In a welcome break from the wave of Best Film prizes awarded so far this season to The Irishman and Parasite (deserving winners though they are), the African American Film Critics Association has bestowed its top honour upon Jordan Peele's thriller Us. It also wins Best Director and Actress prizes, while all the individually named award winners are persons of colour. I'll take a change of pace like this any day over the same old stuff, as worthy as it may often be.
Best Film
1. US
2. Dolemite Is My Name
3. Just Mercy
4. Clemency
5. The Irishman
6. Queen & Slim
7. Waves
8. Atlantics
= Parasite
9. The Farewell
10. Harriet
Best Director
JORDAN PEELE (US)
Best Actress
LUPITA NYONG'O (US)
Best Actor
EDDIE MURPHY (DOLEMITE IS MY NAME)
Best Supporting Actress
DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH (DOLEMITE IS MY NAME)
Best Supporting Actor
JAMIE FOXX (JUST MERCY)
Best Screenplay
BONG JOON HO (PARASITE)
Best Animated Film
ABOMINABLE
Best Documentary
THE BLACK GODFATHER
Best Foreign Film
PARASITE
Best Independent Film
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Best Breakout Performance
KELVIN HARRISON JR. (WAVES)
Impact Award
QUEEN & SLIM
We See You Award
TAYLOR RUSSELL (WAVES)
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