Netflix’s Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez has made a remarkable achievement by joining the ranks of a select few non-English-language films that have featured in the American Film Institute’s (AFI) annual top 10 films list since 2001. This prestigious list also includes the Spanish-language Maria Full of Grace from 2004 and the French-language The Diving Bell and the Butterfly from 2007.
According to AFI’s eligibility criteria, stories may be considered regardless of the language they are presented in, as long as they are “incontrovertibly American,” involving “significant creative and/or production elements from the United States.” In this instance, it likely refers to American-born actresses Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez.
In previous years, partially non-English titles have also made the cut, including Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), The Farewell (2019), Minari (2020), and Past Lives (2023). Fully non-English films have received special recognition, such as The Artist (2011), Roma (2018), and Parasite (2019).
Other films that have joined Emilia Pérez on this year’s top 10 list include Universal’s Wicked and Conclave, A24’s The Brutalist and Sing Sing, along with several others.
Notably absent from the list are Gladiator II and Inside Out 2, among others. Furthermore, a special award will be given to Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, a British production.
“The AFI Awards is never about competition, but rather about community,” stated AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale. The AFI Awards luncheon is scheduled for January 10, 2025, at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
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How much do you know?
Which Spanish-language musical made it to the American Film Institute’s annual top 10 films list since 2001?
Which language films have received special recognition in the AFI’s top 10 list?
Which American-born actresses are mentioned in relation to the AFI Awards eligibility criteria?
Which production received a special award from AFI?
When is the AFI Awards luncheon scheduled for?
Which film is notably absent from this year’s top 10 list according to the provided text?
Films on the AFI top 10 list must have significant creative and production elements from the United States.
Netflix’s Baby Reindeer is a British production that received a special award from AFI.
The AFI Awards luncheon will take place at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills on February 12, 2025.
Emilia Pérez is the only non-English-language film to make it to AFI’s top 10 list.
Bob Gazzale is the current CEO of AFI.
Wicked and Conclave are American production films on AFI’s top 10 list.
According to AFI’s eligibility criteria, stories may be considered regardless of the language they are presented in, as long as they are “incontrovertibly American,” involving “significant creative and/or production elements from the United States.”
The AFI Awards luncheon is planned for January , 2025, at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
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