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African American Film Critics Association Awards: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Origin’ Nab Top Honors


The African American Film Critics Association has announced the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards.

“It’s become a tradition to announce our winners on MLK Day,” AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson said in a statement. 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 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

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