The African American Movie Critics Affiliation (AAFCA) has named Amazon MGM Studios’ Nickel Boys, director RaMell Ross, and The Piano Lesson director Malcolm Washington amongst its upcoming honourees.
Ross will obtain the Highlight Award and Washington the Rising Director Award at sixteenth annual AAFCA Awards on February 19, 2025, at Beverly Wilshire resort.
Nicole Avant, a political activist and producer on Netflix’s upcoming wartime characteristic The Six Triple Eight, will gather the Beacon Award, whereas Ray Fisher, who stars in Netflix’s The Piano Lesson, will obtain the Breakout Efficiency Award.
AAFCA will even recognise abilities at its 2025 Particular Achievement Awards lunch on February 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Actor Lynn Whitfield, whose credit embody Albany Highway and Eve’s Bayou, will obtain the Legacy Award, whereas Nickel Boys actors Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse might be honoured with the Subsequent Gen Award.
The movie Nickel Boys will obtain the Karen & Stanley Kramer Social Justice Award for spotlighting the abuse suffered by generations of boys on the Dozier College for Boys reform college in Florida.
Amazon MGM Studios government Amber Rasberry will gather the Horizon Award for her “excellent contributions to elevating Black tales in movie”.
AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson stated, “Our honorees set a excessive normal of self-discipline, expertise, and exhausting work that conjures up others to try for greatness. In our current surroundings, it’s extra vital than ever to acknowledge the examples that they’ve set. Their contributions mirror a degree of excellence that propels our trade ahead.”
