The American Film Institute Announces Its Top 10 Films of 2020

Doug Jamieson January 25, 2021

The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled its top 10 films of 2020. In previous years, this list has generally matched with around 70% of the eventual Best Picture nominees. Full list of honourees below.

AFI Movies of the Year
Da 5 Bloods
Judas And The Black Messiah
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
One Night In Miami
Soul
Sound Of Metal
The Trial Of The Chicago 7

AFI Special Award
Hamilton

AFI Television Programs of the Year
Better Call Saul
Bridgerton
The Crown
The Good Lord Bird
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Mrs. America
The Queen’s Gambit
Ted Lasso
Unorthodox

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Author: Doug Jamieson

From musicals to horror and everything in between, Doug has an eclectic taste in films. Both a champion of independent cinema and a defender of more mainstream fare, he prefers to find an equal balance between two worlds often at odds with each other. A film critic by trade but a film fan at heart, Doug also writes for his own website The Jam Report, and Australia’s the AU review.