The African-American Film Critics Association announced their winners for 2019! Universal’s Us was the big winner this year with a recognition for Best Film, a Best Director nod to Jordan Peele, and a Best Actress win going to Lupita Nyong’o. Eddie Murphy was named Best Actor in the Netflix comedy Dolemite Is My Name and the Best Supporting Actor went to Jamie Foxx in Just Mercy by Warner Bros.
The awards show will take place at the Taglyon Complex in Hollywood, California on January 22, 2020. Check out the full list of winners below.
Best Film: Us (Universal)
Best Director: Jordan Peele (Us, Universal)
Best Actor: Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name, Netflix)
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o (Us, Universal)
Best Supporting Actor: Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy, Warner Bros.)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name, Netflix)
Best Breakout Performance: Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (Waves, A24)
Best Animated Film: Abominable (Universal)
Best Documentary: The Black Godfather (Netflix)
Best Foreign Film: Parasite (Neon)
Best Independent Film: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
Best Screenplay Presented with The Black List: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (Neon)
Impact Award: Queen & Slim (Universal)
We See You Award: Taylor Russell (Waves, A24)
10 Best Films of 2019:
- Us (Universal)
- Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)
- Just Mercy (Warner Bros.)
- Clemency (Neon)
- The Irishman (Netflix)
- Queen & Slim (Universal)
- Waves (A24)
- Tie for 8. Parasite (Neon) and Atlantics (Netflix)
- The Farewell (A24)
- Harriet (Focus)
“And the winner is…” Winners are announced from the world’s largest group of Black film critics… AAFCA! Enjoy! #aafca #aafcaawards #deadlinehollywood #theroot #varietymagazine #indiewire #usatoday #thehollywoodreporter #awardseason #film #blackexcellence pic.twitter.com/1dQeNErmDE
— TheAAFCA (@theaafca) December 10, 2019
