The American Film Institute (AFI) unveiled its list of the ten greatest movies in ten different American film genres during a three-hour special television event that aired Tuesday night on CBS. A jury of film industry leaders collectively selected the flicks thay represent the very best in the animation, science-fiction, fantasy, romantic comedy, gangster, epic, sports, western, courtroom drama and mystery genres. Hosts for the telecast included Jessica Alba, Sean Astin, Gabriel Byrne, Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Quentin Tarantino, Sigourney Weaver and James Woods.
To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated movies (50 per genre) to a jury of more than 1,500 film artists including directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers, critics and historians. Below are the lists of top films in the animation, fantasy and science-fiction categories. To see the complete list, go to www.afi.com.
Animation
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
2. Pinocchio (1940)
3. Bambi (1942)
4. The Lion King (1994)
5. Fantasia (1940)
6. Toy Story 1995
7. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
8. Shrek (2001)
9. Cinderella (1950)
10. Finding Nemo (2003)
Fantasy
1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
4. King Kong (1933)
5. Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
6. Field of Dreams (1989)
7. Harvey (1950)
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
9 The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
10. Big (1988)
Science-Fiction
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
3. E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6. Blade Runner (1982)
7. Alien (1979)
8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
10. Back to the Future (1985)
