Jordan Peele’s ‘US’ might have missed out on a 2020 Golden Globes nomination, but its journey to secure an Oscar nod is not totally shattered, as the African-American Film Critics Association has named it the best film of 2019.
Peele also won best director while the film star Lupita Nyong’o got named as the best actress of the year. Eddy Murphy’s 2019 return to the big screen with ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ scored him the best actor nod with Divine Joy Randolph named best supporting actress. Jamie Foxx is named best supporting actor for ‘Just Mercy’.
Other notable categories include; best foreign film and best screenplay going out to ‘Parasite’, best documentary ‘The Black Godfather’ and the impact award given to Melina Matsoukas’ debut feature ‘Queen & Slim’. ‘Waves’ actor Kevin Harrison Jr was awarded with the breakout performance award whiles his co-star Taylor Russel won the AAFCA We See You Award.
Scroll below for the full list of winners;
Best Film: Us (Universal Pictures)
Best Director: Jordan Peele (Us, Universal Pictures)
Best Actor: Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name, Netflix)
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o (Us, Universal Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor: Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy, Warner Bros. Pictures)
Best Supporting Actress: Divine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name, Netflix)
Best Breakout Performance: Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (Waves, A24)
Best Animated Film: Abominable (Universal Pictures)
Best Documentary: The Black Godfather (Netflix)
Best Foreign Film: Parasite (Neon)
Best Independent Film: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
Best Screenplay Presented with The Black List: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (Neon)
Impact Award: Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
We See You Award: Taylor Russell (Waves, A24)
AAFCA 10 Best Films of 2019:
- Us (Universal Pictures)
- Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix)
- Just Mercy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- Clemency (Neon)
- The Irishman (Netflix)
- Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
- Waves (A24)
Tie for 8. Parasite (Neon) and Atlantics (Netflix)
- The Farewell (A24)
- Harriet (Focus Features)
