MUMBAI: The American Film Institute (AFI) Awards 2012 Official Selections have just been announced.
AFI Award Honorees are selected based on works which best advance the art of the moving image, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America‘s art form, inspire audiences and artists alike, make a mark on American society and represent the year‘s most outstanding achievements in film and television. AFI is the only national organization that honors the creative ensembles as a whole, acknowledging the collaborative nature of the art form.
AFI president, CEO Bob Gazzale said, "AFI Awards celebrates America‘s storytellers as collaborators. We are honored to bring together artists as a community, without competition, to acknowledge the gifts they have given the world in 2012."
AFI Movies Of The Year
Argo
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
AFI TV Programmes Of The Year
American Horror Story: Asylum
Breaking Bad
Game Of Thrones
Girls
Homeland
Louie
Mad Men
Modern Family
The Walking Dead
‘Mad Men‘ now tops the list as the most recognized AFI Awards TV honoree, with 2012 marking its fifth appearance in the AFI almanac, followed closely by ‘Breaking Bad‘, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond‘, ‘Modern Family‘, ‘The Sopranos‘ and ;‘The Wire‘ each with four AFI Awards honours since 2001.