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2003 - American Film Institute Movies Of The Year

  • American Splendor
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Human Stain
  • In America
  • The Last Samurai
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Lost in Translation
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Monster
  • Mystic River


    2002 - American Film Institute Movies Of The Year

  • About a Boy
  • About Schmidt
  • Adaptation
  • Antwone Fisher
  • Chicago
  • Frida
  • Gangs of New York
  • The Hours
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Quiet American

    AFI Moments Of Significance
    DVD In/VHS Out
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding
    Crisis in TV Journalism
    American Idol
    Women Lead All Four Guilds
    The Osbournes
    Movielink.com Launches Model for Future Distribution
    Steven Spielberg Presents Taken
    Tivo Becomes a Verb
    Billy Wilder (1906-2002)


    2001 - 1st Annual American Film Institute Awards

    AFI Movie Of The Year
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
    A Beautiful Mind
    Black Hawk Down
    In the Bedroom
    The Man Who Wasn't There
    Memento
    Monster's Ball
    Moulin Rouge
    Mulholland Drive
    Shrek

    AFI Actor Of The Year
    Denzel Washington, Training Day
    Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
    Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There
    Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom

    AFI Actress Of The Year
    Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
    Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
    Stockard Channing, The Business of Strangers
    Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive

    AFI Featured Actor Of The Year
    Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
    Steve Buscemi, Ghost World
    Brian Cox, L.I.E.
    Tony Shalhoub, The Man Who Wasn't There

    AFI Featured Actress Of The Year
    Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
    Cate Blanchet, Bandits
    Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky
    Frances O'Connor, A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    AFI Director Of The Year
    Robert Altman, Gosford Park
    Todd Field, In the Bedroom
    David Lynch, Mulholland Drive
    Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down

    AFI Screenwriter Of The Year
    Memento - Christopher Nolan
    In the Bedroom - Todd Field, Robert Festinger
    A Beautiful Mind - Akiva Goldsman
    Ghost World - Terry Zwigoff, Daniel Clowes

    AFI Editor Of Of The Year
    Jill Bilcock, Moulin Rouge
    Dody Dorn, Memento
    Pietro Scalia, Black Hawk Down
    Tim Squyres, Gosford Park

    AFI Composer Of The Year
    Moulin Rouge - Craig Armstrong
    Mulholland Drive - Angelo Badalamenti
    Gosford Park - Patrick Doyle
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore

    AFI Cinematographer Of The Year
    The Man Who Wasn't There - Roger Deakins
    The Fast and the Furious - Ericson Core
    Black Hawk Down - Slawomir Idziak
    A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - Janusz Kaminski

    AFI Production Designer Of The Year
    Grant Major, The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
    Stephen Altman, Gosford Park
    Rick Carter, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    Arthur Max, Black Hawk Down

    AFI Digital Effects Artist Of The Year
    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - Jim Rygiel
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Scott Farrar, Dennis Muren
    Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - Robert Legato, Nick Davis, Roger Guyett
    Waking Life - Bob Sabiston

    AFI Moments Of Significance
    September 11th terrorist attacks
    September 17th - Letterman airs
    Concert For Heroes


    2000 - American Film Institute Movies Of The Year

  • Almost Famous
  • Before Night Falls
  • Best in Show
  • Erin Brockovich
  • Gladiator
  • High Fidelity
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Traffic
  • Wonder Boys
  • You Can Count on Me

    AFI Moments Of Significance
    AOL-Time Warner merger
    Movie marketing called before Congress
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon brings the world together
    DGA report finds drop in diversity
    Digital Revolution continuum

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