The American Film Institute has released its list of the top ten films and TV shows of 2008. Disney/Pixar’s WALL’E is the only animated movie to make the cut, keeping company with a couple of superheroes and some Best Picture Oscar hopefuls. Though South Park has been honored a couple times in the past, no toons made the TV list this year.
In 2007, Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille was the only animated production recognized by AFI, an organization created to protect and preserve the legacy of the moving image art form for future generations. Each year, the AFI Awards honors excellence in motion pictures and television within the context of a year in review. HP has created 20 scholarships to the AFI Conservatory for a second consecutive year, one for each of the AFI honorees. The AFI Conservatory is world-renowned for its advanced training of the next generation of storytellers.
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Frozen River
Gran Torino
Iron Man
Milk
WALL’E
Wendy And Lucy
The Wrestler
AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
Breaking Bad
In Treatment
John Adams
Life
Lost
Mad Men
The Office
Recount
The Shield
The Wire
