This article lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Oscar-nominated or winning performances also honored with nominations or wins at the Black Reel Awards include

Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdi ( so, Barkhad Cabdi; born April 10, 1985) is a Somali-American actor. He made his acting debut as Somali pirate Abduwali Muse in the biographical drama film '' Captain Phillips'' (2013), which earned him a British Academy Film Awar ...

('' Captain Phillips''),

Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received ...

(''

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''), Michael Clarke Duncan ('' The Green Mile''), Jamie Foxx (''

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''), Djimon Hounsou (''

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'', '' In America'') and

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

('' Dreamgirls'').

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple nominations and wins

Multiple wins

; 2 Wins * Don Cheadle * Jamie Foxx * Djimon Hounsou * Wesley Snipes

Multiple nominations

; 5 nominations * Chiwetel Ejiofor * Jamie Foxx *

Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of ''Angels in America'', for which he would win a Tony Award, and its HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he would ...

; 4 nominations * Laurence Fishburne ; 3 nominations * Idris Elba *

* Terrence Howard * David Oyelowo * Forest Whitaker ; 2 nominations * Mahershala Ali * Anthony Anderson * Cedric the Entertainer * Don Cheadle * Mos Def * Colman Domingo * Mike Epps * Brian Tyree Henry *

Aldis Hodge Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. Among his significant roles, he played Alec Hardison in the TNT series ''Leverage'', MC Ren in the 2015 biopic ''Straight Outta Compton'', Levi Jackson in the 2016 film ...

* Andre Holland * Djimon Hounsou *

Brandon T. Jackson Brandon Timothy Jackson (born March 7, 1984) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles in the films '' Roll Bounce'' (2005), ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008), '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), '' ...

* Samuel L. Jackson * Daniel Kaluuya * Anthony Mackie *

Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell (born January 5, 1987) is an American actor. Mitchell started his career acting in minor roles in films such as the action-thriller '' Contraband'' (2012), and the neo-noir ''Broken City'' (2013). He is best known for portraying ...

* Nate Parker * Ving Rhames * Wesley Snipes * LaKeith Stanfield * Michael K. Williams

Multiple nominations from the same film

* Terrence Howard (winner) and Ludacris in '' Crash'' (2006) *

(winner), Mos Def and

Eamonn Walker Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. In the United States he is known for playing Kareem Saïd in the HBO television series '' Oz'', for which he won a CableACE Award, and (since 2012) Ch ...

in '' Cadillac Records'' (2008) *

Corey Hawkins Corey Antonio Hawkins (born October 22, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the TV series '' The Walking Dead'' and '' 24: Legacy'', as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film '' Straight Outta Compton''. In 2017, ...

and

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'' (2016) * Mahershala Ali (winner), Andre Holland &

Ashton Sanders Ashton Durrand Sanders (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of teenage Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film ''Moonlight'' (2016). Early life Sanders was born in Carson, California. He attended Grand Ar ...

in ''

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'' (2017) *

Jovan Adepo Jovan Adepo (born September 6, 1988) is a British-American actor. He is known for his role as Cory Maxson in the film adaptation of ''Fences'' (2016), and also had starring roles in the 2018 film ''Overlord'' and as Lionel Jefferson in CBS' '' ...

& Stephen Henderson in ''

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'' (2017) *

Leslie Odom Jr. Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr. (; born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the musical ''Hamilton'', which earned him a Tony Award f ...

in '' One Night in Miami...'' (2021) * Idris Elba & LaKeith Stanfield in ''

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'' (2022)

Age superlatives

References

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