{"id":89,"date":"2025-05-05T20:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ladamaylamuerte.com\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2025-05-05T20:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:21:29","slug":"king-richard-and-harder-they-fall-win-african-american-film-critics-awards-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ladamaylamuerte.com\/king-richard-and-harder-they-fall-win-african-american-film-critics-awards-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"King Richard and Harder They Fall win African American Film Critics Awards \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-site-bg-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8bb07fe04c5c7c2348e8928a9984bfe is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ladamaylamuerte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HTF_20201123_33186_R-H-2021-edited.jpg\" alt=\"King Richard\" class=\"wp-image-56\" style=\"border-radius:16px;width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ladamaylamuerte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HTF_20201123_33186_R-H-2021-edited.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.ladamaylamuerte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HTF_20201123_33186_R-H-2021-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ladamaylamuerte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HTF_20201123_33186_R-H-2021-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">King Richard and Harder They Fall win African American Film Critics Awards \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16f732bd65cc5ab7833053902d8ccb2d\">by Netflix <em>The more they fall<\/em> and Warner Bros. <em>King Richard<\/em> each has won four top awards from the African American Film Critics Association, it was announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Western by Jeymes Samuel received first prize for Best Picture as well as Best Ensemble, Best Director (Samuel) and Music (Samuel, Kid Cudi and Jay-Z). <em>King Richard<\/em> won Best Actor (Will Smith), Best Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Best Actor (Saniyya Sidney) and Emerging Director (Reinaldo Marcus Green).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The respect<\/em>Jennifer Hudson received the Best Actress award while <em>Macbeth\u2019s Tragedy<\/em>Corey Hawkins won Best Supporting Actor. Best Screenplay honors went to Adam McKay <em>Don\u2019t look up<\/em>. Questlove\u2019s <em>soul summer<\/em> won Best Documentary, and <em>Who we are<\/em> won Best Independent Feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners are expected to be celebrated at an in-person event on March 2 at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, with a capacity-limited audience and other health and safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a fantastic year for film,\u201d said AAFCA President and Co-Founder Gil Robertson. \u201cAfter reaching the two-year milestone of a global pandemic, great entertainment means more to all of us than ever. This year\u2019s AAFCA winners not only entertained us, but also educated and inspired us and look forward to celebrating them at the AAFCA Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A full list of this year\u2019s winners, voted on by more than 90 band members, follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cffc0af220af3e37eee58e418e376a41\">Best picture: <em>The more they fall<\/em><br>Best Director: Jeymes Samuel (<em>The more they fall<\/em>)<br>Best Screenplay: <em>Don\u2019t look up<\/em> (Adam McKay)<br>Best Actor: Will Smith (<em>King Richard<\/em>)<br>Best Actress: Jennifer Hudson<em>The respect<\/em>)<br>Best Supporting Actor: Corey Hawkins<em>Macbeth\u2019s Tragedy<\/em>)<br>Best Supporting Actress: Aunjanue Ellis (<em>King Richard<\/em>)<br>Breakout Actor: Saniyya Sidney (<em>King Richard<\/em>)<br>Best Overall: <em>The more they fall<\/em><br>Emerging Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green (<em>King Richard<\/em>)<br>Best Music: <em>The more they fall<\/em> (Jeymes Samuel, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z)<br>Best Indie Feature: <em>Who we are<\/em><br>Best Documentary: <em>soul summer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dcd1a27b8c3d1eb9854ce8602753c529\" style=\"min-height:210px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2025. 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