Top 10 Films will be announced Dec 8, 2022; Submissions for the AAFCA Film Awards are open now
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced today that winners of the 14th Annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film will be announced on Jan. 16, 2023. An in-person celebration will follow on March 1, 2023. The critics’ organization will publish its annual “top 10” list on Dec. 8, 2022. Award-winners and the “top 10” list are voted on by AAFCA’s 90+ membership. The AAFCA Awards and all other proceedings will be presided over by AAFCA President and co-founder, Gil Robertson.
The AAFCA Awards recognize outstanding achievement in film in the following competitive categories:
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Breakout Performance
- Best Independent Film
- Best Foreign Film
- Best Documentary
- Best Writing
- Best Ensemble
Additional honorary awards will be announced later this year including the Stanley & Karen Kramer Award for Social Justice, the Emerging Director Award presented by Facebook, the Building Change Award presented by Lowes and the Innovator Award presented by Nissan. Submissions are open now. For more information on how to submit for AAFCA Awards consideration please visit www.AAFCA.com. The deadline to screen films and/or provide screeners to the AAFCA membership for awards consideration is Dec. 2, 2022.
14th Annual AAFCA Awards Voting Timeline
Dec. 2, 2022 | Screening / Screener Deadline
Dec. 8, 2022 | Top 10 Films Announced
Jan. 16, 2023 | Winners Announced
Mar. 1, 2023 | 13th Annual AAFCA Awards
For more information on the AAFCA Awards and the organization’s other programs and activities, visit http://AAFCA.com.
About AAFCA
Established in 2003, AAFCA is the premiere body of Black film critics in the world, actively reviewing film and television, with a particular emphasis on entertainment that includes the Black experience and storytellers from the African Diaspora. The organization’s primary mission is to cultivate understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contributions of African descended talent to cinematic and television culture – from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined breakthroughs of future generations. AAFCA members are a geographically diverse cross-section of journalists, covering all genres of the cinematic arts, while representing multiple mediums – including print, TV, radio broadcast and online. Collectively, they reach a worldwide audience in excess of 100 million. As a non-profit organization, AAFCA is committed to numerous educational and philanthropic efforts, particularly those that foster and celebrate diversity and inclusion. For more information on AAFCA and its programs visit http://AAFCA.com.
Winners Announced For The 14th Annual AAFCA Awards Presented By The African American Film Critics Association
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced today the winners of the 14th annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film. “The Woman King,” “Till,” “Black...
Winners Announced for the 13th Annual AAFCA Awards
“King Richard” and “The Harder They Fall” each won four AAFCA Awards with “King Richard” taking top honors for Best Actor (Will Smith), Best Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Breakout...
AAFCA Awards Announce Additional Honorees Entertainment Icons Quincy Jones and Jason Blum To Be Honored
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) today announced music icon Quincy Jones and prolific filmmaker Jason Blum among its 2019 Special Achievement honorees. The awards, celebrating career excellence in...
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Announces Its Award Winners and Top Ten Films of 2018
Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” was named the year’s Best Film today by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the world’s largest group of black film critics comprised of leading...
The African American Film Critics Association Sets February 7, 2018 For 9th Annual Awards Ceremony, The AAFCA Awards
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will hold its annual awards ceremony, the AAFCA Awards, on Feb. 7, 2018, it was announced by AAFCA President Gil Robertson. The event, now in its ninth year, will...
Award-Winning Director Rachel Annette Helson’s Film “Good Daughter” Enters the 2025 Oscars® Race
With the 2025 Oscars® season heating up, director Rachel Annette Helson, an alumni of the 2019 SHOOT New Directors Showcase, enters the race for Best Live Action Short Film with Good Daughter, a crime drama that stars Netflix alum Samantha Sloyan. Good Daughter follows Rebecca (Sloyan), a woman who cons dementia patients by pretending to be their daughter – until the con catches up with her. The gripping narrative explores the rampant issue of financial exploitation of vulnerable seniors, and it’s personal for Helson. “Both of my Grandmothers passed away from Alzheimer’s,” she shared. “My family spent lots of time in the memory care facilities with them, but not everyone was so lucky. I saw a lot of lonely, abandoned people who had few visitors and no one by their side as they were dying. Good Daughter grapples with complex moral questions as it looks at someone who gives time to patients in their last days – but takes valuables in return. And there’s a great reveal at the end that really brings it full circle.” A huge part of the film’s success goes to lead actress Samantha Sloyan whose performance has been universally praised - and even won her the Best Actress award at Cindependent Film Festival as well as a Best Actress Nomination at Catalina Film Festival. “Samantha brought the perfect blend of humanity, humor and nuance to the role,” said Helson. “Her performance will make you laugh and punch you in the gut. She’s truly a powerhouse.” Sloyan has garnered accolades in recent years for playing characters that audiences love to hate. Most famously, she starred as Beverly Keane in the hit mini-series Midnight Mass, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series by the... Read More