AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

THE BELIEVER

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

PRODUCER Susan Hoffman, Christopher Roberts, Jay Firestone, Adam Haight, Daniel Diamond, Eric Sandys

PRINCIPAL CAST Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix

DIRECTOR Henry Bean

WRITER Henry Bean

EDITOR Mayin Lo, Lee Percy

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jim Denault

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Susan Block

COMPOSER Joel Diamond

RATIONALE: THE BELIEVER is proof that television can take the most difficult and disturbing of subject matters and bring them to a national audience with style and grace. Ryan Gosling's performance stands out among the year's most extraordinary acting achievements.

BOOMTOWN

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR Graham Yost

SHOWRUNNER Graham Yost, Jon Avnet

PRODUCER Graham Yost, Jon Avnet

PRINCIPAL CAST Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson, Gary Basaraba, Nina Garbiras, Lana Parrilla, Jason Gedrick

DIRECTOR Jon Avnet

WRITER Graham Yost

EDITOR Debbie Neil Fischer

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Denis Lenoir

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Michael Hanan

DIGITAL EFFECTS ARTIST Ric Zorro

COMPOSER Philip Giffen

RATIONALE: In a television world populated with crime dramas, BOOMTOWN explodes with originality. By presenting multiple points-of-view in a non-linear narrative style, BOOMTOWN dares to be gray in a colorful medium that often presents its heroes and villains in black and white. Every week its considerable action unfolds with a sense of moral ambiguity that enriches the storytelling.

DOOR TO DOOR

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

PRODUCER David Rosemont, Dan Angel, Billy Brown, Forest Whitaker, Robert J. King

PRINCIPAL CAST William H. Macy, Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick, Kathy Baker

DIRECTOR Steven Schachter

WRITER William H. Macy, Steven Schachter

EDITOR Paul Dixon

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Jan Kiesser

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Brent Thomas

COMPOSER Jeff Beal

RATIONALE: DOOR TO DOOR is a small film with a giant impact. This intimate story knocks on your door, makes itself comfortable in your living room and offers you its life-affirming tale at no cost. William H. Macy's performance is a work of love, on par with the landmark achievements of Dustin Hoffman in RAINMAN and Cliff Robertson in CHARLY.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR Philip Rosenthal

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Stu Smiley, Rory Rosegarten, Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Ray Romano, Philip Rosenthal

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tom Caltabiano, Aaron Shure, Lisa Helfrich Jackson

PRODUCER Mike Royce, Ken Ornstein

CO-PRODUCER Holly Gailen

PRINCIPAL CAST Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Madylin Sweetin

DIRECTOR Jerry Zacks

WRITER Ray Romano

EDITOR Pat Barnett

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Pat Barnett

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Sharon Busse

COMPOSER Rick Marotta

RATIONALE: EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND…and AFI does too. This modern classic consistently makes big comedy out of small things, and its laughs are often enriched with insights into family togetherness that many dramas struggle to characterize.

THE GATHERING STORM

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Julie Payne

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Lisa Ellzey, Tracey Scoffield

PRODUCER Frank Doelger, David M. Thompson

CO-PRODUCER Sue Berger

PRINCIPAL CAST Albert Finney, Tom Hiddleston, Timothy Bentinck, Ronnie Barker, Diana Hoddinott, Dolly Wells, Vanessa Redgrave

DIRECTOR Richard Loncraine

WRITER Hugh Whitemore, Larry Ramin

EDITOR Jim Clark

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Peter Hannan

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Luciana Arrighi

DIGITAL EFFECTS ARTIST Angus Bickerton

COMPOSER Howard Goodall

RATIONALE: THE GATHERING STORM utilizes the medium to present epic subject matter on a very intimate scale. This unexplored chapter in the Churchill saga is masterfully brought to life by the performances of Albert Finney and Vanessa Redgrave.

GILMORE GIRLS

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR Amy Sherman-Palladino

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Amy Sherman-Palladino, Gavin Polone, Daniel Palladino

SUPERVISING PRODUCER Sheila R. Lawrence

CONSULTING PRODUCER Allan Heinberg

PRODUCER Patricia Fass Palmer

CO-PRODUCER Helen Pai

PRINCIPAL CAST Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Scott Patterson, Liza Weil, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Sean Gunn, Kelly Bishop

DIRECTOR Robert Berlinger

WRITER Amy Sherman-Palladino

EDITOR Jill Savitt

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Michael A. Price

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Lauren Crasco

COMPOSER Sam Phillips

RATIONALE: GILMORE GIRLS fulfills television's promise to elevate its audience through entertainment. The program creates a beautifully self-contained universe, where the traditional rules of television seem not to apply. The unique mother/daughter relationship drives the drama with heart, virtue and laughter.

THE SIMPSONS

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR Matt Groening

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Dan Greaney, Josh Lieb, Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening

SUPERVISING PRODUCER Larina Jean Adamson, Carolyn Omine, Tim Long, John Frink, Don Payne, Dana Gould, Kevin Curran, Brian Kelley,

PRODUCER George Meyer, Ron Hauge, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Jon Vitti, Richard Raynis, Bonita Pietila, David Silverman, Denise Sirkot, Richard Sakai

CO-PRODUCER Marc Wilmore

ANIMATION PRODUCER Mike Wolf, Laurie Biernacki

ANIMATION EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS John Hyde, John Bush

PRINCIPAL CAST Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer

DIRECTOR Lauren MacMullan, Robert Pinsky

SUPERVISING DIRECTOR Jim Reardon

WRITER Jon Vitti

EDITOR Michael Bridge, Don Barrozo

COMPOSER Alf Clausen, Danny Elfman

RATIONALE: Even as it enters its 14^th season, THE SIMPSONS continues to bring television audiences social and cultural satire in the finest of America's comedic tradition. Irreverent and literate, timeless and timely, this show may be the most comically dense series in the history of television, and one where adults and children alike can enjoy a laugh.

SIX FEET UNDER

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR Alan Ball

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Alan Ball, Alan Poul, Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Bruce Eric Kaplan

SUPERVISING PRODUCER Rick Cleveland, Scott Buck, Laurence Andries

PRODUCER Christian Taylor, Jill Soloway

CO-PRODUCER Robert Del Valle, Lori Jo Nemhauser

PRINCIPAL CAST Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, Rachel Griffiths, Richard Jenkins

DIRECTOR Daniel Attias

WRITER Jill Soloway

EDITOR Michael Ruscio

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Alan Caso

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Daniel Ross

COMPOSER Thomas Newman, Richard Marvin

RATIONALE: SIX FEET UNDER breaks new ground every week…literally. This show drags the uncomfortable topic of mortality into the living room and watches television's most unusual family struggle with matters of life and death in equally unusual ways.

THE SOPRANOS

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR David Chase

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER David Chase, Brad Grey, Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, Ilene S. Landress

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Terence Winter

PRODUCER Henry J. Bronchtein, Martin Bruestle

CO-PRODUCER Ann Holm, Gianni Maria Smart

PRINCIPAL CAST James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Tony Sirico, Drea De Matteo, Joe Pantoliano, John Ventimiglia, Federico Castelluccio, Aida Turturro, Ateven R. Shirripa, Vincent Curatola, Michael Imperioli, Robert Iler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Dominic Chianese, Steven Van Zandt

DIRECTOR Tim Van Patten

WRITER Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess

EDITOR William B. Stich

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Phil Abraham, Alik Sakharov

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Bob Shaw

COMPOSER Kathryn Dayak

RATIONALE: THE SOPRANOS embraces America in a big family hug…and doesn't let go. The show has shattered the expectation of what television can be and reminds us this year that compelling drama — like the death of a marriage — is as powerful and painful as murder. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco consistently transcend the art of acting — particularly in the final episode of the season.

THE WEST WING

CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:

CREATOR Aaron Sorkin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Alex Graves, Kevin Falls, Christopher Misiano

PRODUCER Paul Redford, Kristin Harms, Neal Ahern, Jr., Llewellyn Wells

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Mindy Kanaskie, Patrick Ward

PRINCIPAL CAST Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen

DIRECTOR Christopher Misiano

WRITER Aaron Sorkin

EDITOR Russell Denove

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Thomas Del Ruth

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Kenneth Hardy

COMPOSER W.G. Snuffy Walden

RATIONALE: Week after week, THE WEST WING projects a heroism that America yearns for in its political system. Heightened by its extraordinary use of language, THE WEST WING puts American civic life in a dramatic context, placing the White House in the national conversation and often bringing pertinent global issues to the watercooler on mornings after a broadcast.