WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL AAFCA AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (AAFCA)

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL AAFCA AWARDS

PRESENTED BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (AAFCA)

AMERICAN FICTION, ORIGIN, and THE COLOR PURPLE Lead the Field in Wins and there’s a tie in the Best Supporting Actress category

Winners include Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lily Gladstone, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Danielle Brooks and Sterling K. Brown

The 15th Annual AAFCA Awards ceremony will be held on Feb. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced today the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film and the organization’s selections for their top ten films of the year.

Winners will be celebrated at the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards on Feb. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.  The announcement was made by AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson.  “It’s become a tradition to announce our winners on MLK Day,” stated Robertson. “And what a great year for cinema showcasing the vibrant tapestry of Black storytelling, where diversity is not a trend, but an imperative. This year's winners have inspired, challenged, and moved us and we are delighted to celebrate them and their cultural impact.”

 

AAFCA’s Top 10 Films list and the winners of the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards are:

 

AAFCA’S TOP 10 FILMS OF THE YEAR

American Fiction

Origin

The Color Purple

Oppenheimer

Past Lives

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Poor Things

Anatomy of a Fall

Killers of the Flower Moon

Barbie

 

WINNERS | 15TH ANNUAL AAFCA AWARDS

Best Drama: Origin

Best Comedy: American Fiction

Best Musical: The Color Purple

Best Director: Ava DuVernay (Origin)

Best Screenplay: American Fiction

Best Actor: Colman Domingo (Rustin)

Best Actress: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Origin)

Best Supporting Actor: Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)

Best Supporting Actress: *TIE* Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)

Best Ensemble: The Color Purple

Breakout Performance: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)

Emerging Filmmaker: Cord Jefferson (American Fiction)

Best Independent Feature: A Thousand and One

Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Documentary: Stamped From The Beginning

Best Music: The Color Purple

Best International Film: Io Capitano

Best Short Film: The After

 

Winners were voted on by all of AAFCA’s 100+ members.  Honorary awards recognizing exceptional achievements behind the camera and from the executive suites will be announced in February.

 

The 15th annual AAFCA Awards sponsors include Nissan, Comcast, Morgan Stanley, Meta, and Diageo.

 

Established in 2003, AAFCA is the premiere body of Black film critics worldwide, actively reviewing film and television, with a particular emphasis on entertainment that includes the Black experience and storytellers from the African Diaspora. The organization’s primary mission is to cultivate understanding, appreciation, and advancement of the contributions of African-descended talent to cinematic and television culture – from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined breakthroughs of future generations.  AAFCA members are a geographically diverse cross-section of journalists, covering all cinematic arts genres while representing multiple mediums – including print, TV, radio, broadcast, and online. Collectively, they reach a worldwide audience over 100 million. AAFCA is committed to numerous educational and philanthropic efforts, particularly those that foster and celebrate diversity and inclusion. For more information on AAFCA and its programs visit AAFCA.com.