The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has set a new date to celebrate its previously announced AAFCA TV Honors winners. The private, invitation-only event was previously scheduled for August 27th but was postponed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike and will now be held on December 3rd at the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, California.​
The AAFCA TV Honors recognize outstanding achievements in Broadcast Television and Streaming with a special emphasis on entertainment representing the Black diaspora. Previously announced winners include Quinta Brunson, the cast of “P-Valley,” Jessica Williams, Debbie Allen, Niecy Nash-Betts, “The 1619 Project” and many more. Special honorees include Jennifer Hudson, who will receive the We See You Award, Delroy Lindo, who will receive the Legacy Award, and five-time Emmy® nominee Marla Gibbs who will receive the Legend Award. The Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso’’ will receive the Inclusion Award, and CBS’ “S.W.A.T.,’’ produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Studios, will receive the Impact Award.
“We are happy that our industry can take a collective sigh of relief and get back to work,“ stated AAFCA co-founder and president Gil Robertson. “We love a good party here at AAFCA and we’re going to pull out all the stops to celebrate our winners and honorees. With the industry in flux for so many months, we’re really looking forward to finally getting to recognize and celebrate these incredible talents.”
A full list of previously announced winners follows:
2023 AAFCA TV HONORS AWARD RECIPIENTS:
BEST TV COMEDY – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
BEST TV DRAMA – “P-Valley” (Starz)
BEST NEW SHOW – “Mo” (Netflix)
BEST DOCUMENTARY – “The 1619 Project” (Onyx Collective/Hulu)
BEST LIMITED SERIES – “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” (Peacock)
BEST TV MOVIE – “Shooting Stars” (Peacock)
BREAKOUT STAR – Jessica Williams – “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
BEST ENSEMBLE – “P-Valley” (Starz)
BEST TV WRITING – Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
BEST TV DIRECTING – Mary Lou Belli, Debbie Allen, Tasha Smith, Henry Chan, Jordan E. Cooper – “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET+)
BEST TV ACTING (Female) – Niecy Nash-Betts – “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)
BEST TV ACTING (Male) – J. Alphonse Nicholson and Nicco Annan – “P-Valley” (Starz)
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