This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series. The award was first given during the 2006 ceremony and since its inception, Paris Barclay; Ernest R. Dickerson; and Carl Franklin hold the record for the most wins with two each.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
Year | Director | Series | Episode | Ref |
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2006 | ||||
Paris Barclay | Cold Case | N/A | ||
Philip G. Atwell | The Shield | — | ||
Janice Cooke | Charmed | |||
One Tree Hill | ||||
Summerland | ||||
2007 | ||||
Karen Gaviola | Lost | "The Whole Truth" | ||
Paris Barclay | Cold Case | "Saving Sammy" | ||
Anthony Hemingway | Close to Home | "Prodigal Son" | ||
Seith Mann | The Wire | "Homerooms" | ||
Craig Ross Jr. | Bones | "Aliens in a Spaceship" | ||
2008 | ||||
Seith Mann | Friday Night Lights | "Are You Ready For Friday Night" | ||
Paris Barclay | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Meet Market" | ||
Roxann Dawson | Heroes | "Run!" | ||
Kevin Hooks | Lincoln Heights | "Pilot" | ||
Darnell Martin | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | "Bombshell" | ||
2009 | ||||
Ernest R. Dickerson | Lincoln Heights | "The Day Before Tomorrow" | ||
Paris Barclay | In Treatment | "Alex-Week 8" | ||
Anthony Hemingway | Heroes | "Chapter Five: Angels & Monsters" | ||
Eriq La Salle | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | "PTSD" | ||
Seith Mann | The Wire | "The Dickensian Aspect" |
2010s
2020s
Year | Director | Series | Episode | Ref |
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2020 | ||||
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Power | "Forgot About Dre" | ||
Ava DuVernay | When They See Us | "Part Four" | ||
Carl H. Seaton, Jr. | Snowfall | "Hedgehogs" | ||
Debbie Allen | Grey's Anatomy | "Silent All These Years" | ||
Jet Wilkinson | The Chi | "The Scorpion and the Frog" | ||
2021 | ||||
Hanelle Culpepper | Star Trek: Picard | "Remembrance" | ||
Cheryl Dunye | Lovecraft Country | "Strange Case" | ||
Misha Green | Lovecraft Country | "Jig-a-Bobo" | ||
Nzingha Stewart | Little Fires Everywhere | "The Uncanny" | ||
Steve McQueen | Small Axe | Mangrove | ||
2022 | ||||
Barry Jenkins | The Underground Railroad | "Indiana Winter" | ||
Hanelle Culpepper | True Story | "Like Cain Did Abel" | ||
Anthony Hemingway | Genius: Aretha | "Respect" | ||
Carl Seaton | Snowfall | "Fight or Flight" | ||
Godfather of Harlem | "The Bonanno Split" | |||
2024 | Dawn Wilkinson | Power Book II: Ghost | "Sacrifice" |
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
- 2 wins
Nominations
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References
- "2006 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2007 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2008 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2009 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2010 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2011 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2012 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- "2016 Image Winners". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 14, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- "NAACP Awards: 'Black-ish,' 'Black Panther' Top Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- "NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022.
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