2019 African American Film Critics Association Winners

Us

The African American Film Critics Association released its annual choices for the best in film in 2019. Leading AAFCA selections was Us with three awards. Also, Dolemite Is My Name, Waves, and the Korean film stunner Parasite took home two awards apiece. Check out the entire list of winners below.

Best Film: Us 
Best Director: Jordan Peele, Us
Best Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name
Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Best Supporting Actor: Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy
Best Supporting Actress: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dolemite Is My Name
Best Breakout Performance: Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Waves
Best Animated Film: Abominable 
Best Documentary: The Black Godfather 
Best Foreign Film: Parasite 
Best Independent Film: The Last Black Man in San Francisco 
Best Screenplay Presented with The Black List: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
Impact Award: Queen & Slim 
We See You Award: Taylor Russell, Waves

Along with its bevy of film award selections, The AAFCA also released its list of the top ten films of 2019 as follows.

1. Us
2. Dolemite Is My Name
3. Just Mercy 
4. Clemency 
5. The Irishman 
6. Queen & Slim 
7. Waves 
8. Tie: Parasite and Atlantics 
9. The Farewell 
10. Harriet