Jordan Peele's 'Us' is the best picture of 2019 says African American Film Critics Assn.
Jordan Peele’s “Us” cleaned up at the African American Film Critics Assn. Awards, earning top honors in three of the most coveted categories.face to face with the worst versions of themselves
took home three of the organization’s top honors including best film, director and actress for Lupita Nyong’o, the organization announced Tuesday. “Jordan Peele continues to raise the bar in horror specifically and film overall,” said AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson in a statement. “With ‘Us,’ he once again upended the horror genre. His centering of a black nuclear family determined to survive in a genre where black family units have historically been unseen is extraordinary.”
The win echoes Peele’s domination of the AAFCA awards two years ago when “Get Out” took home statues for best picture, director, screenplay and actor for star Daniel Kaluuya. Nyong’o also won an acting award from the
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