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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

'GREAT DEBATERS' TOPS AAFCA'S TOP 10



The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has selected "The Great Debaters" as its Best Picture of 2007, while "Talk to Me's" Don Cheadle and Kasi Lemons earn the group's Best Actor and Best Director honors, respectively.

Directed by Denzel Washington, "The Great Debaters" captured a majority vote by the organization comprised of African-American media professionals from across the nation.


Cheadle, notes AAFCA President Gil Robertson, IV, was particularly impressive this year with his portrayal of Ralph 'Petey' Greene in "Talk To Me."


As for the group's choice of "La Vie En Rose" actress Marion Cotillard for Best Actress, Robertson explains: "Although our organization gives specific consideration to work by artists of African descent, Ms. Cotillard's astonishing portrayal of Edith Piaf is a standout performance worthy of recognition."

AAFCA honored Ruby Dee and Chiwetel Ejiofor of "American Gangster" as Best Supporting Actress and Actor of 2007, while filmmaker Charles Burnett is recognized with the AAFCA Special Achievement Honor 2007, a year which saw the release of his seminal classic "Killer of Sheep" more than 30 years after its making.


"The year 2007 embodied a year of powerful, personal filmmaking by high-profile directors who stepped up their game to create what we believe are future classics," says AAFCA Vice President, Wilson Morales, editor of Blackfilm.com.


The African-American Film Critics Association's Top Ten Films of 2007 are as follows in order of distinction:


1. The Great Debaters
2. American Gangster
3. Talk To Me
4. Gone Baby Gone
5. No Country for Old Men
6. Michael Clayton
7. Juno
8. Sweeney Todd
9. Things We Lost in The Fire
10. There Will Be Blood

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