Gautam Anand
American Film Institute (AFI), one of the most prestigious movie-related organizations, declared its annual best of the year list today. Most of the names were on the expected lines. Though the exclusion of ‘Brooklyn’, ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Steve Jobs’ — all of them, easily among the best — was a little surprising. Many regard AFI list as harbinger to Oscar Best Picture nomination, but historically we have seen not all movies from the AFI list make the Oscars. Usually, anywhere between two to five films miss the mark.
AFI also declared best TV shows of the year. Again, nothing out of ordinary. Though, I am glad to see names like ‘Mr. Robot’, ‘Master of None’ and ‘Fargo’ on the list. Full list below:
AFI Movies of the Year
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
AFI TV Programs of the Year
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Black-ish
Empire
Fargo
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Master of None
Mr. Robot
Unreal
AFI Special Award
Mad Men
