Directed by Ang Lee and adapted by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry from an award-winning short story by Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD in 2005, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is one of...

Directed by Christopher Nolan, featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Wally Pfister (AFI Class of 1988) and starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman opposite a stellar cast led by Christian Bale and a transformative performance from Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD...

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, directed by Ang Lee and adapted by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry from an award-winning short story by Annie Proulx, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2005 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. …