AFI Announces the Official Selections of AFI AWARDS 2015

The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today 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		AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
THE BIG SHORT		THE AMERICANS
BRIDGE OF SPIES		BETTER CALL SAUL
CAROL		BLACK-ISH
INSIDE OUT		EMPIRE
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD		FARGO
THE MARTIAN		GAME OF THRONES
ROOM		HOMELAND
SPOTLIGHT		MASTER OF NONE
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS		MR. ROBOT
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON		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.

This year's juries; one for film and one for television, were chaired by producers and AFI Board of Trustees Vice Chairs Tom Pollock (former Vice Chairman of MCA, Chairman of Universal Pictures) for film and Richard Frank (former Chairman of Walt Disney Television, President of Walt Disney Studios, President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) for television. The juries featured award-winning artists such as Neal Baer (AFI Class of 1983), Marshall Herskovitz (AFI Class of 1975), Michelle MacLaren, Bennett Miller, John Ridley, Renee Tajima-Peña, Emma Thomas and Matt Williams; renowned authors and scholars, including Dr. Henry Gates, Jr. and Molly Haskell, representing prestigious universities with recognized motion picture arts and television programs; film historian Leonard Maltin; the AFI Board of Trustees; and film and television critics.