American Film Institute Awards
| American Film Institute Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Top films and television programs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Film Institute |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Website | www.afi.com/afiawards |
The American Film Institute Awards (also known as the AFI Awards) are awards presented by the American Film Institute to recognize the top 10 films and television programs of the year. Unlike other accolades about the art form, the AFI Awards acknowledge the film and television productions deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year's most significant achievements in the art of the moving image in American cinema.[citation needed]
2000[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- Almost Famous
- Before Night Falls
- Best in Show
- Erin Brockovich
- Gladiator
- High Fidelity
- Requiem for a Dream
- Traffic
- Wonder Boys
- You Can Count On Me
2001[]
The 2001 AFI Awards honored the best in film and television of the year. The nominations were announced on December 17, 2001 and the ceremony was broadcast on January 5, 2002 on CBS. It did not do well in the ratings (getting only 5.5 million viewers), so it would not be held in this format again. The AFI would go back to just listing the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year, and not have any technical nor acting categories.
Each winner is in bold with the other nominees after:[1]
Movies[]
Robert Altman, Director of the Year winner
Denzel Washington, Actor of the Year – Male – Movies winner
Sissy Spacek, Actress of the Year – Female – Movies winner
Gene Hackman, Featured Actor of the Year – Male – Movies winner
Jennifer Connelly, Featured Actress of the Year – Female – Movies winner
Roger Deakins, Cinematographer of the Year winner
Christopher Nolan, Screenwriter of the Year winner
Movie of the Year[]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- A Beautiful Mind
- Black Hawk Down
- In the Bedroom
- The Man Who Wasn't There
- Memento
- Monster's Ball
- Moulin Rouge!
- Mulholland Drive
- Shrek
Director of the Year[]
- Robert Altman – Gosford Park
- Todd Field – In the Bedroom
- David Lynch – Mulholland Drive
- Ridley Scott – Black Hawk Down
Actor of the Year – Male – Movies[]
- Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris – Training Day
- Russell Crowe as John Forbes Nash Jr. – A Beautiful Mind
- Billy Bob Thornton as Ed Crane – The Man Who Wasn't There
- Tom Wilkinson as Matt Fowler – In the Bedroom
Actor of the Year – Female – Movies[]
- Sissy Spacek as Ruth Fowler – In the Bedroom
- Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove – Monster's Ball
- Stockard Channing as Julie Styron – The Business of Strangers
- Naomi Watts as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn – Mulholland Drive
Featured Actor of the Year – Male – Movies[]
- Gene Hackman as Royal Tenenbaum – The Royal Tenenbaums
- Steve Buscemi as Seymour – Ghost World
- Brian Cox as Big John Harrigan – L.I.E.
- Tony Shalhoub as Freddy Riedenschneider – The Man Who Wasn't There
Featured Actor of the Year – Female – Movies[]
- Jennifer Connelly as Alicia Nash – A Beautiful Mind
- Cate Blanchett as Kate Wheeler – Bandits
- Cameron Diaz as Julianna "Julie" Gianni – Vanilla Sky
- Frances O'Connor as Monica Swinton – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Production Designer of the Year[]
- Grant Major – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Stephen Altman – Gosford Park
- Rick Carter – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Arthur Max – Black Hawk Down
Digital Effects Artist of the Year[]
- Jim Rygiel – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Nick Davis, Roger Guyett, and Robert Legato – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Scott Farrar and Dennis Muren – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Bob Sabiston – Waking Life
Cinematographer of the Year[]
- Roger Deakins – The Man Who Wasn't There
- Ericson Core – The Fast and the Furious
- Sławomir Idziak – Black Hawk Down
- Janusz Kamiński – A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Screenwriter of the Year[]
- Christopher Nolan – Memento
- Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff – Ghost World
- Robert Festinger and Todd Field – In the Bedroom
- Akiva Goldsman – A Beautiful Mind
Composer of the Year[]
- Craig Armstrong – Moulin Rouge!
- Angelo Badalamenti – Mulholland Drive
- Patrick Doyle – Gosford Park
- Howard Shore – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Editor of the Year[]
- Jill Bilcock – Moulin Rouge!
- Dody Dorn – Memento
- Pietro Scalia – Black Hawk Down
- Tim Squyres – Gosford Park
Television[]
James Gandolfini, Actor of the Year – Male – TV Series winner
Edie Falco, Actor of the Year – Female – TV Series winner
Jeffrey Wright, Actor of the Year – Male – TV Movie or Mini-Series winner
Judy Davis, Actor of the Year – Female – TV Movie or Mini-Series winner
Drama Series of the Year[]
- The Sopranos (HBO)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN)
- Six Feet Under (HBO)
- The West Wing (NBC)
Comedy Series of the Year[]
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
- Malcolm in the Middle (Fox)
- Sex and the City (HBO)
Movie or Mini-Series of the Year[]
- Band of Brothers (HBO)
- Anne Frank: The Whole Story (ABC)
- Boycott (HBO)
- Conspiracy (HBO)
Actor of the Year – Male – TV Series[]
- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano – The Sopranos
- Michael C. Hall as David Fisher – Six Feet Under
- Chi McBride as Principal Steven Harper – Boston Public
- Ray Romano as Raymond Barone – Everybody Loves Raymond
Actor of the Year – Female – TV Series[]
- Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano – The Sopranos
- Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg – The West Wing
- Jane Kaczmarek as Lois – Malcolm in the Middle
- Doris Roberts as Marie Barone – Everybody Loves Raymond
Actor of the Year – Male – TV Movie or Mini-Series[]
- Jeffrey Wright as Martin Luther King Jr. – Boycott
- Kenneth Branagh as Reinhard Heydrich – Conspiracy
- Ben Kingsley as Otto Frank – Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Giovanni Ribisi as Mikal Gilmore – Shot in the Heart
Actor of the Year – Female – TV Movie or Mini-Series[]
- Judy Davis as Judy Garland – Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
- Tammy Blanchard as Young Judy Garland – Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
- Phylicia Rashad as Elizabeth – The Old Settler
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon as Anne Frank – Anne Frank: The Whole Story
2002[]
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Top 10 Films[]
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- The Believer
- Boomtown
- Door to Door
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- The Gathering Storm
- Gilmore Girls
- The Simpsons
- Six Feet Under
- The Sopranos
- The West Wing
2003[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- American Splendor
- Finding Nemo
- The Human Stain
- In America
- The Last Samurai
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Lost in Translation
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Monster
- Mystic River
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- 24
- Alias
- Angels in America
- Arrested Development
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Joan of Arcadia
- Nip/Tuck
- Playmakers
- Soldier's Girl
- The Wire
2004[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- The Aviator
- Collateral
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Friday Night Lights
- The Incredibles
- Kinsey
- Maria Full of Grace
- Million Dollar Baby
- Sideways
- Spider-Man 2
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- Arrested Development
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Deadwood
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Nip/Tuck
- The Shield
- Something the Lord Made
- The Sopranos
- South Park
2005[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- A History of Violence
- Brokeback Mountain
- Capote
- Crash
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- King Kong
- Munich
- The Squid and the Whale
- Syriana
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- 24
- Battlestar Galactica
- Deadwood
- Grey's Anatomy
- House
- Lost
- Rescue Me
- Sleeper Cell
- Sometimes in April
- Veronica Mars
2006[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- Babel
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Dreamgirls
- Half Nelson
- Happy Feet
- Inside Man
- Letters from Iwo Jima
- Little Miss Sunshine
- United 93
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- 24
- Battlestar Galactica
- Dexter
- Elizabeth I
- Friday Night Lights
- Heroes
- The Office
- South Park
- The West Wing
- The Wire
Documentary[]
- Blindsight (Audience Award)
2007[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Into the Wild
- Juno
- Knocked Up
- Michael Clayton
- No Country for Old Men
- Ratatouille
- The Savages
- There Will Be Blood
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- 30 Rock
- Dexter
- Everybody Hates Chris
- Friday Night Lights
- Longford
- Mad Men
- Pushing Daisies
- The Sopranos
- Tell Me You Love Me
- Ugly Betty
2008[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Frost/Nixon
- Frozen River
- Gran Torino
- Iron Man
- Milk
- WALL-E
- Wendy and Lucy
- The Wrestler
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- Breaking Bad
- In Treatment
- John Adams
- Life
- Lost
- Mad Men
- The Office
- Recount
- The Shield
- The Wire
2009[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- Coraline
- The Hangover
- The Hurt Locker
- The Messenger
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- A Serious Man
- A Single Man
- Sugar
- Up
- Up in the Air
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- The Big Bang Theory
- Big Love
- Friday Night Lights
- Glee
- Mad Men
- Modern Family
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- Nurse Jackie
- Party Down
- True Blood
2010[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The Kids Are All Right
- The Social Network
- The Town
- Toy Story 3
- True Grit
- Winter's Bone
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- 30 Rock
- The Big C
- Boardwalk Empire
- Breaking Bad
- Glee
- Mad Men
- Modern Family
- The Pacific
- Temple Grandin
- The Walking Dead
Special Awards[]
2011[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- Bridesmaids
- The Descendants
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- The Help
- Hugo
- J. Edgar
- Midnight in Paris
- Moneyball
- The Tree of Life
- War Horse
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- Boardwalk Empire
- Breaking Bad
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Wife
- Homeland
- Justified
- Louie
- Modern Family
- Parks and Recreation
Special Awards[]
- The Artist
- Harry Potter
2012[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- Argo
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Django Unchained
- Les Misérables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Zero Dark Thirty
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- American Horror Story: Asylum
- Breaking Bad
- Game Change
- Game of Thrones
- Girls
- Homeland
- Louie
- Mad Men
- Modern Family
- The Walking Dead
2013[]
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Top 10 Films[]
- 12 Years a Slave
- American Hustle
- Captain Phillips
- Fruitvale Station
- Gravity
- Her
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nebraska
- Saving Mr. Banks
- The Wolf of Wall Street
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- The Americans
- Breaking Bad
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Wife
- House of Cards
- Mad Men
- Masters of Sex
- Orange Is the New Black
- Scandal
- Veep
2014[]
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Top 11 Films[]
- American Sniper
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Boyhood
- Foxcatcher
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- Into the Woods
- Nightcrawler
- Selma
- Unbroken
- Whiplash
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- The Americans
- Fargo
- Game of Thrones
- How to Get Away with Murder
- Jane the Virgin
- The Knick
- Mad Men
- Orange Is the New Black
- Silicon Valley
- Transparent
2015[]
The 2015 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[2][3]
Top 10 Films[]
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Carol
- Inside Out
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- Room
- Spotlight
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Straight Outta Compton
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- The Americans
- Better Call Saul
- Black-ish
- Empire
- Fargo
- Game of Thrones
- Homeland
- Master of None
- Mr. Robot
- UnREAL
Special Award[]
The AFI Special Award was given to Mad Men, which for "its contributions to America's cultural legacy". The show has been listed in AFI's awards list a record seven times.
2016[]
The 2016 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[4][5]
Top 10 Films[]
- Arrival
- Fences
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hell or High Water
- La La Land
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moonlight
- Silence
- Sully
- Zootopia
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- The Americans
- Atlanta
- Better Call Saul
- The Crown
- Game of Thrones
- The Night Of
- The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Veep
Special Award[]
2017[]
The 2017 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[6][7]
Top 10 Films[]
- The Big Sick
- Call Me by Your Name
- Dunkirk
- The Florida Project
- Get Out
- Lady Bird
- The Post
- The Shape of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Wonder Woman
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- Big Little Lies
- The Crown
- Feud: Bette and Joan
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Place
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Insecure
- Master of None
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
AFI Special Award[]
2018[]
The 2018 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[8][9]
Top 10 Films[]
- Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- Eighth Grade
- The Favourite
- First Reformed
- Green Book
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Mary Poppins Returns
- A Quiet Place
- A Star Is Born
Top 10 Television Programs[]
AFI Special Award[]
- Roma
2019[]
The 2019 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[10][11] The winners were announced on December 4, 2019, while the ceremony was held on January 3, 2020.[12]
Top 10 Films[]
- 1917
- The Farewell
- The Irishman
- Jojo Rabbit
- Joker
- Knives Out
- Little Women
- Marriage Story
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Richard Jewell
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- Chernobyl
- The Crown
- Fosse/Verdon
- Game of Thrones
- Pose
- Succession
- Unbelievable
- Veep
- Watchmen
- When They See Us
AFI Special Award[]
- Parasite
- Fleabag
2020[]
The 2020 AFI Awards were announced on January 25, 2021, and the selections were honored in a virtual event on February 26, 2021. The juries were led by Jeanine Basinger and Richard Frank.[13][14][15]
Top 10 Films[]
- Da 5 Bloods
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Mank
- Minari
- Nomadland
- One Night in Miami...
- Soul
- Sound of Metal
- The Trial of the Chicago 7
Top 10 Television Programs[]
- Better Call Saul
- Bridgerton
- The Crown
- The Good Lord Bird
- Lovecraft Country
- The Mandalorian
- Mrs. America
- The Queen's Gambit
- Ted Lasso
- Unorthodox
AFI Special Award[]
- Hamilton
References[]
- ^ "AFI AWARDS 2001". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2015". American Film Institute. December 15, 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2015 - Honorees". American Film Institute. January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2016". American Film Institute. December 8, 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2016 - Honorees". American Film Institute. December 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2017". American Film Institute. December 7, 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2017 - Honorees". American Film Institute. December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2018". American Film Institute. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Anne (December 4, 2018). "AFI Awards: Top 10 Films and TV of 2018, Plus Special Award for 'Roma'". IndieWire. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "AFI Awards 2019". American Film Institute. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Kay, Jereme (December 4, 2019). "'Joker', 'The Irishman', 'The Farewell' among AFI films of the year". Screendaily. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 4, 2019). "AFI Awards Film: 'The Irishman', '1917', 'Little Women' Among Top 10". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "AFI AWARDS 2020 Honorees Announced". American Film Institute. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 25, 2021). "AFI Awards: 'Da 5 Bloods,' 'Minari,' 'Soul' Among Picks for Best Films of 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2021). "AFI Awards' TV Series Of The Year Include 'Bridgerton', 'Lovecraft Country', 'The Mandalorian', 'Ted Lasso'". Deadline. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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