The African American Film Critics Association TV Honors Winners Announced

Contributed By Scott Lipscomb

The winners for the third annual African American Film Critics Association TV Honors were announced this week.

According to The Wrap, HBO’s Lovecraft Country and Amazon’s The Underground Railroad were big winners. Lovecraft Country stars Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors were honored with the top acting prizes. The Underground Railroad won for Best Limited Series and Best Director category for Barry Jenkins.


OWN’s Queen Sugar was celebrated with the prestigious Impact Award reported BET.

Additionally, Queen Latifah’s CBS show The Equalizer was celebrated with Best New Show.

AAFCA co-founder and president Gil Robertson in a statement, “We are most hopeful that the vast array of offerings this year point to a permanent shift in the quality and depth of storytelling capturing the Black experience on television. It’s a robust slate that we believe is reflective of a new normal regarding diversity and inclusion for TV.”

The ceremony will take place in person on August 21st at a yacht club in California. Yvette Nicole has the hosting honors for the event.

• Best Actress: Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country, HBO
• Best Actor: Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country, HBO
• Best Drama: Queen Sugar, OWN
• Best Comedy: A Black Lady Sketch Show, HBO
• Best New Show: The Equalizer, CBS
• Best Limited Series: The Underground Railroad, Amazon Prime Video
• Best Docuseries: Exterminate All the Brutes, HBO and High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, Netflix
• Best Writing: Queen Sugar, OWN
• Best Director: Barry Jenkins, The Underground Railroad, Amazon Prime Video
• Best Movie: Sylvie’s Love, Amazon Prime Video