'Nomadland,' 'One Night in Miami' among top movies in American Film Institute honors
Chloe Zhao and Frances McDormand's "Nomadland" has picked up another honor on the road to best picture: It's one of the American Film Institute's 10 movies of the year.
The list, released Monday, also includes Spike Lee's Vietnam War film "Da 5 Bloods," the Fred Hampton drama "Judas and the Black Messiah," Chadwick Boseman's final film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," David Fincher's black-and-white "Citizen Kane" origin story "Mank," the American dream movie "Minari," Regina King's directorial debut "One Night in Miami," Pixar/Disney's afterlife film "Soul," Riz Ahmed's turn as a deaf drummer in "Sound of Metal" and Aaron Sorkin's star-stacked "The Trial of the Chicago 7."
A special award goes to the filmed version of Broadway sensation "Hamilton," a huge streaming hit for Disney+.
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TV honorees include AMC's "Breaking Bad" prequel "Better Call Saul"; Netflix's period sensation "Bridgerton," royal family-inspired "The Crown," Yiddish miniseries "Unorthodox" and chess drama "The Queen's Gambit"; Hulu's antebellum miniseries "The Good Lord Bird" and Cate Blanchett's Equal Rights Amendment series "Mrs. America"; HBO's sci-fi/horror thriller "Lovecraft Country"; the Disney+ "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian" and Apple TV+'s Jason Sudeikis comedy "Ted Lasso."
The awards will be given out Feb. 26 in a virtual ceremony on YouTube and AFI.com.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: AFI Awards: 'Nomadland,' 'One Night in Miami,' 'Mank' among honorees
