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American Film Institute Selects the Best Movies and TV Shows of 2016

By Will Levith
December 31, 2016 5:00 am EST
American Film Institute's Favorite Movies and Television Shows of 2016
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AFI Best of 2016
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The American Film Institute (AFI) has released its picks for the 10 best movies and TV shows of 2016, with a special honor going to the ESPN documentary O.J.: Made in America. Official selections represent works of excellence and are chosen by scholars, artists, critics, and AFI trustees.

Here are the winners, listed in alphabetical order. (Click on the hyperlinked titles for more information from RealClearLife.)

 

AFI Movies of the Year

Arrival 
Fences 
Hacksaw Ridge 
Hell or High Water 
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea 
Moonlight
Silence
Sully
Zootopia

 

AFI TV Programs of the Year

The Americans
Atlanta 
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Game of Thrones 
The Night Of
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story 
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Veep

 

AFI Special Award: O.J.: Made in America

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