The American Black Film Festival Honors were recently held in Beverly Hills. The ceremony recognizes the best in movies and television from the previous year.
The event was hosted by Mike Epps, will honor Diahann Carroll with the Hollywood Legacy Award and producer Will Packer with the Distinguished ABFF Alumni Award.
This year’s nominated movies include “Straight Outta Compton,” “Creed
On the television side, the nominated shows are “Being Mary Jane,” “black-ish,” “Empire,” “How To Get Away With Murder” and “Power”
Below are this year’s ABFF Honors:
Film of the Year
Beasts of No Nation
Chi-Raq
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton
Television Show of the Year
Being Mary Jane
black-ish
Empire
How to Get Away With Murder
Power
TVMusic Network was on had to cover the events Red Carpet and talked to several of the nominees and presenters for the night.
Check out our interviews below:
Ice Cube:
Howard Hewitt:
