With more than 30 years in the entertainment industry, Lynn Whitfield was recently honored by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) with a Legacy Award at their annual Special Achievement Awards Luncheon.
Held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, this annual invitation-only awards ceremony honored Whitfield and several other significant individuals for their contributions to the entertainment industry.
Actors Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse received a Next Gen Award for their film “Nickel Boys,” a movie based on American novelist Colson Whitehead’s book about an abusive reform school in Florida. The movie also earned the film’s director RaMell Ross the Karen & Stanley Kramer Social Justice Award for spotlighting the abuse.
Amazon MGM Studios executive Amber Rasberry received the Horizon Award for elevating Black stories in film, and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominated songwriter and composer, Taura Stinson was given the Ascension Award.
