If there wasn’t already enough buzz around Star Wars: The Force Awakens which opens this week, it was announced today that the film made the American Film Institute’s (AFI) list of the top 10 films of 2015.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, AFI actually postponed their voting meeting until critics had the chance to screen the seventh installment of the Star Wars saga earlier this week. AFI compiles both their top 10 film and TV shows each year, traditionally combining both Oscars bait with well-made mainstream hits. Disney also makes an appearance on the group’s TV side as ABC’s
The Force Awakens wasn’t the only Disney film to make the cut — Pixar’s Inside Out and Dreamworks/Touchstone’s Bridge of Spies were also honored. On the TV side, ABC’s Black-ish was named one of the year’s 10 best shows and was the only comedy on the list.
Here were all of AFI’s selections:
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Room
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Straight Outta Compton
AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR
The Americans
Better Call Saul
Black-ish
Empire
Fargo
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Master of None
Mr. Robot
Unreal