Netflix’s “Endlessly” and Hulu’s “Paradise” led the listing of winners because the African American Movie Critics Affiliation revealed its annual AAFCA TV Honors, along with its TV high ten listing and its 2025 particular achievement honorees.

On the seventh annual AAFCA TV Honors, which can be held August 23 on the Hollywood Roosevelt Resort, “Paradise” can be awarded greatest drama and greatest actor (Sterling Ok. Brown), whereas “Endlessly” can be acknowledged for greatest new present, greatest writing and greatest director.

Additionally on the occasion, Sony Footage TV chairman Keith Le Goy will recieve the TV Vanguard Award; Disney Branded TV prexy Ayo Davis will obtain the Salute to Excellence Award; OWN TV president Tina Perry will obtain the Visionary Award; author/producer Mara Brock Akil, who additionally helmed “Endlessly,” can be given the Legacy Award; actress/comic Michelle Buteau will get the Trailblazer Award; producer/director Nneka Onuorah will get the 2025 Horizon Award; and actress and writer Denise Nicholas can be handed the 2025 TV Icon Award.

“Our honorees are the heartbeat of the tv business,” stated Gil Robertson, AAFCA co-founder and president. “Because the leisure world finds its footing once more post-COVID, post-strikes, and amid a shifting political and cultural panorama, this yr’s class of honorees exemplifies the stable, modern management that’s important to transferring the business ahead.”

As voted by AAFCA members, listed here are this yr’s winners:

Finest Drama – “Paradise” (Hulu)
Finest Comedy – “Harlem” (Amazon Prime)
Finest Actor – Sterling Ok. Brown, “Paradise” (Hulu)
Finest Actress – Kathy Bates, “Matlock” (CBS)
Finest Writing – “Endlessly” (Netflix)
Finest Director – Anthony Hemingway, Thembi Banks, Mara Brock Akil and Regina King, “Endlessly” (Netflix)
Breakthrough Expertise – Skye P. Marshall, “Matlock” (CBS)
Finest Documentary – “Quantity One on the Callsheet” (Apple TV+)
Finest Actuality – “Gen Zone” (BET+)
Finest Restricted Sequence – “The Large Cigar” (Apple TV+)
Finest TV Film – “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu)
Finest Ensemble – “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
Finest New Present – “Endlessly” (Netflix)

And right here is the org’s high 10 TV applications listing:

“Endlessly” (Netflix)
“Paradise” (Hulu)
“Cross” (Amazon Prime)
“Harlem” (Amazon Prime)
“Bel-Air” (Peacock)
“Energy Guide: Elevating Kanan” (Starz)
“Dope Thief” (Apple TV+)
“The Bear” (“Hulu”)
“The Chi” (Paramount+ with Showtime)
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

“Don’t miss the profitable applications and performances and AAFCA’s Prime 10 TV reveals of the yr,” added Robertson. “We sit up for celebrating a banner yr for tv, with our winners and Prime 10 listing reflecting unbelievable creativity, compelling narratives, and the highly effective resonance of various storytelling throughout all platforms.”