16TH ANNUAL African American Film Critics Association
Friday, December 13, 2024


Best Picture
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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2) “Sing Sing” • A24
3) “The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
4) “Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
5) “Wicked” • Universal Pictures
6) “Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
7) “Albany Road” • Faith Filmworks
8) “The Fire Inside” • Amazon MGM Studios
9) “Exhibiting Forgiveness” • Roadside Attractions
10) “Dahomey” • MUBI


Best Director
RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes


Best Actor
Colman Domingo
“Sing Sing” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar


Best Actress
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
“Hard Truths” • Bleecker Street
Directed by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe


Best Supporting Actor
Clarence Maclin
“Sing Sing” • A24
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar


Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler
“The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Directed by Malcolm Washington
Produced by Todd Black, Denzel Washington


Best ENSEMBLE
“The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Directed by Malcolm Washington
Produced by Todd Black, Denzel Washington


Best Original Score
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Composed by Kris Bowers
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


Best Original SONG
“Bricks” from “Exhibiting Forgiveness” • Roadside Attractions
Written by Andra Day, Cassandra Batie & Jherek Bischoff
Directed by Titus Kaphar
Produced by Stephanie Allain, Derek Cianfrance, Jamie Patricof, Sean Cotton, Titus Kaphar


Best Screenplay
“Sing Sing” • A24
Written by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Produced by Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar


Best Documentary (TIE)
“Daughters” • Netflix
Directed by Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Produced by Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham


Best Documentary (TIE)
“Dahomey” • MUBI
Directed by Mati Diop
Produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop


Best Animated Feature
“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks/Universal
Directed by Chris Sanders
Produced by Jeff Hermann


Best International Film
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello


Best Independent Feature
“She Taught Love” • Hulu
Directed by Nate Edwards
Produced by Milan Chakraborty, Sanjay M Sharma, Hadley Klein, Peter Van Auker

African American Film Critics Association
Best Picture:
Best Actor:
Best Actress:
Best Supporting Actor:
Best Supporting Actress:
Best Ensemble:
Best Original Score:
Best Original Song:
Best Screenplay:
Best Director:
Best Documentary:
Best Animated Feature:
Best International Film:
Best Independent Feature:
“Nickel Boys”
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing”
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths”
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing”
Danielle Deadwyler – “The Piano Lesson”
“The Piano Lesson”
“The Wild Robot” – Kris Bowers
“Bricks” from “Exhibiting Forgiveness” | Andra Day, Cassandra Batie & Jherek Bischoff
“Sing Sing” – Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys”
“Daughters” | “Dahomey”
“The Wild Robot”
“Emilia Pérez”
“She Taught Love”

ABOUT THE African American Film Critics Association
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) actively reviews and spotlights cinema at-large, with a particular emphasis on film and TV highlighting the Black experience, especially that produced, written and/or directed by persons from the African Diaspora. Members are also engaged in AAFCA’s advocacy work, which includes programming for students interested in film criticism and journalism in addition to general community outreach. 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.




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