ANGELA BASSETT HONORED WITH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT CRITICS CHOICE BLACK CINEMA CELEBRATION
The Critics Choice Association presented the fifth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television on Monday, December 5 at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Now in its fifth year, the Celebration recognized 15 categories as part of a star-studded night honoring standout achievements in Black filmmaking and television. The show will be televised on KTLA in January and shown nationwide on Nexstar stations throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month.
Honorees Nicco Annan (Actor Award for Television), Angela Bassett (Career Achievement Award), Elegance Bratton (Social Justice Award), Quinta Brunson (Actress Award for Television), Danielle Deadwyler* (Actress Award for Film), Ayo Edebiri (Rising Star Award presented by IMDbPro), Berry Gordy (Icon Award), Brian Tyree Henry (Supporting Actor Award), Quincy Isaiah (Rising Star Award presented by IMDbPro), Michael B. Jordan (Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award), Nikyatu Jusu (Breakthrough Film Award), Jonathan Majors (Actor Award for Film), Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi (Groundbreaker Award), Gina Prince-Bythewood (Director Award for Film), Dulé Hill*, Laura Kariuki*, Julian Lerner, Amari O'Neil, Milan Ray, Saycon Sengbloh*, and Elisha “EJ” Williams* (Ensemble Award for Television); Host Bill Bellamy; Presenters Lauren E. Banks, Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein, Kenya Barris, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andra Day, Suzanne De Passe & Billy Dee Williams, J.D. Dillard, Randall Einhorn, Jamaal Finkley, Katori Hall & J. Alphonse Nicholson, Thuso Mbedu, Brooke Obie, David Oyelowo, Sean Patrick Thomas, Sinqua Walls; Additional Guests Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, Nicole Brown, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, DeVon Franklin, Travon Free, Alexis Garcia, Allison Holker, Wakeema Hollis, Jayne Kennedy, Boris Kodjoe, Nneka Onuorah, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Damien D. Smith, Joy Sunday, Symone, Shannon Thornton, Tobias Truvillion, Courtney B. Vance, Zaria, and more.
*Denotes honorees who accepted virtually
