African American Film Critics Association announces 16th annual AAFCA Film Awards date, voting timeline
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) will announce the winners of its 16th Annual AAFCA Awards on December 9, AAFCA President and co-founder Gil Robertson announced today in a press release. Additionally, the organization will reveal its annual Top 10 films of the year list on this date. An invitation-only celebration of the winners will follow on February 19 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, honoring outstanding achievements in cinema with a special focus on films and performances representing the Black diaspora. Four special achievement honorees will be announced later this year.
The press release also revealed this year’s AAFCA Awards voting timeline:
- September 1, 2024 Submissions Open
- November 29, 2024 Submissions Close
- Nov. 29 – Dec. 6, 2024 Voting Window
- December 9, 2024 Winners Announced
- February 19, 2025 16th Annual AAFCA Awards
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Last year’s big winners included “American Fiction” for Best Picture, Colman Domingo (“Rustin”) for Best Actor, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“Origin”) for Best Actress and “The Color Purple” for Best Ensemble.
The AAFCA Awards recognizes achievements in the following competitive categories:
- BEST PICTURE
- BEST DIRECTOR
- BEST ACTOR
- BEST ACTRESS
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- BEST ENSEMBLE
- BEST EMERGING TALENT
- BEST DOCUMENTARY
- BEST INDEPENDENT
- BEST INTERNATIONAL
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
- BEST SCREENPLAY
- BEST MUSIC
- BEST FILM SHORT
Established in 2003, AAFCA is the premier body of Black film critics in the world, actively reviewing film and television, with a particular emphasis on entertainment highlighting the Black experience in the US and throughout the rest of the African Diaspora.