AFI Movies of the Year: The Town, Toy Story 3, 127 Hours, True Grit Make the Cut

by Sophia Savage
December 13, 2010 4:47 AM
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The American Film Institute voted their ten best AFI Movies and TV Programs of the Year Awards Sunday, proclaimed as the "only recognition that honors the community’s creative ensembles as a whole, acknowledging the collaborative nature of the art form." The AFI honors American films and series. Thus they chose British The King's Speech and Waiting for Superman as "Special Award" winners, having not met the AFI's standard criteria (posted below). Their Movies and TV Programs of the year, as chosen by film and television scholars, artists and critics, are as follows:

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
127 HOURS
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE TOWN
TOY STORY 3
TRUE GRIT
WINTER'S BONE

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
THE BIG C
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
BREAKING BAD
GLEE
MAD MEN
MODERN FAMILY
THE PACIFIC
TEMPLE GRANDIN
30 ROCK
THE WALKING DEAD

AFI's Criteria: "Honorees are selected based on works which best advance the art of the moving image; enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form; inspire audiences and artists alike; and/or make a mark on American society."

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ari candido | December 13, 2010 8:12 AMReply

HEAVEN GARDEN
by Ari Candido Fernandes

Best Photography
2010 PUNTA DEL ESTE DOCUMENTARY & FICTION FESTIVAL

Best Actor, Flávio Bauraqui
FESTIVAL DE CINE INTERNACIONAL DE BARCELONA 2010

Official Selection
2010 SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Submitted for the
2010 CHICAGO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL DU FILM DE STRASBOURG 2010

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