
American Fiction, Origin and The Color Purple lead the winners of the 15th annual African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film.

12.12: The Day and Evil Does Not Exist lead the nominations for the 17th Asian Film Awards (AFA) celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. Based on the real-life “12.12 Military Insurrection” of 1979 in South Korea, the political drama 12.12: The Day follows the intense struggles of military personnel during the mutiny. The film was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. Also receiving six nominations is the film Evil Does Not Exist by Japanese director Hamaguchi Ryusuke whose earlier work Drive My Car won Best Film at the 16th Asian Film Awards. It is nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Original Music.

Nominations announced for the 51st Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.

The Argentine film Trenque Lauquen by Laura Citarella won the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 14th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.

GRAMMY™ and EMMY Award-winning singer, OSCAR®-nominated actress and legendary Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, will be recognized as the prestigious Entertainment Icon Honoree at “Urban One Honors.”