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| 10th African-American Film Critics Association Awards | |
|---|---|
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Zero Dark Thirty |
Below are the winners for the 2012 African-American film Critics Associations.
| Category | Recipient | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actor | Denzel Washington | Flight |
| Best Actress | Emayatzy Corinealdi | Middle of Nowhere |
| Best Director | Ben Affleck | Argo |
| Best Screenplay | Ava DuVernay | Middle of Nowhere |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nate Parker | Arbitrage |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sally Field | Lincoln |
| Breakthrough Performance | Quvenzhane Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| Best Independent Film | Middle of Nowhere | |
| Best Animated Feature | Rise of the Guardians | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Intouchables | |
| Best Music | Kathryn Bostic & Meghan Rhodes | Middle of Nowhere |
Special Achievement: Billy Dee Williams & Cicely Tyson
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