American Film Institute Awards
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.
| 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 |
Media that does not fit the AFI's conventional eligibility criteria for the main categories, such as non-American productions as well as other types of media, are given recognition through the AFI Special Award.[1]
2000
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:[2]
Movies
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Movie of the Year
Director of the Year
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
Digital Effects Artist of the Year
Cinematographer of the Year
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
Editor of the Year
Television
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Drama Series of the Year
Comedy Series of the Year
Movie or Mini-Series of the Year
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
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2003
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2004
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2005
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2007
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
Documentary
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (Audience Award)[3]
2008
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2009
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2010
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
Special Awards
2011
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
Special Awards
2012
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2013
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2014
Top 11 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
2015
The 2015 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[4][5]
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
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 seven times.
2016
The 2016 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[6][7]
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
Special Award
2017
The 2017 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[8][9]
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
AFI Special Award
2018
The 2018 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[10][11]
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
AFI Special Award
2019
The 2019 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year.[12][13] The winners were announced on December 4, 2019, while the ceremony was held on January 3, 2020.[14]
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
Game of Thrones earned its eighth mention, setting a new record. It also became the first and only continuing series to be awarded for all of its eligible seasons.
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.[15][16][17]
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
AFI Special Award
2021
The 2021 AFI Awards were announced on December 08, 2021, and the selections will be honored in a private event in person on January 07, 2022.
Top 10 Films
Top 10 Television Programs
AFI Special Award
References
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- "Festival Focus: AFI Fest 2007". International Documentary Association. 23 April 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "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.