AFI AWARDS 2018
AFI AWARDS celebrate the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image — with 10 films and 10 television programs deemed culturally and artistically significant.
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Jeanine Basinger
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures
Wesleyan University
AFI Board of Trustees
Justin Chang
Critic
The New Yorker
Shawn Edwards
Critic
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Mark Harris
Scholar
Ann Hornaday
Critic
The Washington Post
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Akira Mizuta Lippit
Scholar
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
Scholar
Janet Maslin
Critic
Charles Melton
Actor
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Actress
Peter Travers
Critic
Rolling Stone
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television
Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
Cris Abrego
AFI Board of Trustees
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Sterlin Harjo
Director/Writer/Producer
Linda Holmes
Critic
NPR
Inkoo Kang
Critic
The New Yorker
L.S. Kim
Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
Melanie McFarland
Critic
Salon
Mary McNamara
Critic
The Los Angeles Times
Matt Roush
Critic
TV Guide
Jane Seymour
Actress
Robert Thompson
Scholar
Syracuse University
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Jeanine Basinger
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures
Wesleyan University
AFI Board of Trustees
Sarah Broshar
Editor
Shawn Edwards
Critic
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Mark Harris
Scholar
Ann Hornaday
Critic
The Washington Post
Lisa Kennedy
Critic
Akira Mizuta Lippit
Scholar
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
Scholar
Janet Maslin
Critic
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer/Director
Peter Travers
Critic
Rolling Stone
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television
Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
Paris Barclay
Director/Producer
Mary Beltrán
Scholar
The University of Texas at Austin
David Chase
Writer/Director/Producer
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Inkoo Kang
Critic
The New Yorker
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
Carol Leifer
Writer/Producer
Mary McNamara
Critic
The Los Angeles Times
Matt Roush
Critic
TV Guide
Frank Scherma
AFI Board of Trustees
Robert Thompson
Scholar
Syracuse University
Joe Weisberg
Writer/Producer
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Jeanine Basinger
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures
Wesleyan University
AFI Board of Trustees
Colman Domingo
Actor/Writer/Director
Shawn Edwards
Critic
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Siân Heder
Writer/Director/Producer
Ann Hornaday
Critic
The Washington Post
Lisa Kennedy
Critic
Akira Mizuta Lippit
Historian
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Janet Maslin
Critic
Lori McCreary
AFI Board of Trustees
Peter Travers
Critic
Rolling Stone
Mario Van Peebles
Actor/Writer/Director/Producer
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television
Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
W. Kamau Bell
Writer/Director/Producer
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Brad Ingelsby
Writer/Producer
Inkoo Kang
Critic
The New Yorker
L.S. Kim
Historian
University of California, Santa Cruz
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
Melanie McFarland
Critic
Salon
Mary McNamara
Critic
The Los Angeles Times
Marti Noxon
Writer/Director/Producer
Matt Roush
Critic
TV Guide
Frank Scherma
AFI Board of Trustees
Robert Thompson
Historian
Syracuse University
Jeanine Basinger
Jury Co-Chair
Wesleyan University
AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Frank
Jury Co-Chair
Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
David Bianculli
Critic
National Public Radio
Lee Isaac Chung
Writer/Director
Shawn Edwards
Critic
African American Film Critics Association
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Liz Hannah
Writer/Producer
Ann Hornaday
Critic
The Washington Post
Anjelica Huston
Actress/Director/Producer
Annette Insdorf
Historian
Lisa Kennedy
Critic
L.S. Kim
Historian
University of California, Santa Cruz
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
Akira Mizuta Lippit
Historian
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Janet Maslin
Critic
Mary McNamara
Critic
The Los Angeles Times
Claudia Puig
Critic
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Matt Roush
Critic
TV Guide
Maureen Ryan
Critic
Ellen Seiter
Historian
University of Southern California
Robert Thompson
Historian
Syracuse University
Peter Travers
Critic
Rolling Stone
Ed Zwick
Writer/Director/Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
Jeanine Basinger
Jury Co-ChairWesleyan University
AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Frank
Jury Co-ChairProducer
AFI Board of Trustees
Debbie Allen
Actor/Director/Producer/Choreographer/ Dancer/Singer/Songwriter
Shawn Edwards
African American Film Critics Association
Cynthia Erivo
Actress/Singer/Songwriter
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Mark Harris
Historian
Molly Haskell
Historian
Ann Hornaday
The Washington Post
Rian Johnson
Director/Producer/Writer
Lisa Kennedy
Critic/Journalist
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
David Mandel
Producer/Writer
Marlee Matlin
Actress/Producer
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Mary McNamara
The Los Angeles Times
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Claudia Puig
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Maureen Ryan
Critic/Journalist
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Director/Producer/Writer
Wes Studi
Actor/Producer
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Lulu Wang
Director/Producer/Writer
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television
Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
John Amos
Actor
Aymar Jean Christian
Northwestern University
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Lesli Linka Glatter
Director/Producer
L.S. Kim
University of California, Santa Cruz
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
Mary McNamara
The Los Angeles Times
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Maureen Ryan
Critic/Journalist
Ellen Seiter
University of Southern California
Betty Thomas
Actor/Director/Producer
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures
Producer
AFI Board of Trustees
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University
AFI Board of Trustees
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Renee Graham
The Boston Globe
Mark Harris
Historian
Ann Hornaday
The Washington Post
Annette Insdorf
Historian
Callie Khouri
Director/Screenwriter/Producer
Delroy Lindo
Actor/Producer
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Amy Nicholson
NPR
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Courtney B. Vance
Actor/Producer
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Sonia Saraiya
Vanity Fair
Maureen Ryan
Critic/Journalist
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Mary McNamara
The Los Angeles Times
Debra Lee
AFI Board of Trustees
L.S. Kim
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ernest Dickerson
Director/Cinematographer
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
David Benioff
Director/Screenwriter/Producer
Paris Barclay
Director/Producer
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Alfre Woodard
Actor/Producer
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Claudia Puig
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Amy Nicholson
NPR
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Lisa Kennedy
The Denver Post
Ann Hornaday
The Washington Post
Mark Harris
Historian
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Joan Chen
Actor/Director/Screenwriter/Producer
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Janet Staiger
University of Texas, Austin
Maureen Ryan
Variety
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Mary McNamara
The Los Angeles Times
Debra Lee
BET Networks AFI Board of Trustees
L.S. Kim
University of California, Santa Cruz
Jennifer Getzinger
Director
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Gabrielle Carteris
SAG-AFTRA AFI Board of Trustees
David Bianculli
NPR
Paris Barclay
Director/Producer
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Amy Nicholson
NPR
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Lisa Kennedy
The Denver Post
Ann Hornaday
The Washington Post
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Jamie Lee Curtis
Actor/Director/Producer
Jay Cassidy
Editor
Halle Berry
Actor/Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Judd Apatow*
Director/Screenwriter/Producer
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Diane English
Director/Screenwriter/Producer
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Maureen Ryan
Variety
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Mary McNamara
The Los Angeles Times
Lori McCreary
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Debra Lee
BET Networks AFI Board of Trustees
Michelle King
Screenwriter/Producer
L.S. Kim
University of California, Santa Cruz
Darnell Hunt
University of California, Los Angeles
Jon Hamm
Actor/Director/Producer
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Patricia Riggen
Director
Amy Nicholson
MTV News
Rachel Morrison
Cinematographer
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Lisa Kennedy
The Denver Post
Mark Harris
Historian
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Robert Benton
Director/Screenwriter
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Elizabeth Banks
Actor/Director/Producer
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Michael Wright
DreamWorks Studios AFI Board of Trustees
Matt Williams
Screenwriter/Producer
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Renee Tajima-Peña
Director/Producer University of California, Los Angeles
Ellen Seiter
University of Southern California
Maureen Ryan
Variety
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Mary McNamara
The Los Angeles Times
Michelle MacLaren
Director/Producer
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Harvard University
Neal Baer
Screenwriter/Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Emma Thomas
Producer
John Ridley
Director/Screenwriter
Carrie Rickey
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bennett Miller
Director
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Lisa Kennedy
The Denver Post
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Molly Haskell
Historian
Mark Harris
Historian
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Michael Wright
Michael Wright AFI Board of Trustees
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Chris Silbermann
ICM Partners AFI Board of Trustees
Ellen Seiter
University of Southern California
Maureen Ryan
The Huffington Post
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Phylicia Rashad
Actor
James Poniewozik
TIME
L.S. Kim
University of California, Santa Cruz
Vince Gilligan
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Anne Garefino
Producer
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone Magazine
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Matthew Libatique
Cinematographer
Kasi Lemmons
Director/Actor
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
Patty Jenkins
Director/Screenwriter
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Mark Harris
Historian
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Noah Wyle
Producer/Actor
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Chris Silbermann
ICM Partners AFI Board of Trustees
Ellen Seiter
University of Southern California
Maureen Ryan
The Huffington Post
Matt Roush
TV Guide Magazine
Frederick S. Pierce
AFI Board of Trustees
Jeff Nunokawa
Princeton University
Melissa Maerz
Entertainment Weekly
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Dorothy Fontana
Screenwriter Senior Lecturer, AFI Conservatory
Jon Avnet
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone Magazine
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Nancy Meyers
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Leonard Maltin
Historian
Lisa Kennedy
The Denver Post
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Mark Harris
Entertainment Weekly
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Roman Coppola
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Janet Staiger
University of Texas at Austin
Chris Silbermann
International Creative Management AFI Board of Trustees
Katey Sagal
Maureen Ryan
The Huffington Post
Matt Roush
TV Guide Magazine
James Poniewozik
Time Magazine
Mary McNamara
Los Angeles Times
L.S. Kim
University of California, Los Angeles
Marta Kauffman
Producer/Screenwriter
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Chris Carter
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone Magazine
Octavia Spencer
Actor
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
"Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide"
Lisa Kennedy
The Denver Post
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Mark Harris
Entertainment Weekly
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Brad Bird
Director/Screenwriter
Angela Bassett
Actor
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Ken Tucker
Entertainment Weekly
Betsy Thomas
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Chris Silbermann
International Creative Management AFI Board of Trustees
Matt Roush
TV Guide Magazine
James Poniewozik
Time Magazine
Fred Pierce
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Janet Murray
Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephen Kronish
Producer/Screenwriter
Marde Gregory
University of California, Los Angeles
Tim Goodman
The Hollywood Reporter
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Anna Everett
University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone Magazine
Suzanne Todd
Producer
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Diana Ossana
Producer/Screenwriter
Leonard Maltin
"Leonard Maltln's Movie Guide"
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Jim Hosney
Jim Hosney
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Mark Harris
Entertainment Weekly
Whoopi Goldberg
Actor
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Tom Pollock Producer Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Janet Staiger
University of Texas at Austin
John Shaffner
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Production Designer AFI Board of Trustees
Maureen Ryan
AOL
Matt Roush
TV Guide Magazine
James Poniewozik
Time Magazine
Mary McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Anna McCarthy
New York University
Henry Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Producer/Actor
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Steven Bochco
Producer/Screenwriter
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Michael Wood
Princeton University
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Elvis Mitchell
THE TREATMENT
Leonard Maltin
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT "Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide"
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University of Southern California
Bob Gazzale
American Film Institute
Jane Gaines
Columbia University
Lee Daniels
Producer/Director
Diablo Cody
Producer/Screenwriter
Donn Cambern
Editor
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Robert J. Thompson
Syracuse University
John Shaffner
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Ellen Seiter
University of Southern California
Maureen Ryan
Chicago Tribune
Matt Roush
TV Guide Magazine
CCH Pounder
Actor
Lisa Parks
University of California, Santa Barbara
David Milch
Producer/Screenwriter
Brian Lowry
Variety
L.S. Kim
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bambi Haggins
Arizona State University
Stanley Brooks
Producer
Neal Baer
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Producer/Screenwriter
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Richard Schickel
Historian/Author/Documentary Filmmaker
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Chon Noriega
University of California, Los Angeles
Elvis Mitchell
THE TREATMENT
Leonard Maltin
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Patty Jenkins
Producer/Director
Mark Harris
Entertainment Weekly/New York Magazine Author
Leo Braudy
University of Southern California
Dustin Lance Black
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Sean Astin
Actor
Norman Jewison
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer/Director
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Tony To
Producer/Director
Beretta E. Smith-Shomade
University of Arizona
John Shaffner
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Ellen Seiter
University of Southern California
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Del Reisman
AFI Conservatory Screenwriter
James Poniewozik
Time Magazine
Kathleen Nolan
Actor
Mary McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Jean Picker Firstenberg
AFI President Emerita
John Caldwell
University of California, Los Angeles
Neal Baer
Producer/Screenwriter
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television AFI Trustee Emeritus
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Robert Towne
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Anne Thompson
Variety
Vivian Sobchack
AFI Trustee Emerita University of California, Los Angeles
Richard Schickel
Time Magazine
Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Elvis Mitchell
THE TREATMENT
Rick Jewell
University of Southern California
Jim Hosney
American Film Institute
Mark Harris
Entertainment Weekly Author
Mary Corey
University of California, Los Angeles
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University
Leonard Maltin
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Rich Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television AFI Board of Trustees
Dick Askin
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences AFI Board of Trustees
Neal Baer
Producer/Screenwriter
Anna Everett
University of California, Santa Barbara
Nancy Franklin
The New Yorker
Barry Garron
The Hollywood Reporter
Melissa Gilbert
Producer/Director/Actor AFI Trustee Emerita
Horace Newcomb
University of Georgia
Del Reisman
AFI Conservatory Screenwriter
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Maureen Ryan
Chicago Tribune
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Ron Underwood
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Kristal Brent Zook
Hosftra University
Gary Winick
Producer/Director
Richard Schickel
Time Magazine
Tom Pollock
AFI Board of Trustees
David Picker
Producer AFI Trustee Emeritus
Diana Ossana
Producer/Screenwriter/Novelist
Tara McPherson
University of Southern California
Leonard Maltin
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Lawrence Kasdan
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Trustee Emeritus
Mary Corey
University of California, Los Angeles
Donn Cambern
AFI Conservatory Director/Editor
David Ansen
Newsweek
Frank Pierson
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures AFI Conservatory Director/Screenwriter
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Dick Askin
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television AFI Board of Trustees
Steven Bochco
Producer/Screenwriter
Kevin S. Bright
Producer/Director
Paul Brownfield
Los Angeles Times
Michael Dinner
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Barry Garron
The Hollywood Reporter
Amanda D. Lotz
University of Michigan
Brian Lowry
Variety
Tara McPherson
University of Southern California
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Vivian Sobchack
University of California, Los Angeles AFI Board of Trustees
Kristal Brent Zook
Columbia University
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Robert G. Rehme
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Michael Apted
Directors Guild of America Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Roger Birnbaum
Spyglass Entertainment AFI Board of Trustees
Leo Braudy
University of Southern California
James L. Brooks
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Mary Corey
University of California, Los Angeles
Jane Gaines
Duke University
Elvis Mitchell
National Public Radio
Diana Ossana
Producer/Screenwriter
David V. Picker
Producer AFI Trustee Emeritus
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Anne Thompson
The Hollywood Reporter
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Marshall Herskovitz
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Chair, AFI Jury for Television AFI Board of Trustees
Dick Askin
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Tribune Entertainment Company AFI Board of Trustees
Lionel Chetwynd
Producer/Screenwriter
Mary Corey
University of California, Los Angeles
Tony Jonas
Producer
Jeffrey Kramer
Producer
Melanie McFarland
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Tara McPherson
University of Southern California
James Poniewozik
Time Magazine
Dorothea Petrie
Producer
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Del Reisman
AFI Conservatory
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Robert G. Rehme
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Martha Coolidge
Director
David Denby
The New Yorker
Anna Everett
University of California, Santa Barbara
Norman Jewison
Producer/Director
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Jay Roach
Producer/Director
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Vivian Sobchack
University of California, Los Angeles AFI Board of Trustees
David Thomson
Film Historian
Stephen Ujlaki
San Francisco State University
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Laura Ziskin
Laura Ziskin
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television The Firm AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Askin, Jr.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Tribune Entertainment Company AFI Board of Trustees
Neal Baer
Producer/Screenwriter
David Bianculli
The Daily News
Alex Ben Block
Television Week
Barbara Corday
Producer/Screenwriter
Mary Corey
University of California, Los Angeles
Melanie McFarland
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tara McPherson
University of Southern California
Janet Murray
Georgia Institute of Technology AFI Board of Trustees
Horace Newcomb
University of Georgia George Foster Peabody Awards
Jerry Offsay
Producer
Matt Roush
TV Guide
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Roger Ebert
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Chicago Sun-Times EBERT & ROEPER
David Ansen
Newsweek
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Trustee Emerita
Leo Braudy
University of Southern California
James Cromwell
Actor
Naomi Foner
Producer/Screenwriter
Joan Micklin Silver
Director/Screenwriter
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Robert G. Rehme
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Richard Schickel
Time Magazine Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Michael Wood
Princeton University
Janet Yang
Producer
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Diane Werts
Newsday
Dean Valentine
Former President & CEO, UPN
Penelope Spheeris
Director
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Dorothea Petrie
Producer
Horace Newcomb
University of Georgia George Foster Peabody Awards
Brian Lowry
Variety
Helaine Head
University of Southern California
Ted Harbert
Producer
Chuck Fries
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Mary Corey
University of California, Los Angeles
Irby Brown
University of Richmond
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television Integrated Entertainment Partners AFI Board of Trustees
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Vivian Sobchack
University of California, Los Angeles AFI Board of Trustees
Leonard Schrader
AFI Conservatory Director/Screenwriter
Richard Schickel
Time Magazine Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Ted Perry
Middlebury College AFI Trustee Emeritus
Curtis Marez
University of Southern California
Glenn Kenny
Premiere Magazine
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University AFI Trustee Emerita
John Badham
Director
Leonard Maltin
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Richard Frank
Chair, AFI Jury for Television
Neema Barnett
Director
Barbara Corday
Producer
Lesli Linka Glatter
Producer/Director
Kay McFadden
The Seattle Times
Horace Newcomb
University of Georgia George Foster Peabody Awards AFI Trustee Emeritus
Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Producer/Director/Screenwrite AFI Board of Trustees
Victoria Riskin
Writers Guild of America Screenwriter
Matt Roush
TV Guide
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Anthony Thomopoulos
Former President, ABC Entertainment Media Arts Group, Inc. AFI Trustee Emeritus
Ken Tucker
Entertainment Weekly
Peter Werner
Director AFI Trustee Emeritus
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Tom Pollock
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
David Ansen
Newsweek
Jeanine Basinger
Chair, AFI Jury for Motion Pictures Wesleyan University AFI Trustee Emerita
Julie Dash
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Lindsey Doran
Producer
Leonard Maltin
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
Fay Kanin
Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Jim Hosney
Film Historian/Scholar
Ted Perry
Middlebury College AFI Trustee Emeritus
Bob Rehme
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Carrie Rickey
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Tom Schatz
University of Texas, Austin
Saul Zaentz
Producer
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
Barrie Lawson Loeks
Loeks-Star Theatres
Lucy Liu
Actor
Brian Lowry
Los Angeles Times
Sidney Lumet
Director
Shirley MacLaine
Actor
Delbert Mann
Director
Todd McCarthy
Variety
Kay McFadden
The Seattle Times
Joyce Millman
Salon.com
Dennis Muren
Digital Effects Artist
Chon Noriega
University of California, Los Angeles
Beverly O’Neill
California Institute of the Arts
Ted Perry
Middlebury College
Polly Platt
Producer/Production Designer
Dale Pollock
N.C. School of the Arts
Dorothy Rabinowitz
The Wall Street Journal
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
Ken Ralston
Digital Effects Artist
Robert Richardson
Cinematographer
Howard Rosenberg
Los Angeles Times
Laurence Rosenthal
Composer
Gena Rowlands
Actor
Leah Rozen
People Magazine
Eva Marie Saint
Actor
Edgar Scherick
Producer
Lisa Schwartzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
Jan Scott
Production Designer
John Singleton
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Robert Sklar
New York University
Barbara Smith
American Cinematheque
Penelope Spheeris
Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer/Director/Screenwriter AFI Board of Trustees
Rod Steiger
Actor
Jon Storm
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mary Sweeney
Producer/Screenwriter/Editor
Anne Thompson
Premiere Magazine
Robert Thompson
Syracuse University
Richard Sylbert
Production Designer
Steve Tisch
Producer
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times Cinematographer
Amy Vincent
Cinematographer
Peter Werner
Director
Joanne Weintraub
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
Ethel Winant
Producer
David Wolper
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Eugenio Zanetti
Production Designer
David Zurawik
Baltimore Sun
Hans Zimmer
Composer
Saul Zaentz
Producer
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Debbie Allen
Producer/Director/Actor AFI Board of Trustees
Dede Allen
Editor
David Ansen
Newsweek
Darren Aronofsky
Director/Screenwriter
Alan Ball
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Neema Barnette
Director
Ron Bass
Producer/Screenwriter
Robert Benton
Director/Screenwriter
Bob Boyle
Production Designer
Pieter Jan Brugge
Producer
Henry Bumstead
Production Designer
Michelle Byrd
Independent Features Project
Marcy Carsey
Producer
Mary Schmidt Campbell
NYU's Tisch School
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Richard Corliss
Time Magazine
Leslie Dilley
Production Designer
Richard Edlund
Digital Effects Artist
Nora Ephron
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Steven Farber
Movieline
Milos Forman
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Screenwriter
Leslie Linka Glatter
Director
Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
Gary David Goldberg
Producer/Screenwriter
Tim Goodman
San Francisco Examiner
Mary Ann Grasso
National Assoc. of Theatre Owners
Christopher Guest
Director/Screenwriter/Actor
Amy Heckerling
Producer/Director/Screenwriter
Leonard Hill
Producer
Foster Hirsch
Scholar/Historian
Tina Hirsch
Editor
Winnie Holzman
Producer/Screenwriter
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
Dawn Hudson
Independent Feature Project West
Greg Hoblit
Producer/Director
Annette Insdorf
Columbia University
Mark Johnson
Producer
Spike Jonze
Director/Actor
Shirley Jones
Actor
Glenn Jordan
Producer/Director
Janusz Kamiński
Cinematographer
James Katz
Preservationist
Rita Kempley
The Washington Post
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer AFI Board of Trustees
Callie Khouri
Screenwriter
James V. Kimsey
AFI Board of Trustees
Arnold Kopelson
Producer
Alan Ladd, Jr.
Producer
Martin Landau
Actor
AFI JURY FOR TELEVISION
AFI JURY FOR MOTION PICTURES
Tom Pollock
Chair, AFI 2000 Jury AFI Board of Trustees
David Ansen
Film Journalist/Critic
Jeanine Basinger
Film Scholar
Bill Duke
AFI Board of Trustees
James Katz
Film Preservationist/Historian
Rita Kempley
Film Journalist/Critic
Michael Nesmith
AFI Board of Trustees
Thomas Schatz
Film Scholar
Vivian Sobchack
AFI Board of Trustees
Anne Thompson
Film Journalist/Critic
Saul Zaentz
Filmmaker
Steven Zaillian
Filmmaker
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
BLACK PANTHER
…roars with a power that shatters and reshapes cultural mythology. Ryan Coogler’s super-heroic vision opens the world’s eyes to the wonders of Wakanda – creating a rich and revolutionary celebration of unprecedented empowerment. Chadwick Boseman stands every inch a king – leading a proud and powerful retinue that includes regal turns by Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and Michael B. Jordan, who shines as one of today’s brightest stars. Wakanda forever!
BLACKKKLANSMAN
…raises a defiant fist against the racism and bigotry that defines modern day America. Spike Lee’s masterful telling of this true tale leaves audiences breathless – both for its interplay of hope and hate – and the realization that the world we live in has not progressed far from the birth of our nation. John David Washington and Adam Driver lead an extraordinary ensemble that transcends identity to shine a light in dark corners, exposing institutions that still allow intolerance to dim the dream of all power to all people.
EIGHTH GRADE
…opens a shoebox of emotion – exposing the crippling discomfort that arrives at a time few wish to remember. Bo Burnham’s brilliant writing and directing produce wince-inducing insights into adolescence – the horrors of pool parties, indifferent peers and well-meaning parents all the more shame-filled in a world awash in the isolation of social media. The beating heart of the film is embodied by Elsie Fisher, a transcendent talent whose performance opens old wounds while celebrating the triumph of facing one’s fears – and being yourself.
THE FAVOURITE
…ascends the throne by capturing the sumptuous insanity of life behind castle walls and then raising a scepter to smash each scene with wicked laughs, an air of erotica, revenge and rabbits. Yorgos Lanthimos’ brilliantly warped vision of history crowns a royal cast, including Olivia Colman’s towering take on the fickle and frail Queen Anne. Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz leave a mark as cousins warring for the heart and hand of the queen, with audiences blissfully bloodied in the struggle between survival and a ravenous reach for power.
FIRST REFORMED
…asks no forgiveness as it embraces the most complex issues of our day in an exalted, explosive search for redemption. Paul Schrader’s indelible influence on modern cinema continues its mighty reach with otherworldly ambition and equally ethereal achievement – bringing heart-pounding suspense to a film that asks, “Who can know the mind of God?” At the center of his own tempest is Ethan Hawke, whose miraculous performance marries introspection and expression in a manner that affirms his place as one of the nation’s artistic treasures.
GREEN BOOK
…tears a page from American history and presents it as a moving picture of hope in the road ahead. With Peter Farrelly at the wheel and all-in performances by Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film crosses a divide that remains all too prevalent in the nation today, uniting viewers with a potent reminder that the seeds of empathy are planted in sharing the simple joys of life – a hand-written letter, music of all kinds and a drink between friends.
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
…is a lush and lyrical ode to romance that soars amidst the dark clouds of an unjust America. It’s a film that springs to life from Barry Jenkins’ symphonic mastery of emotion and inequality – adapted with affection and insight from the poetic words of James Baldwin. Stand-out performances by KiKi Layne and Stephan James transcend the film’s time period and demand attention be paid today, with Regina King’s fiercely sympathetic embodiment of family and community reminding audiences “to trust love all the way.”
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
…descends from the cinematic heavens to serve up a joyously exuberant tonic for our times. Embracing the challenge of creating a new musical by expanding upon a beloved classic, Rob Marshall’s candy-colored extravaganza soars with song and spirit that taps the power of film past to insist that the investment in a child’s imagination is our world’s most precious hope for the future. Emily Blunt’s turn as the iconic nanny is indubitably extraordinary, Lin-Manuel Miranda glows with light and love, and an all-star cast makes this a treat as magical – and healing – as a spoonful of sugar.
A QUIET PLACE
…demands audiences stifle their natural instinct to scream – creating a tension so visceral that one can only wonder if there is any escape from the film’s silent terror. John Krasinski masters the cinematic senses as actor and director in this intimate family saga that doubles as a desperate fight for survival. In a world where the lightest footstep can herald instant death, the fears here are founded in the atavistic anxieties for the safety of loved ones – a truth personified in the strength and conviction of Emily Blunt’s indomitable maternal performance. A QUIET PLACE may beg for silence, but it demands to be seen.
A STAR IS BORN
…arrives a fully-evolved supernova – sparkling as a valentine to film history, while emanating a brilliance so bright that it shines as a stellar achievement in its own universe. This timely take on the battle between dreams and addiction should be heralded on high for Bradley Cooper’s complete dedication to his roles as director, producer, writer, actor, singer and performer – as should the arrival of Lady Gaga on the big screen, as she etches her name in the firmament of Hollywood with the performance of a lifetime.
AFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
THE AMERICANS
…brings an iron curtain down on Joe Weisberg’s Cold War masterpiece with a finale so fitting that it stands as a monument to the power of serialized storytelling. As this American epic unspools its taut thread of family, deception and the conflicting demands of patriotism, AFI says “Поздравляю!” to the stellar creative ensemble led by the dynamic duo of Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
…fashions tragic events into an aria about America. Ryan Murphy and his extraordinary collaborators tell a tale with both flamboyant grandeur and quiet restraint – one that masterfully travels back in time to expose the violent contortions of homophobia and the horrors of a culture unchecked in its addiction to fame.
ATLANTA
…proves the power of pushing the envelope and, in the process, elevates comedy to a savage art form. Donald Glover’s endlessly inventive storytelling creates subversive stories that simmer with cultural claustrophobia and the insight of unfiltered African American identity. What results is at turns stark, shocking, uncomfortable and laugh-out-loud funny – a combustive cocktail served up by one of the imperative voices of our times.
BARRY
…is killer entertainment – a brutally funny hit on the melancholies of an assassin and aspiring actor. Co-creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg take deadpan aim at the ever-moving target between isolation and ambition, while Hader’s transcendent turn as the year’s most deliriously distinctive anti-hero and the iconic presence of Henry Winkler fuse these worlds into one that “kills it” with each new episode.
BETTER CALL SAUL
…continues to soar as television’s most loveable low-life continues to fall. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould expertly imagine the endless trials of seeking validation as a bittersweet meditation on the perils of ambition without conscience. The butt of this tragic joke is the slickest of shysters, played with a complexity beyond compare by the masterful Bob Odenkirk.
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
…shines a spotlight on the indignities of aging with razor wit and incomparable insights delivered by two American masters – Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. Their bravura performances bring a defiant energy to Chuck Lorre’s hilariously empathetic musings on the inevitabilities of life’s journey.
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
…takes the stage to herald that cultural revolution demands personal revelation. Amy Sherman-Palladino’s rich and radiant 1950s time piece doubles as a timeless manifesto – that women will be heard. In the spotlight of a dazzling creative ensemble, Rachel Brosnahan shines bright, effortlessly delivering bubbling banter that infuses the show with an uproarious spirit of reflection and rebellion.
POSE
…is a heart filled with love – and with each beat – music, dance and joy fill a house where all are embraced as family. This rapturous triumph from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals stars a transcendent ensemble that brings electric life to late ‘80s New York and the enduring celebration of hope inherent in our individual sense of self.
SUCCESSION
…summons the spirit of Shakespeare to elevate this fusion of family and finances to a stage worthy of the globe. Jesse Armstrong’s re-imagining of “King Lear” in a modern world is, itself, sharper than a serpent’s tooth, with Brian Cox howling at the center of the storm. Here he commands this high-spirited look at money, power and humor that proves “In jest, there is truth.”
THIS IS US
…takes audiences in its arms and offers a rich reminder that television – at its very best – is a portal to humanity. Dan Fogelman’s affecting celebration of what connects us revels in the deepening tangles of its family ties – bonds brought to life by an all-star cast that often leaves viewers breathless in the balance between love, laughter and loss.
AFI SPECIAL AWARD
ROMA
…is an ode to life, love and loss – a monument to the power of film to inspire empathy across the walls of geography, class and culture. Alfonso Cuarón’s personal tour de force deftly captures the emotional balance of intimacy and opera – recalling the poetic power of Fellini and Buñuel while creating a film of striking originality and vaulting ambition. Emblazoned in memory by its hypnotic cinematography and bravura sound design, with a heart that beats from Yalitza Aparicio’s radiant humanity, ROMA is a work of art so powerful that audiences will feel transported to a world they may have never visited, but have lived forever.
AFI AWARDS was created in 2000 to recognize the films and television programs which contribute to our collective cultural legacy. When placed in an historical context, these stories provide a complex, rich, visual record of our modern world. Since then, AFI AWARDS has honored 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image.
Unique in its celebration of the art form’s collaborative nature, AFI AWARDS is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole – recognizing those in front of and behind the camera.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Honorees are selected based on works which:
- Advance the art of the moving image
- Inspire audiences and artists alike
- Enhance the rich cultural heritage of America’s art form
A UNIQUE JURY PROCESS
AFI AWARDS selections are made through AFI’s unique jury process – in which scholars, artists, critics and AFI Trustees determine the most outstanding achievements of the year.
For additional information about AFI AWARDS, contact Josh Kushins at [email protected].
AFI is a 501c3 non-profit advancing the art of the moving image by empowering storytellers and inspiring audiences
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