This article lists the winners and nominees for theNAACP 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; andCarl Franklin hold the record for the most wins with two each.
Winners are listed first and highlighted inbold.
| Year | Director | Series | Episode | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ||||
| Paris Barclay | Cold Case | N/A | [1] | |
| Philip G. Atwell | The Shield | — | ||
| Janice Cooke | Charmed | |||
| One Tree Hill | ||||
| Summerland | ||||
| 2007 | ||||
| Karen Gaviola | Lost | "The Whole Truth" | [2] | |
| 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" | [3] | |
| 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" | [4] | |
| 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" |
| Year | Director | Series | Episode | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Power | "Forgot About Dre" | [15] | |
| 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" | [16] | |
| 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" | [17] | |
| 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" |
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