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Rob Riener and AAFCA cofounder Gil Roberton at the 9th Annual AAFCA Awards

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JORDAN PEELE, FRANCES McDORMAND, AVA DuVERNAY AND ROB REINER HONORED AT THE 9TH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS AWARDS

GET OUT, GIRLS TRIP, QUEEN SUGAR, AND BLACK-ISH AMONG TOP HONORS

AWARDS GALA SPONSORED BY NISSAN AND HOME DEPOT TOOK PLACE IN LOS ANGELES WEDNESDAY NIGHT

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  The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the nation’s premiere group of Black film critics, handed out trophies to winners in several categories at its 9th annual awards gala held in Los Angeles Wednesday night.  Several industry notables also received honorary awards for their outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry, as well as their commitment to civil rights, telling stories with global perspectives, breaking barriers of inclusion and more.  Filmmaker Ava DuVernay received the Innovation Award; Oscar® nominated director and screenwriter of GET OUT, Jordan Peele, received the Horizon Award; Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove of Alcon Entertainment received the Cinema Vanguard Award and Rob Reiner received the Stanley Kramer Award for Social Justice. The evening’s festivities were presided over by AAFCA Co-Founders Gil Robertson and Shawn Edwards and were hosted by Nichelle Turner of EntertainmentTonight.

As previously announced, four honors were presented to industry luminaries at the 2018 AAFCA Special Achievement Luncheon on February 3rdat the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.  Edward James Olmos received the Legacy Award for his lifetime achievements as an award winning actor and activist; President of ABC Entertainment Group Channing Dungey who is the first African American female to run a broadcast television network received the Ashley Boone Award; leading journalist Claudia Puig received the Roger Ebert Award for excellence in journalism and Vice News received the inaugural Game Changer Award for their groundbreaking news coverage of world events with Vice Media’s Culture Correspondent Dexter Thomas accepting on behalf of Vice. The honorees were selected by AAFCA for their noteworthy accomplishments and were celebrated during the luncheon by their friends, family, colleagues and industry peers.

Both events are part of AAFCA’s celebration of awards season and recognizing the top entertainment of the year, along with recognizing the achievements of select individuals and organizations that are leading the way as inclusive storytellers, boundary breakers, civil rights leaders and trailblazers.

A full list of winners and honorees from both events includes:

9TH ANNUAL AAFCA AWARDS HONOREES

  • Horizon Award:  Jordan Peele
  • Stanley Kramer Award for Social Justice:  Rob Reiner
  • Cinema Vanguard Award:  Broderick Johnson & Andrew Kosove (Co-Presidents, Alcon Entertainment)
  • AAFCA Innovator Award:  Ava DuVernay

2018 AAFCA SPECIAL ACHIEVMEENT LUNCHEON HONOREES

  • Legacy Award:  Edward James Olmos
  • Ashley Boone Award:  Channing Dungey
  • Roger Ebert Award:  Claudia Puig (President, Los Angeles Film Critics Association)
  • Game Changer Award:  Vice

9TH ANNUAL AAFCA AWARDS WINNERS

  • BEST PICTURE: GET OUT (Universal Pictures)
  • BEST DIRECTOR: JORDAN PEELE – GET OUT (Universal Pictures)
  • BEST ACTOR: DANIEL KALUUYA – GET OUT (Universal Pictures)
  • BEST ACTRESS: FRANCES McDORMAND – THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (Fox Searchlight)
  • BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: LAURENCE FISHBURNE – LAST FLAG FLYING (Amazon Studios/Lionsgate)
  • BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: TIFFANY HADDISH – GIRLS TRIP (Universal Pictures)
  • BEST COMEDY: GIRLS TRIP (Universal Pictures)
  • BEST ENSEMBLE: DETROIT (Annapurna Pictures)
  • BEST INDEPENDENT: CROWN HEIGHTS (Amazon Studios/IFC Films)
  • BEST ANIMATED: COCO (Disney/Pixar)
  • BEST DOCUMENTARY: STEP (Fox Searchlight)
  • BEST FOREIGN: THE WOUND (Kino Lorber)
  • BEST SCREENPLAY: GET OUT (Universal Pictures)
  • BEST SONG: “IT AINT FAIR” – DETROIT – THE ROOTS featuring BILAL (Motown Records)
  • BEST NEW MEDIA: MUDBOUND (Netflix)
  • BEST TV SERIES (COMEDY): BLACKISH (ABC)
  • BEST TV SERIES (DRAMA): QUEEN SUGAR (OWN)
  • BREAKOUT: LAKEITH STANFIELD – CROWN HEIGHTS (Amazon Studios/IFC Films)

All photos credited to Sheri Determan.

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