The world’s largest group of Black film critics, the African American Film Critics Association, has named Judas and the Black Messiah the year’s Best Film. Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback will also receive awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The film also garnered the award for Breakout Director with Shaka King.

“Serving alongside an all-Black producing team, Judas and the Black Messiah director, Shaka King, created a project that permanently enshrines pivotal Black Panther leader Fred Hampton as an American hero. Released against the backdrop of the present-day Black Lives Matter movement, the film’s message of commitment and sacrifice to social justice is empowering,” states AAFCA President/Co-Founder Gil Robertson. “Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton is literally on fire and is supported well by Dominique Fishback who increasingly has become an actress to watch. Our members are thrilled to award the film with our highest honor.”

The awards are as follows:

Best Picture: Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)

Best Director: Regina King, One Night In Miami (Amazon Studios)

Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)

Best Actress: Andra Day, The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Hulu)

Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actress: Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros.)

Best Screenplay: Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios)

Best Ensemble: One Night In Miami (Amazon Studios)

Best Foreign Film: Night of the Kings  (Neon)

Best Documentary:  All In: The Fight For Democracy (Amazon Studios)

Best Animation: Soul (Pixar/Disney)

Best Short Film: Two Distant Strangers  

Breakout Performance: Radha Blank (Netflix)

Breakout Director: Shaka King (Warner Bros.)

The top 10 films of the year are:

One Night in Miami 

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Nomadland

Night of the Kings

American Skin 

Da 5 Bloods

Minari

Miss Juneteenth

The United States Vs. Billie Holiday

Robertson added, “All of these films spotlighted different circumstances that put the human spirit to a test. During a year when COVID-19 forced everyone on this planet to unite against a common threat to our health and well-being, these films spoke to the resilience and courage we all possess to overcome challenging odds. The AAFCA members were deeply heartened and inspired by these amazing stories as we also look forward to a return to ‘going to the movies’ with our family and friends.”

The AAFCA Awards is sponsored by Nissan and Morgan Stanley. They will take place virtually on April 7.