Top 10 films of the year as follows: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, and Wicked.
The top 10 television shows of the year are: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, A Man On The Inside, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Nobody Wants This, The Penguin, Shōgun, Shrinking, and True Detective: Night Country.
Many of the film honorees, similar to the television selections, are considered "deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image”." These films have already received early recognition in the United States' awards season.
This week, the Gothams and the New York Film Critics Circle announced their winners, while Film Independent revealed its Spirit Award nominees. Notably, Anora won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and The Brutalist earned Brady Corbet the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival.
The AFI Special Award for Baby Reindeer is given to "works of excellence that fall outside of AFI Awards’ eligibility criteria."
The honorees are set to gather on January 10, 2025, at the annual AFI Awards private luncheon in Beverly Hills.
Selections for the AFI Awards are made through a jury process that involves AFI trustees, artists, critics, and scholars. This year's film and television juries feature notable figures such as Gale Anne Hurd, Charles Melton, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jane Seymour, Leonard Maltin, and critics Ann Hornaday, Mary McNamara, Janet Maslin, and Peter Travers.
