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THE CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION’S 5TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK CINEMA & TELEVISION
HOSTED BY BILL BELLAMY
Presented by the Critics Choice Association
Monday, December 5, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City
WHO:
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
WHAT:
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.
Event sponsors included Delta Air Lines, Fairmont Century Plaza, GreenSlate, IMDbPro, McBride Sisters Wine Company, Milagro Tequila, and NEP Sweetwater.
WHEN:
Monday, December 5, 2022
WHERE:
Fairmont Century Plaza
SOCIAL:
#celebrateblackcinema and #criticschoice
@CriticsChoice and @CCBlackCinema
ABOUT THE CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 580 media critics and entertainment journalists. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content.