American
Film Institute Top Ten
December
10, 2006
BABEL
BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION
OF KAZAKHSTAN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DREAMGIRLS
HALF NELSON
HAPPY FEET
INSIDE MAN
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
UNITED 93
CRITERIA
Each year,
AFI AWARDS honors excellence in American film and television by
recognizing the creative ensembles which collaborate to create the
year's outstanding movies and television programs, all of which
best advanced the art of the moving image; enhanced the rich cultural
heritage of America's art form; inspired audiences and artists alike;
and/or made a mark on American society.
AFI will consider
eligible any film that fulfills the following criteria:
FEATURE-LENGTH
MOTION PICTURE
Narrative fiction format, over 60 minutes in length.
AMERICAN
Motion picture with significant creative and/or production elements
from the
United States. The motion picture need not be presented in the English
language if it is incontrovertibly American.
THEATRICALLY-RELEASED
Motion pictures originally released between January 1, 2006, and
December 31, 2006, which have premiered in a commercial theater
and screened for at least five consecutive days in Los Angeles or
New York City.