AFI Announces Ten Best Lists

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The American Film Institute has announced its list of the ten best films and TV series of the year. It's interesting to note that of the films, six were either streaming features or movies that premiered on streaming services the same day as theaters:

Films:

CODA
Don't Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
tick ... tick... Boom
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

TV:

Hacks
Maid
Mare of Easttown
Reservation Dogs
Schmigadoon
Succession
Ted Lasso
The Underground Railroad
Wandavision
The White Lotus

In addition, the AFI announced it was giving special awards to Belfast, The Squid Game, and Summer of Soul, which did not meet their eligibility requirements because they were not considered American film or TV.

[Appa23]

I totally agree with Coda and Tick Tick. . . Boom. Incredible movies that I have enjoyed with multiple viewings.

We already know that I completely disagree with Dune.

I will see a few of the others streaming in December.

I would put Shang Chi in my top ten.

Lastly,
Ted Lasso (and soccer) is life!

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Some other lists:

National Board of Review

Best film: Licorice Pizza
Best director: Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Best actor: Will Smith, King Richard
Best actress: Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best supporting actor: Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Best supporting actress: Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Best original screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, A Hero
Best adapted screenplay: Joel Coen, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Breakthrough performance: Alana Haim & Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Best directorial debut: Michael Sarnoski, Pig
Best animated feature: Encanto
Best foreign language film: A Hero
Best documentary: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best ensemble: The Harder They Fall
Outstanding achievement in cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Flee

Top Films (in alphabetical order)
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Last Duel
Nightmare Alley
Red Rocket
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)
Benedetta
Lamb
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
Titane
The Worst Person in the World

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)
Ascension
Attica
Flee
The Rescue
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)
The Card Counter
C’mon C’mon
CODA
The Green Knight
Holler
Jockey
Old Henry
Pig
Shiva Baby
The Souvenir Part II

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Hollywood Critics Association (NOMINEES)

Best Picture
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
CODA
Dune
King Richard
Last Night In Soho
Licorice Pizza
Spencer
The Power of The Dog
Tick, Tick...Boom!

Best Actor
Andrew Garfield - Tick, Tick...Boom!
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of The Dog
Nicolas Cage - Pig
Peter Dinklage - Cyrano
Will Smith - King Richard

Best Actress
Emilia Jones - CODA
Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Kristen Stewart - Spencer
Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos

Best Supporting Actor
Ciarán Hinds - Belfast
Jamie Dornan - Belfast
Jason Isaacs - Mass
Robin de Jesús - Tick, Tick...Boom!
Troy Kotsur - CODA

Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard
Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
Marlee Matlin - CODA
Ruth Negga - Passing

Best Animated or VSX Performance
Abbi Jacobson - The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Sylvester Stallone - The Suicide Squad
Stephanie Beatriz - Encanto
Jacob Tremblay - Luca
John Leguizamo - Encanto

Best Director
Denis Villeneuve - Dune
Guillermo del Toro - Nightmare Alley
Jane Campion - The Power of The Dog
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Tick, Tick...Boom!
Pablo Larraín - Spencer
Rebecca Hall - Passing
Reinaldo Marcus Green - King Richard
Siân Heder - CODA
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story

Best Original Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin - Being the Ricardos
Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns - Last Night In Soho
Fran Kranz - Mass
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Zach Baylin - King Richard

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jane Campion - The Power of The Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall - Passing
Siân Heder - CODA
Steven Levenson - Tick, Tick...Boom!

Best Cast Ensemble
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
The Harder They Fall

Best First Feature
Rebecca Hall - Passing
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Tick, Tick...Boom!
Fran Kranz - Mass
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Lost Daughter
Michael Sarnoski - Pig

Best Animated Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Raya and The Last Dragon

Best International Film
A Hero
Drive My Car
Flee
Titane
The Worst Person in the World

Best Documentary
Flee
Summer of Soul
The Rescue
The Sparks Brothers
Val

Best Indie Film
CODA
Mass
Pig
Shiva Baby
Spencer

Best Comedy/Musical Film
Cyrano
Free Guy
In The Heights
Tick, Tick...Boom!
West Side Story

Best Action Film
No Time To Die
Nobody
The Harder They Fall
The Suicide Squad
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

Best Horror Film
A Quiet Place Part II
Fear Street
Last Night In Soho
Malignant
The Night House

Best Short Film
Blush
Far From The Tree
Nona
Robin Robin
Us Again

Best Cinematography
Andrew Droz Palermo - TheGreenKnight
Ari Wegner - The Power Of The Dog
Claire Mathon - Spencer
Greig Fraser - Dune
Janusz Kamiński - West Side Story

Best Score
Alexandre Desplat - The French Dispatch
Hans Zimmer - Dune
Jonny Greenwood - Spencer
Jonny Greenwood - The Power Of The Dog
Steven Price - Last Night In Soho

Best Original Song
Be Alive sung by Beyonce from King Richard
No Time to Die sung by Billie Eilish from No Time To Die
Beyond the Shore sung by Emilia Jones from CODA
Down to Joy by Van Morrison from Belfast
Every Letter from Cyrano

Best Stunts
Black Widow
Dune
No Time To Die
Nobody
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

Best Costume Design
Bob Morgan and Jacqueline West - Dune
Jacqueline Durran - Spencer
Janty Yates - House Of Gucci
Jenny Beavan - Cruella
Odile Dicks-Mireaux - Last Night In Soho

Best Production Design
Adam Stockhausen - The French Dispatch
Guy Hendrix Dyas - Spencer
Marcus Rowland - Last Night In Soho
Patrice Vermette - Dune
Tamara Deverell - Nightmare Alley

Best Hair & Makeup
Being The Ricardos
Cruella
Dune
House Of Gucci
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye

Best Film Editing
Andrew Weisblum and Myron I. Kerstein - Tick, Tick...Boom!
Joe Walker - Dune
Pamela Martin - King Richard
Paul Machliss - Last Night In Soho
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle - Belfast

Best Visual Effects
Dune
Eternals
Free Guy
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
The Suicide Squad