The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) celebrated its 9th Special Achievement Awards Luncheon on Sunday, March 1st, at the Athletics Club in downtown Los Angeles.
Honored at this year’s luncheon were Nikkole Denson-Randolph, Senior Vice President and U.S. Content Officer at AMC Theater, with the Spotlight Award. Lorrie Bartlett, a motion picture agent and board member at Creative Artist Agency, with the Salute to Excellence Award. Michelle Satter, the founding senior director of Sundance Institutes Artist Program, with the Film Advocate Award. Micheal Barker and Tom Bernard, Sony Pictures Classics, with the Karen and Stanley Kramer Social Justice Award, and Nina L. Shaw, founding partner of Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Feinklestein Lezcano Bobb & Dang, with the Legacy Awards.
Presenters included Jurnee Smollett, Ava Duverney, Debra Lee and Karen Kramer.