The 2018 AAFCA Awards Winners: Black Panther Dominates Honorees
The African American Film Critics Association spreads the love among the Marvel film, BlacKkKlansman, The Hate U Give, and more.
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Marvel Studios’ Black Panther led the pack among the 2018 movies honored by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), which were announced Tuesday morning. The superhero movie was named Best Film of the year, Ryan Coogler named Best Director, and “All The Stars” took out Best Song. Other big winners included The Hate U Give (Best Supporting Actor, Best Breakout Performance), BlacKkKlansman (Best Actor, Best Screenplay), and If Beale Street Could Talk (Best Supporting Actress, Best Independent Film). AAFCA, the largest group of black critics in the world, also named its annual top 10 films, giving some love to A Star Is Born, Blindspotting, and Sorry To Bother You. See the full list of winners below.
Best Film:
96%
Best Director: Ryan Coogler,
96%
Best Screenplay: Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee –
96%
Best Actor: John David Washington,
96%
Best Actress: Regina Hall,
91%
Best Supporting Actor: Russell Hornsby,
97%
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King,
95%
Best Breakout Performance: Amandla Stenberg,
97%
Best Animated Film:
97%
Best Independent Film:
95%
Best Foreign Film:
96%
Best Documentary:
82%
Best Song: “All The Stars”,
96%
Best TV Drama:
- -
Best TV Comedy:
97%
Best New Media: “Red Table Talk”
AAFCA’s Full Top Ten List:
1.
96%
(Walt Disney Studios)
2.
95%
(Annapurna Pictures)
3.
97%
(20th Century Fox)
4.
90%
(Warner Bros. Studios)
5.
82%
(Netflix)
6.
96%
(Netflix)
7.
94%
(Lionsgate)
8.
93%
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
9.
93%
(Annapurna Pictures)
10.
91%
(20th Century Fox)
