The American Film Institute has named the honorees of AFI Awards 2018, celebrating the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image — with 10 films and 10 television programs deemed culturally and artistically significant.
In addition to the 20 honorees, AFI also recognizes “Roma” with an AFI Special Award, designated for a work of excellence outside the Institute’s criteria for American film.
AFI Awards 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
Black Panther
Blackkklansman
Eighth Grade
The Favourite
First Reformed
Green Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mary Poppins Returns
A Quiet Place
A Star Is Born
AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
The Americans
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Atlanta
Barry
Better Call Saul
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pose
Succession
AFI SPECIAL AWARD
Roma
Marking the 19th chapter in the American Film Institute’s ongoing almanac of the moving image, the 2018 entries join a notable group of previous AFI Awards honorees — works of significance that contribute to the rich cultural legacy and define the state of the art form. View all past AFI Awards honorees here.
AFI Awards selections are made through a jury process where AFI Trustees, scholars, artists and critics determine the year’s most outstanding achievements and provide contextual rationales for each selection.
The AFI Awards luncheon will be sponsored by Audi, a supporter of AFI and its programs for the past 15 years. The AFI Awards luncheon is also sponsored by American Airlines, the official airline of AFI.
