AFI Rreleases Top 10 Movies of the Year - George Clooney in The Descendants included

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AFI releases Top 10 lists

12/12/2011

The American Film Institute released its annual Top 10 list of films and TV shows Sunday, and to no one’s surprise, Kristen Wiig’s Bridesmaids and ABC’s Modern Family have made the lists.

The Chicago Tribune reported AFI named the raunchy comedy one of this year’s top films, along with George Clooney’s The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (which hits theaters December 21), and The Help.

The Descendants also earned top honors from the L.A. Critics the same day. No Harry Potter or Twilight films made the list. However, AFI did give the Harry Potter series a special award, along with black and white silent film The Artist.

E! News reported Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones joined Modern Family, which has made the list twice before, as TV’s top shows. Curb Your Enthusiasm and Parks and Recreation were the only other comedies to make the list.

Both media outlets indicated the films on the list will most likely be getting Oscars nominations. Check out the full lists below.

AFI Movies of the Year (in alphabetical order):
• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Help
• Hugo
• J. Edgar
• Midnight in Paris
• Moneyball
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

AFI TV Programs of the Year (in alphabetical order):
• Boardwalk Empire
• Breaking Bad
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Game of Thrones
• The Good Wife
• Homeland
• Justified
• Louie
• Modern Family
• Parks and Recreation

AFI Special Awards
• Harry Potter series
• The Artist