AFI Gives their 2009 Top 10 List of Movies and TV Series
Tis the season! The end of the year is upon us and we are going to start seeing those Top Ten lists come rolling in from everywhere. I am currently putting together my list of favorite movies of the year, but before it's set in stone I have to see Avatar.
The American Film Institute has unveiled their official selection for the 2009 AFI Awards, nominations. This includes the 10 Most Outstanding Motion Pictures and TV Programs of the Year. All of the films and TV shows on the list are excellent choices. We may not agree with all of them but I am really happy to see some of these movies, and shows make the list.
Check out the lists below of nominees which are listed in alphabetical order, and then tell us what you think!
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR—OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
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
AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR—OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
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
Here is the official press release:
AFI AWARDS 2009
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED
Tenth Annual AFI Almanac Honors
10 Most Outstanding Motion Pictures and TV Programs of the Year
LOS ANGELES, December 13, 2009—American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2009, AFI’s almanac that records the year’s most outstanding achievements in film and television, as well as significant moments in the world of the moving image.
AFI AWARDS is the only recognition that honors the film and television creative ensembles as a whole—those both in front of and behind the camera—acknowledging the collaborative nature of film and television.
Unlike any other film or television award, the AFI AWARDS 2009 selections are made through AFI’s unique 13-person jury process in which scholars, film artists, critics and AFI trustees discuss, debate and determine the most outstanding achievements of the year, as well as provide a detailed rationale for each selection. Two AFI juries—one for motion pictures and one for television—convened in Los Angeles for two days of deliberations at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. The jurors have remained confidential until today. (Complete list is below.)
AFI will honor the creative ensembles for each of the selections at a luncheon sponsored by Hewlett-Packard on Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The luncheon is by invitation only.
Once again, HP has created scholarships for the AFI Conservatory in conjunction with their support of the AFI AWARDS. The AFI Conservatory is world-renowned for its advanced training of the next generation of storytellers.
“AFI AWARDS 2009 is the tenth chapter in a century-long program to honor the artists and their work,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President & CEO. “This program celebrates the creative community - not competition - and it is in this spirit that the institute brings America’s storytellers together to acknowledge their contributions to our nation’s rich cultural heritage.”