King Richard Declared Best Film by Black Film Critics Circle

Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard has been declared Best Film by the Black Film Critics Circle. The film also picked up wins for Best Actor for Will Smith, Best Supporting Actress for Aunjanue Ellis as Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.

Full list of winners below.

Best Film
King Richard

Top 10 Films of the Year
1. King Richard
2. The Harder They Fall
3. The Power of the Dog
4. West Side Story
5. Respect
6. Summer of Soul
7. Dune
8. The Tragedy of Macbeth
9. Cyrano
10. Passing

Best Director
Denis Villeneuve, Dune

Best Actor
Will Smith, King Richard

Best Actress
Tessa Thompson, Passing 

Best Supporting Actor
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Best Original Screenplay
Zach Baylin, King Richard

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog

Best Animated Film 
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Best Documentary
Summer of Soul

Best Foreign Film
The Hand of God

Best Ensemble
The Harder They Fall

Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser, Dune

Pioneer Award
Janicza Bravo, Zola 

Rising Star Award
Jeymes Samuel, The Harder They Fall

Special Mention
Questlove

Author: Doug Jamieson

From musicals to horror and everything in between, Doug has an eclectic taste in films. Both a champion of independent cinema and a defender of more mainstream fare, he prefers to find an equal balance between two worlds often at odds with each other. A film critic by trade but a film fan at heart, Doug also writes for his own website The Jam Report, and Australia’s the AU review.