African-American Film Critics Association names 'Black Panther' as best film of 2018
Black Panther
The world's largest group of black film critics, the African-American Film Critics Association announced ‘Black Panther’ as the best picture of 2018. It also picked the honours of best director for Ryan Coogler and the best song prize for Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ‘All the Stars’.
On the announcement, AAFCA co-founder Shawn Edwards said in a statement: "Selecting Disney’s Black Panther as the year’s best film was a no-brainer. Beyond its tremendous reviews and historic box office performance, the film changed the culture and became a defining moment for Black America. ... Many have waited a lifetime for a moment like this and Black Panther delivered with a multi-generational appeal never before seen.”
‘The Hate U Give’, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ also won big with two awards each: George Tillman Jr.'s literary adaptation of Angie Thomas' 2017 book ‘The Hate U Give’ earned best-supporting-actor honours for Russell Hornsby and the best breakout performance award for Amandla Stenberg; Barry Jenkins' adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ took the prize for best independent film, as well as a best-supporting-actress nod for Regina King. Spike Lee's ‘BlacKkKlansman’ received the best screenplay award, as well as the best actor mention for John David Washington.
Regina Hall got the best actress for her work in the independent drama ‘Support the Girls’; Netflix's ‘Quincy’ for best documentary; OWN's ‘Queen Sugar’ for best TV drama; and HBO's ‘Insecure’ for best TV comedy.
AAFCA plans to announce the recipients of its Cinema Vanguard Award, ICON Award, Stanley Kramer Award and inaugural Pioneer Award in the next few weeks. Its awards ceremony is set to take place on February 6 in Los Angeles.
See the full list of winners, as well as AAFCA's top 10 films of the year:
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Best Film: Black Panther
Best Director: Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)
Best Screenplay: Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Best Actor: John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
Best Actress: Regina Hall (Support the Girls)
Best Supporting Actor: Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give)
Best Supporting Actress: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Best Breakout Performance: Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give)
Best Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best Independent Film: If Beale Street Could Talk
Best Foreign Film: Roma
Best Documentary: Quincy
Best Song: “All The Stars” (Black Panther)
Best New Media: Red Table Talk
Best TV Drama: Queen Sugar
Best TV Comedy: Insecure
AAFCA’s Top Ten List:
1. Black Panther (Walt Disney Studios)
2. If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures)
3. The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox)
4. A Star Is Born (Warner Bros. Studios)
5. Quincy (Netflix)
6. Roma (Netflix)
7. Blindspotting (Lionsgate)
8. The Favourite (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
9. Sorry to Bother You (Annapurna Pictures)
10. Widows (20th Century Fox)