The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced what they consider the best movies and TV shows for 2012.
The AFI Awards 2012 winners include:
AFI Movies of the Year
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Dark Knight Rises
Django, Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
AFI TV Programs of the Year
“American Horror Story: Asylum”
“Breaking Bad”
“Game of Thrones”
“Girls”
“Homeland”
“Louie”
“Mad Men”
“Modern Family”
“The Walking Dead”
According to AFI, “Mad Men” now tops the list as the most recognized AFI Awards TV honoree, with 2012 marking its fifth appearance in the AFI almanac, followed closely by “Breaking Bad,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Modern Family,” “The Sopranos” and “The Wire,” each with four AFI Awards honors since 2001.
AFI will honor the creative ensembles for each of the selections at an invitation-only luncheon on Friday, January 11, 2013, in Los Angeles.
For more information on AFI, visit www.afi.com.
