The African American Film Critics Association presented the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, in Beverly Hills, honoring outstanding achievement in film and the organization’s Top Ten Films of the Year.

Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre hosted the ceremony, which recognized Delroy Lindo, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, Lawrence Lamont, and others. 

Award winners Ryan Coogler, Chase Infiniti, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge, and the creative teams behind Hoops, Hopes & Dreams, The Rebel Girls, Black Man, and more were in attendance to accept their honors. AAFCA President and Co-Founder Gil Robertson presided over the event.

Additional attendees included Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ava DuVernay, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Skye P. Marshall, Mara Brock Akil, and other industry leaders.

The top awards went to  Michael B. Jordan for Best Actor in Sinners, Tessa Thompson for Best Actress in Hedda,  Wunmi Mosaku for Best Supporting Actress in  Sinners, and Damson Idris for Best Supporting Actor in F1.

Sinners

Sheryl Lee Ralph, left, and Wunmi Mosaku. (Arnold Turner/Eclipse Content for AAFCA)

The Perfect Neighbor won Best Documentary, and the AAFCA’s Top 10 Films of the year  are:

  1. Sinners (Warner Bros.)
  2. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros.)
  3. Hedda (Amazon MGM)
  4. Frankenstein (Netflix)
  5. Hamnet (Focus Features)
  6. Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
  7. 7. F1 (Apple/Warner Bros.)
  8. One of Them Days (Sony Pictures Releasing)
  9. The Knife (Relativity Media)10. The Smashing Machine (A24)

Established in 2003, AAFCA is the premier body of Black film critics in the world, actively reviewing film and television, with a particular emphasis on entertainment, highlighting the Black experience in the US and throughout the rest of the African Diaspora. More information on AAFCA and its programs can be found at http://AAFCA.com.