The Harder They Fall Declared Best Picture by African American Film Critics Association

Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall has been declared Best Picture by the African American Film Critics Association. The film also picked up wins for Best Director for Samuel, Best Music, and Best Ensemble. Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard also scored four awards for Best Actor for Will Smith, Best Supporting Actress for Aunjanue Ellis, Breakout Actor for Saniyya Sidney, and Emerging Director for Green.

Full list of winners below.

Top 10 Films

1. The Harder They Fall
2. King Richard
3. Respect
4. The Tragedy of Macbeth
5. Passing
6. Belfast
7. Who We Are
8. House of Gucci
9. The Power of the Dog
10. West Side Story

Best Picture
The Harder They Fall

Best Director
Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall)

Best Screenplay
Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay)

Best Actor
Will Smith (King Richard)

Best Actress
Jennifer Hudson (Respect)

Best Supporting Actor
Corey Hawkins (The Tragedy of Macbeth)

Best Supporting Actress
Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)

Breakout Actor
Saniyya Sidney (King Richard)

Best Ensemble
The Harder They Fall

Emerging Director
Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard)

Best Music
The Harder They Fall (Jeymes Samuel, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z)

Best Independent Feature
Who We Are

Best Documentary
Summer of Soul


Discover more from Filmotomy

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

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.