Dark Knight: American Film Institute Awards

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 5:12 am

‘The Dark Knight’, a sequel of the ‘Batman’ series and ‘Milk’, a biography of American politician Harvey Milk along with Brad Pitt-starrer ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ are the critics favourite for the ‘Top 10 best films of 2008.’

The awards by the American Film Institute (AFI), known for including popular movies that are often ignored by critics have some surprising omissions this year.

Danny Boyle’s acclaimed film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, a rags-to-riches story of an Indian slumdweller, has failed to make it to the list because it’s a foreign (UK) production, the ‘Los Angeles Times’ reported. Other films which were left out are ‘The Reader’, ‘Doubt’, ‘Revolutionary Road’, ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ and ‘The Visitor.’

The filmmakers will be honoured in a ceremony on January 9. Also on AFI’s list, were the animated “Wall-E,” Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino,” the superhero blockbuster “Iron Man,” the indie dramas “Frozen River” and “Wendy and Lucy,” the adapted play “Frost/Nixon,” and the Brad Pitt epic “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

Apart from ‘The Dark Knight’, another comic book flick ‘Iron Man’ and one animated film ‘Wall-E’ have been included in the list. Some of the curious choices and omissions in this year’s AFI list are ‘Milk’ and ‘Revolutionary Road’.

‘Milk’ was snubbed in the Best Picture race at the recent Golden Globe nominations, but made the institute’s top 10 rundown. Similarly, ‘Revolutionary Road’ rallied at the Globe bids after being snubbed earlier in the week at the Critics’ Choice Awards, but it was just tripped up by the
American Film Institute.

The AFI also released a top 10 list of TV shows for 2008, which included ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘In Treatment,’ ‘John Adams,’ ‘Life,’ ‘Lost and ‘Mad Men,’ among others.

The top 10 lists were selected by two 13-member panels, one each for movies and television. The jury members included writer Mark Harris, filmmaker Robert Towne, and critics Leonard Maltin, Elvis Mitchell and Richard Schickel among others.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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