The 2016 African-American Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 13, 2016, while the ceremony took place on February 8, 2017 at Taglyan Complex, in Hollywood, California.^[1][2]

Awards

Below is the list of complete winners.

AAFCA Top Ten Films

1. Moonlight (A24)
2. Fences (Paramount Pictures)
3. Hidden Figures (20th Century Fox)
4. Lion (The Weinstein Company)
5. La La Land (Lionsgate)
6. The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight)
7. Loving (Focus Features)
8. Manchester by the Sea (Roadside Attractions/Amazon Studios)
9. Hell or High Water (Lionsgate/CBS Films)
10. Queen of Katwe (Walt Disney Pictures/CBS Films)

AAFCA Top Ten TV Shows

1. Queen Sugar (OWN)
2. Underground (WGN)
3. Atlanta (FX)
4. Insecure (HBO)
5. Luke Cage (Netflix)
6. This Is Us (NBC)
7. Black-ish (ABC)
8. The Get Down (Netflix)
9. Westworld (HBO)
10. Survivor's Remorse (Starz)

AAFCA Regular Awards

Best Picture

• Moonlight

Best Director

• Barry Jenkins – Moonlight

Best Actor

• Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actress

• Ruth Negga – Loving

Best Supporting Actor

• Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

• Viola Davis – Fences

Best Ensemble

• Hidden Figures

Best Independent Film

• Moonlight

Best Screenplay

• August Wilson – Fences

Breakout Performance

• Janelle Monáe – Moonlight and Hidden Figures

Best Animation

• Zootopia

Best Documentary

• 13th

Best Song

• "Victory" – Hidden Figures

Best TV Comedy

• Atlanta

Best TV Drama

• Queen Sugar

Best Cable/New Media TV Show

• Underground

Best Limited Series/Special

• Lemonade

AAFCA Special Awards

AAFCA Special Achievement Award

• Anthony Hemingway, director; Lee Daniels, producer/director; Floyd Norman, animator

Roger Ebert Award

• Michael Phillips, film critic

Ashley Boone Award

• Vanessa Morrison, 20th Century Fox Animation president