Overview
- The African American Film Critics Association unveiled its 2026 TV Honors winners on July 1, 2026, awarding Best Drama to Paradise, Best Comedy to Shrinking, and Best Limited Series to Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.
- Sterling K. Brown repeated as AAFCA’s Best Actor for Paradise and Jurnee Smollett won Best Actress for Smoke, reinforcing individual recognition alongside series prizes.
- AAFCA introduced two new competitive categories this year and gave the inaugural awards to Love & Marriage: Huntsville (Best Reality Series) and the podcast All the Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson (Best Podcast).
- Other notable honors included Abbott Elementary for Best Ensemble and Best Writing, Crystle Roberson Dorsey for directing Love Story, and Sean Combs: The Reckoning for Best Documentary, reflecting strong showings by streaming platforms.
- The winners will be honored at an invitation-only ceremony on Aug. 8 in Los Angeles, and the group separately named five special achievement honorees — Tracy Morgan, Kathryn Busby, Celeste Hughey, Lamar Chase, and Felicia Pride — underscoring AAFCA’s role in elevating Black-centered television work.