MUMBAI: The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced its ten films of the year. before the awards luncheon in Los Angeles on 15 January.

The honourees in alphabetical order are: Coraline (pictured), The Hangover, The Hurt Locker, The Messenger, Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push‘ By Sapphire, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Sugar, Up, and Up In The Air.

Said AFI president and CEO Gazzale, "AFI Awards 2009 is the tenth chapter in a century-long programme to honour the artists and their work. This programme celebrates the creative community - not competition - and it is in this spirit that the institute brings America‘s storytellers together to acknowledge their contributions to our nation‘s rich cultural heritage."