Celebration of Black Cinema & Television honorees announced

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced honorees for the 5th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television. Bill Bellamy will host the event which will take place on Monday, December 5, 2022.

Now in its fifth year, the Celebration of Black Cinema & Television will recognize 15 categories as part of a star-studded night honoring standout achievements in Black filmmaking and television.

Music icon and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy will receive the Icon Award for his contribution to music, film and popular culture. Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett will receive the Career Achievement Award for her memorable career. Bassett will star as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Studios film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Michael B. Jordan will receive the Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award for his growing contribution to the industry as he is set to release his directorial debut film “Creed III.”

Recording artist and actor Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi will be honored with the Groundbreaker Award for his starring role as Jabari in the Netflix television event, “Entergalactic,” which he also created.

The Celebration of Black Cinema & Television will also honor the following:

Actor Nicco Annan will receive the Actor Award for Television for his role as Uncle Clifford on the STARZ hit series, “P-Valley.”

Writer and director Elegance Bratton will accept the Social Justice Award for his inspiring work on the A24 film, “The Inspection.”

Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and actress, Quinta Brunson will be presented with the Actress Award for Television for her role as Janine Teagues on ABC’s hit series, “Abbott Elementary,” which she created and also executive produces.

Actress Danielle Deadwyler will be honored with the Actress Award for Film for her role as Mamie Till-Mobley in the highly anticipated film, “Till.”

Actress and comedian Ayo Edebiri will receive the Rising Star Award presented by IMDbPro for her role as Sydney Adamu on the FX series, “The Bear.”

Actor Brian Tyree Henry will be awarded with the Supporting Actor Award for his performance as James Aucoin in Apple Original Films and A24’s, “Causeway.”

Actor Quincy Isaiah will also accept the Rising Star Award presented by IMDbPro for his role as Magic Johnson on the HBO Original series, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” available to stream on HBO Max.

Actor Jonathan Majors will be presented with the Actor Award for Film for his role as Jesse Brown in the war epic, “Devotion.”

The Director Award for Film will be awarded to director Gina Prince-Bythewood for her work on TriStar Pictures and Entertainment One’s critically-acclaimed, “The Woman King.”

Writer/Director Nikyatu Jusu will accept the Breakthrough Film Award for the Amazon Studios and Blumhouse film, “Nanny.”

The Ensemble Award will be presented to the cast of ABC’s sitcom, “The Wonder Years,” Elisha “EJ” Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, Julian Lerner, Amari O’Neil, and Milan Ray.

The Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema & Television will be televised on KTLA in January and shown nationwide on Nexstar stations throughout the month of February in honor of Black History Month.