Thornton alumni win at African American Film Critics Association Awards

Two USC Thornton alumni have received awards at the 14th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards (AAFCA), which honors outstanding achievement in film. Screen Scoring alum Ludwig Göransson (GCRT ‘08) won Best Song for “Life Me Up” from the film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Composition alum Michael Abels (BM ‘84) has been named a Special Achievement Honoree, The Innovator, for the film Nope.

The winners were announced on January 16, and the awards ceremony will take place on March 1 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.