Best Film
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
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2. “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
3. “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
4. “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse” (Columbia Pictures)
5. “Origin” (NEON)
6. “Past Lives” (A24)
7. “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
8. “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
9. “Maestro” (Netflix)
10. “Anatomy of a Fall” (NEON)
Best Director
Cord Jefferson
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
Best Actor
Jeffrey Wright
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
Best Actress
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
“Origin” (NEON)
Directed by Ava DuVernay | Produced by Paul Garnes and Ava DuVernay
Best Supporting Actor
Sterling K. Brown
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Brooks
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones
Best Original Screenplay
“Past Lives” (A24)
Written by Celine Song
Directed by Celine Song
Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler
Best Adapted Screenplay (TIE)
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Written by Kelly Fremon Craig
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
Best Adapted Screenplay (tie)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Written by Christopher Nolan
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan
Best Cinematography
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Cinematography by Robbie Ryan
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ed Guiney, and Andrew Lowe
Best Documentary
“American Symphony” (Netflix)
Directed by Matthew Heineman
Produced by Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, and Joedan Okun
Best Animated Film
“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
(Columbia Pictures)
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
Produced by Chris Miller, Phil Lord, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Christina Steinberg
Best Ensemble
“American Fiction” (Orion Pictures)
Ensemble Cast including Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz,
Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson
SIGNATURE AWARDS
PIONEER AWARD
Lisa Cortés
This year’s BFCC Pioneer Award is given to Lisa Cortés. Lisa is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy-winning Producer and Director. She is renowned for creating challenging, visionary stories and has been distinguished by her commitment to inclusivity and empowering diverse voices. Her contributions like this year’s Little Richard: I Am Everything about the life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock ‘n’ roll icon who shaped the world of music and Lisa’s ongoing dedication to her craft embodies the very essence of the word Pioneer.”
RISING STAR/ BEST NEWCOMER (tie)
A.V. Rockwell
A.V. Rockwell, director of Sundance Film Festival 2023 Grand Jury Prize winning film A Thousand and One.
RISING STAR/ BEST NEWCOMER (tie)
Tia Nomore
Tia Nomore for feature film acting her debut in the film Earth Mama where she, to quote BFCC member Anthony Holden (Black Cinephile) “delivers a terrific, soul-baring performance.”
SPECIAL MENTION
Colman Domingo
Special Mention this year goes to Colman Domingo who, to quote BFCC member Harrison Martin (FLIXFROG) is “The embodiment of the word thespian. Domingo is a domineering versatile actor whether he’s on stage, television, or on the silver screen. Domingo pulled off two great performances this year as the openly gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in Rustin and the charismatic yet abusive Albert ‘Mister’ Johnson in The Color Purple (2023).”
Black Film Critics Circle
BEST FILM:
BEST DIRECTOR:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (TIE):
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
BEST ENSEMBLE:
“American Fiction”
Cord Jefferson — “American Fiction”
Jeffrey Wright — “American Fiction”
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Origin”
Sterling K. Brown — “American Fiction”
Danielle Brooks — “The Color Purple”
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
“American Fiction” — Cord Jefferson
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan
“Poor Things” — Robbie Ryan
“American Symphony”
“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
“American Fiction”
ABOUT THE Black Film Critics Circle
Founded in 2010, the Black Film Critics Circle is a membership organization comprised of film critics of color from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and qualifying on-line publications. The organization is dedicated to honoring excellence of professionals in the theatrical motion picture industry in U.S. and World Cinema. Its mission is to celebrate contributions and achievements in film by people of the black Diaspora who work in front of and behind the camera, maintain the integrity of a true Critics organization and advance a collective vision of journalists of the black Diaspora.
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