12 YEARS AND THE BUTLER WIN AT AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

The African-American Film Critics Association has given its seal of approval to Lee Daniels' The Butler, even as other critic groups (and the HFPA) have largely ignored it. But it has been pipped to the post of the top award, which goes to 12 Years a Slave - one of four awards given to Steve McQueen's film.

Best Film

1.       12 Years a Slave

2.        Lee Daniels’ The Butler

3.        Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

4.        American Hustle

5.        Gravity

6.        Fruitvale Station

7.        Dallas Buyers Club

8.        Saving Mr. Banks

9.        Out of the Furnace

10.     42

Best Director

       Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

Best Actor

       Forest Whitaker (Lee Daniels’ The Butler)

Best Actress

       Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Best Supporting Actor

       Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Supporting Actress

       Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels’ The Butler)

Best Screenplay

       John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

Best Music

       Raphael Saadiq (Black Nativity)

Best Animation

       Frozen

Best Documentary

       American Promise

Best World Cinema

       Mother of George

Best Independent Film

       Fruitvale Station

Best Breakout Performance

       Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)