If you had given me the time I could have probably guessed at every single one of these winners in the top categories. While they are predictable choices, they are important ones.

Awards Tallies

(3) Till
(2) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Woman King

The Awards

Best Film

The Woman King

Best Animated Film

Wendell & Wild

Best Director

Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King

Best Actor

Jeremy Pope – The Inspection

Best Actress

Danielle Deadwyler – Till

Best Supporting Actor

Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best Screenplay

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Song

“Lift Me Up” – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Best International Feature

Saint Omer

Best Documentary

Sidney

Best Animated Short Film

New Moon

Best Live Action Short Film

We Cry Together

Emerging Filmmaker

Carey Williams – Emergency

Best Ensemble

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Emerging Face

Jaylin Hall – Till, Bruiser

Top Ten of 2020

1. The Woman King
2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3. Till
4. Sidney
5. Emancipation
5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
6. The Inspection
7. Causeway
8. Everything Everywhere All at Once
9. Wendell & Wild
10. Devotion

Impact Award

Till

The Innovator Award

Composer, Michael Abels – Nope

Building Change Award

Production Designer, Hannah Beachler – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

The Beacon Award

Antoine Fuqua, Will Smith – Emancipation

The Ashley Boone Award

Producer, Nate Moore – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

African American Film Critics Association Data

First Awards: 2003 (20)