Brooks tied that category with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who collected yet another prize for her portrayal of a grieving mother in Focus Features’ The Holdovers, directed by two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne. Danielle Brooks also won best supporting actress for her role in the second adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, reprising her role as Sofia, which Brooks played in the 2015 Broadway revival of the stage musical. The Color Purple received the awards for best musical, best ensemble and best music. Jennifer Hudson, Delroy Lindo, 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Ted Lasso' Receive Top AAFCA TV Honors
Brown and best screenplay and emerging filmmaker for writer-director Cord Jefferson, who adapted Percival Everett’s novel Erasure into a biting satire of the publishing and entertainment industry’s limited view of Black storytelling. Neon’s Origin, Amazon Studios’ American Fiction and Warner Bros.’ The Color Purple all won multiple honors, with American Fiction and The Color Purple leading with four wins apiece.Īmerican Fiction earned wins for best comedy, best supporting actor for Sterling K. The African American Film Critics Association on Monday announced the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards as well as the organization’s picks for the 10 best films of the year.
