AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES AFI AWARDS 2015 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

USPA NEWS - The American Film Institute (AFI) just announced the Official Selections of AFI AWARDS 2015, celebrating the year's most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. In addition to the 20 honorees of 2015, AFI also recognizes MAD MEN with an AFI Special Award, acknowledging...

The American Film Institute (AFI) just announced the Official Selections of AFI AWARDS 2015, celebrating the year's most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. In addition to the 20 honorees of 2015, AFI also recognizes MAD MEN with an AFI Special Award, acknowledging its landmark contributions to America's cultural legacy across nine years. In the history of AFI AWARDS, no other television program has earned as many honors.

An almanac documenting works of excellence, AFI AWARDS is also the only national honor for the entertainment community's creative teams as a whole, recognizing the collaborative nature of the art form.

Honorees are selected based on works that advance the art of the moving image, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form, inspire audiences and artists alike and make a mark on American society.

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR :

- THE BIG SHORT
- BRIDGE OF SPIES
- CAROL
- INSIDE OUT
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- THE MARTIAN
- ROOM
- SPOTLIGHT
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
- STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR :

- THE AMERICANS
- BETTER CALL SAU
- BLACK-ISH
- EMPIRE
- FARGO
- GAME OF THRONES
- HOMELAND
- MASTER OF NONE
- MR. ROBOT
- UNREAL

AFI SPECIAL AWARD :

- MAD MEN

AFI AWARDS selections are made through a jury process in which AFI Trustees, scholars, film and television artists and critics determine the most outstanding achievements of the year, as well as provide a contextual rationale for each selection.

Source : American Film Institute

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