Overview
- The 8th ABFF Honors will be held on February 16, 2026 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, presented by Nice Crowd.
- KevOnStage has been named host of the ceremony.
- Jennifer Hudson will receive the Renaissance Award, Salli Richardson-Whitfield the Evolution Award, and Damson Idris the Horizon Award.
- A special tribute will honor the creative team behind Sinners, the recent Ryan Coogler-produced horror film starring Michael B. Jordan.
- Johnson stars as MMA legend Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Silver Lion, with Emily Blunt co-starring.