{"id":2166350,"date":"2025-11-19T12:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2166350"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:14:13","slug":"dwayne-johnson-to-receive-entertainment-icon-award-at-2026-abff-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dwayne-johnson-to-receive-entertainment-icon-award-at-2026-abff-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Johnson to receive Entertainment Icon Award at 2026 ABFF Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Dwayne Johnson on &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live&#8217; (Disney)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Dwayne Johnson<\/strong> has been crowned the Entertainment Icon by the American Black Film Festival. He&#8217;ll receive the award at the eighth annual ABFF Honors in recognition of\u00a0his success in television, film and live entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDwayne Johnson is the very definition of an entertainment icon,\u201d said <strong>Jeff Friday<\/strong> and <strong>Nicole Friday<\/strong>, the CEO and president of Nice Crowd, formerly known as ABFF Ventures. \u201cFrom his trailblazing career in sports entertainment to his extraordinary success in film and television, he has become one of the most influential and beloved figures in global culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;His journey embodies the power of perseverance, authenticity, and charisma \u2014 values that reflect the spirit of ABFF,&#8221; they continued in their press statement. &#8220;We are thrilled to honor him with this year\u2019s Entertainment Icon Award and to celebrate his incredible contributions to the world of entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dwayne joins honorees\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Hudson<\/strong>, who will receive the Renaissance Award;\u00a0<strong>Damson Idris<\/strong>, winner of the Horizon Award;\u00a0<strong>Salli Richardson-Whitfield<\/strong>, who is set to receive the Evolution Award; and the creative team behind\u00a0<strong>Ryan Coogler<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0<em>Sinners<\/em>, who will receive a special tribute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The ABFF Honors will take place Feb. 16 at the SLS hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, with\u00a0<strong>KevOnStage<\/strong> on hosting duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwayne Johnson on &#8216;Jimmy Kimmel Live&#8217; (Disney) Dwayne Johnson has been crowned the Entertainment Icon by the American Black Film Festival. 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