Tyler Perry takes a special trip in Los Angeles to get his friends (and producer of his latest Netflix movie “June 38”) Nicole Avatt ( Nicole Avant won the 16th Annual African American Film Critics Affiliation Award.
Perry joked, “I don’t know why my job is like I broke.”
But a quick round trip is crucial to helping AAFCA improve its black storytelling mission – “especially in the local weather, when we attack us who we and what our story is,” Perry said, stressing to him. The Avant pays tribute to the “Hollywood Royal Family” because of the daughter of the late philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, who is often referred to as the “Black Godfather.”
On the crimson carpet, Nicole Avant directed choose Her father and mother can be proud to see her receive this special honor. “I'm sure they're happy. My mother will keep telling me to quit on this planet and be sunshine. Choose which aspect you are in and play afterwards,” she said. “I’m not here since the 'Black Godfather' [documentary] In 2019, when my dad got the reward. ”
On stage, Avant dedicated the award to them, except for her godfather, the late Quincy Jones, and all the individuals who “beacons of the sun next to my journey,” and Don Cornelius, Cicely Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali, Diahann Carroll and Sidney Poitier. Perry stood behind her laughter, confirming his level of “Hollywood Royals” of all royalty and the black cultural idols she met throughout her life.
“These giants are just some of my father and mom’s best partners, and I was lucky to be attracted by them and their perseverance, grace, gratitude, compassion and resilience,” directed the main expertise, executives, creation The banquet hall for the critics and critics. “Each of them asked me to enjoy survival in their own way and to transform it into a whole new energy and to thrive. They jog my memories of my hardships and obstacles, and they usually ask me to remember forever. They. They jogged my memory anyway, it was my promise, and all of you are promises.”
Avant's speech talks about the general theme of the night: those who have been encouraging to capture black expertise through their artworks – from commercial veterans such as “Sing Sing Sing” star Colman Domingo and “The Truth of Labor” actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste Producers, such as “Malcolm Washington” who taught the “Piano” lessons and “Nickel Boy” Ramell Ross – imagine their energy.
AAFCA President and Co-founder Gil Robertson IV is with Nicole Avant and Netflix's Ted Sarandos.
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On the crimson carpet, Ross reflects the importance of being respected by AAFCA critics. He instructed: “This movie is for us, to improve our historical past – the narrative is unsatisfied and discovers black subjectivity, which we all want, and we all are sure Discover the location.” choose. “this It's the actual Academy Awards. ”
“Piano Lesson” star Danielle Deadwyler agreed. “That's what we want to be ritual therapy and solidarity,” she said. “Those who think of the details and nuances and particularities of the artwork we make. AAFCA does it. AAFCA acknowledges our work. And, you also want it to be Generally speaking. This is essential.”
This is a welcome reward from AAFCA President and Co-founder Gil Robertson. He joked: “I am proud of us being in adolescence – formally celebrating our Candy 16.” (AAFCA for the past 22 years, in 2003, but the award is late.) “At this point, we have always been able to assist Transfer needles so we hope we can continue to act. Transparent
As the ceremony was held in Black History for the past month, it was located in numerous black storytelling celebrations, as well as the honors of the Black American Film Competition, the NAACP Picture Awards and Extra.
“Our photos are a reliable one. For those who think we are 15% of our residents, but our emotions have just cut every space, every index of this country, our blacks have modified this The sport, redefined, has been re-recorded, reshaped,” Robertson said, pointing out every brewery ABFF (Jeff and Nicole Friday) and Martha’s Brewery African American Film Competition (Stephanie and The head of Floyd Rance has already participated in the visitor list. “It’s really showing how black creatives respect and respect each other and how we elevate stories to make our group higher.”
Additionally, the timing of salutes is unlikely to be wanted when the Trump administration focuses on DEI applications and the potential impact on content materials when it responds to Hollywood companies.
Perry hints that AAFCA Award host Amber Ruffin is no stranger to share her views, as “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and her personal discussion of gifts with the same name. And, he or she has no fist on the situation in her opening monologue.
“Although I’m going to be sincere now, the problem does feel dangerous now. Between the rollback of diversity, fairness and inclusiveness; the value of eggs; Rufen said, because the audience laughed—actually lacked the explosion line:” Ticket hosts have to cancel, I don't believe in what is mastered in the title. Can anyone travel for me? I don't have Uber's cash. ”
Rufen continued: “When our country takes 100 steps again, it may be happy about it. In what we might be proud to say, “Is my president black?” “Did you remember if you remember the first few days after that. Now it's, “My president is a South African Nazi oligarch with a hair plug on it.” “It can't roll down the tongue fairly.”
However, Rufen said she was inspired by the vitality of AAFCA. “This group proves that it doesn't matter that they think they'll take anything from us, and we will continue to show joy through the facilities of the movie. Our honor is our resilience. Good Ken with Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar said, “Hey, Drake…I heard your “young…”. “Sorry, Kendrick Lamar said, 'We'll gonna be OK.' We'll really be better.”
Ruffin will then be the headlines for the white household correspondent dinner – imposing an extra severity to wrap around this: “It's the gorgeous factor in cinemas and black artworks: We all do anyway Created. We will be bold in telling our stories anyway. We are all doing well anyway. Tonight, we rejoice each other anyway. As we advance artists, filmmakers, and their little white recruiting , we will now leave BS in the market.”
Ray Fisher and Danielle Deadwyler symbolize the winners of the Perfect Ensemble Award “Piano Lesson”.
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The winners of the 16th Annual AAFCA Awards selected by the organization with more than 100 members are:
The greatest actor: Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”)
The greatest actress: Marian Jean Baptiste (“Terrible Truth”)
The greatest support actor: Clarence McClin (“Sing Sing”)
The greatest supporting actress: Danielle Deadwyler (“Piano Lesson”)
The greatest ensemble: “Piano lesson”
The largest true rating: “Wild Robot” (Chris Bowles)
The greatest real track: “Andra Day” of “Show Forgiveness” (Andra Day, Cassandra Batie & Jherek Bischoff)
The greatest script: “Sing Sing” (Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar)
The greatest director: “Lamer Ross” (Nickel Boy)
The greatest documentary: *Tie*”Dahomey” (Mubi)
The greatest animation features: “Wild Robot”
The greatest movie in the world: “Emilia Perez”
The greatest fairness feature: “She teaches love”
The greatest image: “Nickel Boy”
AAFCA's 10 movies in 12 months are (in descending order): “Nickel Boy”, “Singing”, “Piano Lesson”, “Gladiator II”, “Degenerate”, “Emilia Pérez”, ” Albany Street”, “The fireplace inside”, “expressing forgiveness” and “Dahomi.”
Along with Avant, special honors won Malcolm Washington (winning the Rise Director Award for “Piano Class”), Ray Fisher (Breakthrough Efficiency Winner, “Piano Class” ), “Degenerate” costume designer Paul Tazewell (Paul Paul Tazewell (winning the Innovator Award) and Rose (Highlight Award).
Additional highlights at the scroll awards ceremony:
Clarence Maclin won the Perfect Support Actor Award for “Sing Sing”.
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Members next to the fireplace in Pasadena participated in the AAFCA Awards.
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