AAFCA TV HONORS – Celebrating the Best in Television and Streaming

2020 2ND ANNUAL AAFCA TV HONORSCelebrating the Best in Television and Streaming
Saturday, August 22, 2020 | 3PM PST / 6PM EST

AAFCA TV Honors is an annual event recognizing outstanding work in the television industry. Honorees are selected by a special committee within the association charged with identifying exceptional content and authentic performances that offer profound and refreshing representations of the world in which we live.

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2020 AAFCA TV HONORS WINNERS

Kenya Barris

Kenya BarrisTV ICON AWARD

Kenya Barris is a writer and producer, known for Black-ish (2014), Girls Trip (2017) and #BlackAF (2020).

MACRO

MACROINCLUSION AWARD

MACRO is a global media brand driven by people of color, telling stories with universal themes that inspire and connect. #stayMACRO

Viola Davis

Viola DavisBEST ACTRESS AWARD

Acclaimed actress Viola Davis is the only African American performer to win Tony, Oscar and Emmy Awards. She is known for her award-winning performances in the television series 'How to Get Away With Murder,' the Broadway productions of 'King Hedley II' and 'Fences' and its film adaptation.

Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. BrownBEST ACTOR AWARD

Sterling K. Brown stars in NBC's Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama series THIS IS US. Brown won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe, becoming the first African American actor to win his category in the award show's 75-year history.

For Life

For LifeBEST DRAMA AWARD

A prisoner becomes a lawyer and fights to overturn his life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.
Creator: Hank Steinberg
Stars: Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant

Insecure

InsecureBEST COMEDY AWARD

Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
Creators: Issa Rae, Larry Wilmore
Stars: Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis

Jeremy Pope

Jeremy PopeBREAKOUT PERFORMER
``Hollywood`` NETLIX

Jeremy Pope starred in the Netflix miniseries, Hollywood, and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Laura Harrier

Laura HarrierBREAKOUT PERFORMER
``Hollywood`` NETLIX

She starred in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood (2020) by Ryan Murphy as Camille Washington, an up-and-coming black actress facing prejudice during the Hollywood Golden Age in the post-World War II era.

Janet Mock

Janet MockBREAKOUT Creative

JANET MOCK has written and directed for POSE (FX), THE POLITICIAN (Netflix) and HOLLYWOOD (Netflix). She’s been nominated for a Golden Globe and Emmy, and won a Peabody and AFI Award. She recently made history with her landmark deal with Netflix.

Never Have I Ever

Never Have I EverBEST YA AWARD

The complicated life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.

Creators: Lang Fisher, Mindy Kaling
Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Darren Barnet, Jaren Lewison

Central Park

Central ParkBEST ANIMATED AWARD

An animated musical series that tells the story of a how a family of caretakers, who live and work in Central Park, end up saving the park, and basically the world.
Creators: Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad, Nora Smith
Stars: Kristen Bell, Tituss Burgess, Daveed Diggs

Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children - HBO

Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children - HBOBEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD

A never-before-seen look at the killings of at least 30 African-American children and young adults that occurred over a two-year period in the Georgia capital.
Stars: Tony Axam, Jeremy Bullock, Monica Kaufman Pearson

The Last Dance (ESPN Films/Netflix)

The Last Dance (ESPN Films/Netflix)BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD

Charting the rise of the 1990's Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, one of the most notable dynasties in sports history.
Stars: Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, David Aldridge

I Promis - Quibi

I Promis - QuibiBEST SHORT FORM

An in-depth look at the first academic year inside LeBron James' I Promise School in Akron, Ohio that opened its doors in 2018.
Star: LeBron James

The Clark Sisters
Lifetime

The Clark Sisters
LifetimeBEST TV MOVIE AWARD

The movie will detail their humble beginnings, struggles to find their place, to later becoming the best-selling Gospel group in the music world.
Director: Christine Swanson
Writers: Sylvia L. Jones, Camille Tucker
Stars: Aunjanue Ellis, Demore Barnes, Raven Goodwin

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