Image Award / Best Actor in a Series - Drama

Image Award : Best Actor in a Drama Series , until 1995 the category was titled Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie .

1981-1990

year	Award winners	For	Nominations
1990	Danny Glover	Mandela

1991-2000

year	Award winners	For	Nominations
1992	Blair Underwood	Murder in Mississippi (Murder in Mississippi)
1993	James Earl Jones	Gabriel's Fire
1994	Dorian Harewood	I'll fly away
1995	Blair Underwood	LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation
1996	Malik Yoba	New York undercover	Eriq La Salle for Emergency Room - The Emergency Room Andre Braugher for Homicide Yaphet Kotto for Homicide Avery Brooks for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1997	Malik Yoba	New York undercover	Eriq La Salle for Emergency Room - The Emergency Room Andre Braugher for Homicide Yaphet Kotto for Homicide Avery Brooks for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1998	Malik Yoba	New York undercover	Richard Roundtree for 413 Hope St. Eriq La Salle for Emergency Room - The Emergency Room Andre Braugher for Homicide Yaphet Kotto for Homicide
1999	Eriq La Salle	Emergency Room - The emergency room	Andre Braugher for Homicide Yaphet Kotto for Homicide Steve Harris for Practice - The Lawyers Rocky Carroll for Chicago Hope
2000	Eriq La Salle	Emergency Room - The emergency room	Steve Harris for Practice - The Lawyers Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje for Oz - Hell Behind Bars Michael Beach for Third Watch - Working at the Limit

2001-2010

year	Award winners	For	Nominations
2001	Blair Underwood	City of Angels	Steve Harris for Practice - The Lawyers Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Eriq La Salle for Emergency Room - The Emergency Room Andre Braugher for Gideon's Crossing
2002	Eriq La Salle	Emergency Room - The emergency room	Steve Harris for Practice - Attorneys Andre Braugher for Gideon's Crossing Courtney B. Vance for Criminal Intent Ving Rhames for UC: Undercover
2003	Michael Beach	Third watch - bet at the limit	Bill Bellamy for Fastlane Dennis Haysbert for 24 Mykelti Williamson for Boomtown Andre Braugher for Hack
2004	Steve Harris	Practice - The lawyers	Dennis Haysbert for 24 Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Gary Dourdan for CSI: Tracking down the perpetrators Wendell Pierce for The Wire
2005	Taye Diggs	Kevin Hill	Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Gary Dourdan for CSI: Tracking down the perpetrators Steve Harris for Practice - The Attorneys Hill Harper for CSI: NY
2006	Isaiah Washington	Grey's Anatomy	Hill Harper for CSI: NY Ice-T for Law & Order: New York Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Omar Epps for Dr. House
2007	Isaiah Washington	Grey's Anatomy	Hill Harper for CSI: NY Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Dennis Haysbert for The Unit - A Matter of Honor Michael K. Williams for The Wire
2008	Hill Harper	CSI: NY	Jesse L. Martin for Law & Order Anthony Anderson for K-Ville Dennis Haysbert for The Unit - A Matter of Honor Jimmy Smits for Cane
2009	Hill Harper	CSI: NY	Blair Underwood for In Treatment - The Therapist Anthony Anderson for Law & Order Dennis Haysbert for The Unit - A Matter of Honor Omar Epps for Dr. House
2010	Hill Harper	CSI: NY	Anthony Anderson for Law & Order LL Cool J for NCIS: Los Angeles Laurence Fishburne for CSI: Tracking down the perpetrators Taye Diggs for Private Practice