Here Are The Winners of 2024 African-American Film Critics Association Awards

Colman Domingo attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

Winners for the 2024 African-America Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards are here and as you might have guessed it—a handful of our faves made the cut.

And while the awards aren’t set to take place until Feb. 21, we think we should celebrate our beautifully melanated winners right now! Let’s start with “The Color Purple” star Colman Domingo, who’s going to be taking home the award for Best Actor for his role in “Rustin.”

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For her role in “Origin,” Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has won for Best Actress.

Best Supporting Actor

Sterling K. Brown attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.

For his role in “American Fiction,” Sterling K. Brown has won for Best Supporting Actor.

Best Supporting Actress

Danielle Brooks, left; Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

For their roles in “The Color Purple” and “The Holdovers,” respectively, Danielle Brooks and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have tied as winners for Best Supporting Actress.

Best Ensemble

The cast of “The Color Purple” has won Best Ensemble: Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Halle Bailey, Ciara, David Alan Grier, and Deon Cole.

Best Director

Ava DuVernay attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ 14th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on January 09, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

For her film “Origin,” Ava DuVernay has won for Best Director.

Best Drama

Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, the Ava DuVernay-directed film “Origin” has won Best Drama.

Best Comedy

Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sterling K. Brown, Issa Rae and more, the Cord Jefferson-directed film “American Fiction,” has won Best Comedy.

Best Musical

Directed by Blitz Bazawule, “The Color Purple,” has won Best Musical.

Best Screenplay

Cord Jefferson, left, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Erika Alexander and Adam Brody attend the Los Angeles Premiere of MGM’s “American Fiction” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” has won Best Screenplay.

Best Documentary

Directed by Roger Ross Williams, “Stamped From the Beginning” has won Best Documentary.

Emerging Filmmaker

Cord Jefferson seen at Amazon MGM Studios’ “American Fiction” Los Angeles Special Screening at Directors Guild Theatre on January 13, 2024 in Los Angeles.

For his film “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson has won the award for Emerging Filmmaker.

Best Independent Feature

Starring Teyana Taylor, A.V. Rockwell’s directorial debut, “A Thousand and One,” has won Best Independent Feature.

Best Music

Colman Domingo, Ciara, Taraji P. Henson, Corey Hawkins, Blitz Bazawule and Fantasia Barrino. at the premiere of “The Color Purple” held at The Academy Museum on December 6, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

“The Color Purple” has won for Best Music.

Best Animated Feature

Starring Shameik Moore, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has won for Best Animated Feature.

Best International Film

Directed by Matteo Garrone, “Io Capitano” has won Best International Film.

Best Short Film

Starring David Oyelowo, “The After” has won Best Short Film.

TOP 10 Films of the Year

General view as MGM Studios presents Atlanta Tastemaker Advance Screening Of ‘American Fiction’ at IPIC Colony Square on October 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

1. “American Fiction.” 2. “Origin.” 3. “The Color Purple.” 4. “Oppenheimer.” 5. “Past Lives.” 6. “Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse.” 7. “Poor Things.” 8. “Anatomy of a Fall.” 9. “Killers of the Flower Moon.” 10. “Barbie”

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