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The
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(2008)
AFI'S 10 TOP 10, counts down the top 10 films from 10 classic American
film genres, including animation, fantasy, science fiction, gangster,
western, sports, romantic comedy, courtroom drama, mystery and epic
films.
AFI is Celebrating film genres that have never been
honored before by creating 10 new lists within the format previously
designed for a top 100.
AFI enlisted film artists associated
with each category to count down the top films, while providing their
unique insight on each.
The hosts for each genre include:
Jessica Alba for Romantic Comedy; Cuba Gooding, Jr. for Sports;
Sigourney Weaver for Sci-Fi; Kirk Douglas for Epic; Jennifer Love Hewitt
for Animation; James Woods for Courtroom Drama; Gabriel Byrne for
Mystery; and Sean Astin for Fantasy. The hosts for Gangster and Western
film categories will be announced shortly.
About the Jury
Process This year, the jury was asked to choose up to 10 movies per
genre from a comprehensive list, including entries such as: Animated:
"Pinocchio" (1941) and "Shrek" (2001); Fantasy: "King Kong" (1933) and
"The Lord of the Rings" (2001); Sci-Fi: "The War of the Worlds" (1953)
and "The Matrix" (1999); Gangster: "Scarface" (1932) and "The Departed"
(2006); Westerns: "The Searchers" (1956) and "Unforgiven" (1992);
Sports: "The Pride of the Yankees" (1942) and "Seabiscuit" (2003);
Romantic Comedy: "It Happened One Night" (1934) and "My Best Friend's
Wedding" (1997); Courtroom Drama: "Witness for the Prosecution" (1957)
and "A Few Good Men" (1992); Mystery: "Sherlock Holmes" (1939) and "The
Usual Suspects" (1995); and Epics: "Ben-Hur" (1959) and "Braveheart"
(1995). To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500
nominated movies (50 per genre) to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the
creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters,
actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians.
AFI's 10 Top 10 honors the ten greatest American films in ten classic film genres. Presented by the American Film Institute (AFI), the lists were unveiled on a television special broadcast by CBS on June 17, 2008.
Clint Eastwood, James Woods, Quentin Tarantino, Lesley Ann Warren, Gabriel Byrne, Kirk Douglas, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Astin, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Elizabeth Perkins, Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, Martin Scorcese, Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Michael J. Fox, Dennis Hopper, Gene Hackman, Amy Madigan, Dominic Monaghan, Rita Wilson, Andie MacDowell, Harold Ramis, Roman Polanski, Robert Loggia, Talia Shire, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Stern, Norman Jewison, Sidney Lumet, Rob Reiner, Ray Liotta, and Jane Fonda.