US Edition2025 AFI Top 10 Includes ‘Avatar 3,’ ‘Sinners’ And ‘Frankenstein’
AFI named its top 10 films and TV shows of 2025 and gave a special award to Jafar Panahi amid his recent sentencing in Iran, highlighting art’s power in difficult times.
- On Dec. 4, 2025, the American Film Institute revealed its picks for the best films and TV shows of 2025, listing ten top movies including Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bugonia, and Frankenstein.
- Honorees recognize movies and TV shows deemed culturally and artistically representative, and AFI lists its top titles in alphabetical order, AFI said.
- Notable honorees include Jay Kelly starring George Clooney, Hamnet which won the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award, and One Battle After Another named Best Feature at the 2025 Gotham Film Awards.
- In a notable move, AFI awarded It Was Just an Accident by dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who earlier this week was sentenced by Iran to a year in prison in absentia.
- The AFI will hold its annual gathering on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles, serving as an awards-season showcase for Oscar hopefuls.
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Films like "Jay Kelly", "Wicked: Part 2" and "Sinners" have further improved their Oscar chances. Who is on the list of the 10 best films from 2025 of the renowned American Film Institute?The film musical "Wicked: Part 2", the tragicomedy "Jay Kelly", the vampire-southern drama "Blood & Sinners" and the political thriller "One Battle After Another" are among the ten best films of the year 2025 from the point of view of the renowned American Film…
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'Frankenstein,' 'Wicked: For Good' among AFI's top movies of 2025
The American Film Institute released its list of the top 10 movies and TV shows of 2025; honorees include 'Sinners' and the Star Wars series 'Andor.'
The American Film Institute (AFI) has just announced the list of the 10 best movies of 2025. Among them, Avatar 3: Fire and Ash by director James Cameron attracted great attention when it was included even though it has not been widely released.
Andor Officially Recognised as One of the AFI's Top 10 Television Programs of the Year
The American Film Institute (AFI) has officially recognised the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor as one of the AFI’s Top 10 Television Programs of the Year. Congratulations to the cast and crew of ANDOR for being recognized as an American Film Institute honoree. pic.twitter.com/df3TtDSUmW — Andor | A Star Wars Original Series (@andorofficial) December 4, 2025 Congratulations to all involved at Lucasfilm and Disney! Stream Andor on Disney+ now. T…
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