Amy Sussman/Getty Images for the Critics Choice AssociationHalle Berry received the Career Achievement award Monday night at the Celebration of Black Cinema and Television in Los Angeles, and the 55-year-old actress was honored to be surrounded by accomplished Black professionals at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel. "To be in this room with so many of my peers and so many beautiful people of color just fills me up," Berry said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "When I started 30 years ago there weren't rooms like this where I could go and feel affirmed, esteemed. I was often alone; I was one of only a few Black people in the room searching to find my value and searching for my worth." Other winners included Ava DuVernay - Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award; Anthony Anderson - Producers Award; Barry Jenkins - Director Award for Television, and Danielle Brooks - Actress Award for Television. In other news, Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thom
Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Barry Jenkins will be among numerous honorees tonight at the Critics Choice Association's fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Barry Jenkins will be among numerous honorees tonight at the Critics Choice Association's fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
Halle Berry, Anthony Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Barry Jenkins will be among numerous honorees tonight at the Critics Choice Association's fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.