Will Smith was crowned Best Actor for Best Picture winner King Richard at the Black Film Critics Circle awards. The film took two other awards while Dune, The Harder They Fall, and The Power of the Dog got two each. Most interesting to note is that on their list of the ten best films of the year, King Richard actually comes in second to The Harder They Fall.

Award Tallies

(4) King Richard
(2) Dune, The Harder They Fall, The Power of the Dog

The Awards

Best Picture

King Richard

Best Animated Film

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

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

King Richard

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Power of the Dog

Best Cinematography

Dune

Best Foreign Film

The Hand of God

Best Documentary

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Best Ensemble

The Harder They Fall

Rising Star

Jeymes Samuel

Pioneer Award

Janicza Bravo

Special Mention

QuestLove

Top Ten

1. The Harder They Fall
2. King Richard
3. The Power of the Dog
4. West Side Story
5. Respect
6. Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7. Dune
8. Macbeth
9. Cyrano
10. Passing

Black Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 2011 (11)