. "2005 Image Awards".
  18. "2006 Image Awards".
  19. "2007 Image Awards".
  20. "2008 Image Awards".
  21. "2009 Image Awards".
  22. "2010 Image Awards".
  23. "2011 Image Awards".
  24. "2012 Image Awards".
  25. "2013 Image Awards".
  26. "2013 Image Awards".
  27. Washington, Arlene. (6 February 2015). "Selma takes home top film honors".
  28. Sutton, Joe. (February 6, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards honor black achievement in Hollywood". CNN.
  29. Kinane, Ruth. (December 13, 2016). "Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees". EW.
  30. (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners".
  31. (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List".
  32. Zhan, Jennifer. (2022-02-26). "NAACP Image Awards Winners Include Jazmine Sullivan, Will Smith, Red Table Talk".
  33. (February 26, 2022). "NAACP Image Awards".
  34. Jackson, Angelique. (March 14, 2024). "NAACP Image Awards: Kerry Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathé Set as Presenters, Andra Day to Perform".
  35. (February 23, 2025). "NAACP Image Awards 2025: See the Complete Winners List".
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