American Film Institute Awards Last updated May 12, 2025 Awards presented by the American Film Institute
The American Film Institute Awards (also known as the AFI Awards ) are awards presented by the American Film Institute to recognize the top ten 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.[ citation needed ]
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 The 2000 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films of the year. [ 2]
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: [ 3]
Movies Robert Altman , Director of the Year winner Denzel Washington , Actor of the Year – Male – Movies winner Sissy Spacek , Actress of the Year – Female – Movies winner Gene Hackman , Featured Actor of the Year – Male – Movies winner Jennifer Connelly , Featured Actress of the Year – Female – Movies winner Roger Deakins , Cinematographer of the Year winner Christopher Nolan , Screenwriter of the Year winner Production Designer of the Year Digital Effects Artist of the Year Cinematographer of the Year Television James Gandolfini , Actor of the Year – Male – TV Series winner Edie Falco , Actor of the Year – Female – TV Series winner Jeffrey Wright , Actor of the Year – Male – TV Movie or Mini-Series winner Judy Davis , Actor of the Year – Female – TV Movie or Mini-Series winner Comedy Series of the Year Movie or Mini-Series of the Year 2002 The 2002 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 4]
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2003 The 2003 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 5]
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2004 The 2004 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 6]
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2005 The 2005 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 7]
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2006 The 2006 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 8]
Top 10 Television Programs
2007 The 2007 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 9]
Top 10 Television Programs
2008 The 2008 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 11]
Top 10 Television Programs
2009 The 2009 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 12]
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2010 The 2010 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 13]
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2011 The 2011 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 14]
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2012 The 2012 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 15]
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2013 The 2013 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 16]
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2014 The 2014 AFI Awards honored the Top 11 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 17]
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2015 The 2015 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 18] [ 19]
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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. [ 20] [ 21]
Top 10 Television Programs
2017 The 2017 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 22] [ 23]
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2018 The 2018 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 24] [ 25]
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2019 The 2019 AFI Awards honored the Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of the year. [ 26] [ 27] The winners were announced on December 4, 2019, while the ceremony was held on January 3, 2020. [ 28]
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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 . [ 29] [ 30] [ 31]
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2021 The 2021 AFI Awards were announced on December 8, 2021. The ceremony was scheduled to be held on January 7, 2022, but was postponed to March 11, 2022, due to COVID-19. [ 32] [ 33]
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2023 The 2023 AFI Awards were announced on December 7, 2023. [ 36]
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2024 The 2024 AFI Awards were announced on December 5, 2024. [ 37]
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Records Game of Thrones earned eight mentions over its run, setting a new record. It also became the first and only continuing series to be awarded for all of its eligible seasons.
There have only been thirteen animated films to be officially listed at the AFIAs.
There have only been two animated television programs to be officially listed at the AFIAs.
There have only been seven (both partially and wholly) non-English-language films to be officially listed at the AFIAs.
There have only been two (both partially and wholly) non-English-language television programs to be officially listed at the AFIAs.
References ↑ "AFI AWARDS Submissions" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2000" . American Film Institute . January 9, 2001. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI AWARDS 2001" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2016 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2002" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2003" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2004" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2005" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2006" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2007" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "Festival Focus: AFI Fest 2007" . International Documentary Association . 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2008" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2009" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2010" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2011" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2012" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2013" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2014" . American Film Institute . Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2015" . American Film Institute . December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2015 - Honorees" . American Film Institute . January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2016" . American Film Institute . December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2016 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2016 - Honorees" . American Film Institute . December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2017" . American Film Institute . December 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017 . ↑ "AFI Awards 2017 - Honorees" . American Film Institute . December 2017. 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Archived from the original on January 26, 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 . Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. 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 . Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021 . ↑ Complex, Valerie (2021-12-20). "AFI Awards Postponed To Later Date Due To Concerns Of Rising Covid-19 Cases" . Deadline . Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-21 . ↑ Saperstein, Pat (2022-01-13). "AFI Awards Reception Rescheduled for March 11" . Variety . Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-13 . ↑ "AFI AWARDS 2022" . American Film Institute . December 9, 2022. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. 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