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Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor to Receive ABFF Honors (EXCLUSIVE)
Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor will receive special awards at the American Black Film Festival Honors ceremony on Feb. 17.
Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor will receive special awards at the seventh annual American Black Film Festival(ABFF) Honors ceremony, presented by Nice Crowd. Emmy nominee Esposito is best known for his iconic role as Gustavo “Gus” Fring in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.” Next year, he adds to his stellar resume (also including “The Usual Suspects,” “Do the Right Thing,” “The Mandalorian” and “The Boys”) with a trio of new projects: “Captain America: Brave New World,” the Russo Brothers’ “The Electric State” and Shonda Rhimes’ “The Residence.” Previous honorees include Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Wright, Garrett Morris and Mara Brock Akil (who were saluted at the 2024 gala), as well as Denzel Washington, Ava DuVernay, Regina King, Kerry Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Charles D. King, Janelle Monáe, Tiffany Haddish, Ryan Coogler, Don Cheadle, Will Packer, Queen Latifah, Lena Waithe, Terrence Howard, F. Gary Gray, Issa Rae, Diahann Carroll, Billy Dee Williams, Omari Hardwick and the late Louis Gossett, Jr.
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