The films “Call Me By Your Name,” “Dunkirk” and “The Shape of Water,” along with television shows “The Crown,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Master of None,” were among the productions chosen Thursday for the 2017 AFI Awards.
Chosen by the American Film Institute, the honorees are selected as “the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image.”
Ten films and 10 television programs were selected and deemed to be “culturally and artistically significant.” The creative minds behind the productions will be honored at an invitation-only luncheon Jan. 5.
AFI’s movies of the year are: “The Big Sick,” “Call Me By Your Name,” “Dunkirk,” “The Florida Project,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Wonder Woman.”
The TV programs of the year are “Big Little Lies,” “The Crown,” “Feud: Bette and Joan,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Good Place,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Insecure,” “Master of None,” “Stranger Things 2” and “This is Us.”
The Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary “The Vietnam War” was chosen for an AFI Special Award.
“At a time when the world seems defined by division, storytellers bring us together as one,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “AFI Awards is honored to celebrate this community of artists who challenge and inspire us, entertain and enlighten us — ultimately reminding us of our common heartbeat.”
–City News Service