African American Film Critics Awards: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ & ‘The Color Purple’ Lead Honors

Ava DuVernay’s time hopping drama Origin , debut filmmaker Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction , and Blitz Bazawule’s musical take on The Color Purple lead the winners at the 15th annual African American Film Critics Awards . Scroll down for the full list. Origin , DuVernay’s first feature since 2018’s A Wrinkle In Time , was named Best Film.

DuVernay’s also landed Best Director. American Fiction picked up Best Comedy, while Ghanaian filmmaker Bazawule’s The Color Purple was named Best Musical. All three films also had strong showings in the performance categories, with Aunjanue Ellis Taylor named Best Actress for her leading role in Origin , and Sterling K.

Brown won Best Supporting Actor for American Fiction . Best Supporting Actress was tied with Da’Vine Joy Randolph ( The Holdovers ) and Danielle Brooks ( The Color Purple ) sharing the honor. Related Stories News Angelina Jolie Hosts 'Origin' Soiree As Ava DuVernay Film Picks Up More Heavy Hitter Support In Oscar Voting Final Days News 'Godzilla Minus One' Stomps Past $50M As Deep Freeze Grips U.S.; 'The Iron Claw' In Top 10; 'The Zone Of Interest', 'American Fiction' Expand Specialty Box Office Elsewhere, Lily Gladstone picked up the award for Breakout Performance for Martin Scorsese’s three hour epic Killers of the Flower Moon .

Best International Film went to Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano . The AAFCA winners were announced this morning, alongside the organization’s list of the year’s ten best films. The list was topped by American Fiction , with spots for Oppenheimer , Past Lives, Spider Man: Across the Spider Verse, Poor Things , and Anatomy of a Fall .

The winners will be honored at the 15th Annual AAFCA Awards on Feb 21 at the Beverly Wilshire. AAFCA’S TOP 10 FILMS OF THE YEAR American Fiction Origin The Color Purple Oppenheimer Past Lives Spider Man: Across the Spider Verse Poor Things Anatomy of a Fall Killers of the Flower Moon Barbie WINNERS | 15TH ANNUAL AAFCA AWARDS Best Drama: Origin Best Comedy: American Fiction Best Musical : The Color Purple Best Director: Ava DuVernay (Origin) Best Screenplay : American Fiction Best Actor: Colman Domingo (Rustin) Best Actress: Aunjanue Ellis Taylor (Origin) Best Supporting Actor: Sterling K.

Brown (American Fiction) Best Supporting Actress: TIE Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple) Best Ensemble: The Color Purple Breakout Performance: Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) Emerging Filmmaker: Cord Jefferson (American Fiction) Best Independent Feature : A Thousand and One Best Animated Feature : Spider Man: Across the Spider Verse Best Documentary: Stamped From The Beginning Best Music: The Color Purple Best International Film : Io Capitano Best Short Film: The After.