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    “The Farewell,” “The Irishman,” “Little Women,” “Richard Jewell” Among AFI’s Best Pictures of the Year

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    Saoirse Ronan (l) and Timothee Chalamet in "Little Women" (photo courtesy of Sony Pictures)

    "Parasite" and TV series "Fleabag" to receive special honors

    LOS ANGELES --

    The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the recipients of AFI Awards 2019. Unique in its celebration of the film and television arts’ collaborative nature, AFI Awards–now in its 20thyear–is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole, recognizing those in front of and behind the camera.  

    AFI Awards honorees include 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. In addition to the 20 honorees, AFI also recognizes Parasite and Fleabag with an AFI Special Award, designated for a work of excellence outside the Institute’s criteria for American film and television.

    All of the honored works advance the art of the moving image, inspire audiences and artists alike, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America’s art form and make a mark on American society. When placed in an historical context, these stories provide a complex and rich visual record of our modern world.

     

    AFI MOTION PICTURES OF THE YEAR

    1917

    THE FAREWELL

    THE IRISHMAN

    JOJO RABBIT

    JOKER

    KNIVES OUT

    LITTLE WOMEN

    MARRIAGE STORY

    ONCE UPON A TIME IN…HOLLYWOOD

    RICHARD JEWELL

     

    SPECIAL AWARD
    PARASITE

     
    AFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

    CHERNOBYL

    THE CROWN

    FOSSE/VERDON

    GAME OF THRONES

    POSE

    SUCCESSION

    UNBELIEVABLE

    VEEP

    WATCHMEN

    WHEN THEY SEE US

    SPECIAL AWARD
    FLEABAG

    AFI Awards selections are made through a jury process where AFI Trustees, scholars, artists and critics determine the year’s most outstanding achievements and provide artistic and cultural context for the selection of each honoree.

    This year’s juries–one for film and one for television–featured acclaimed artists including Emmy®-nominated actor John Amos, Emmy®-nominated director Lesli Linka Glatter, Oscar®-winning writer Callie Khouri, Tony-nominated actor Delroy Lindo and Emmy®-nominated director Betty Thomas; renowned authors and scholars representing prestigious universities with recognized motion picture arts and television programs; film historian Leonard Maltin; the AFI Board of Trustees; and film and television critics from media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, TV Guide and Variety. The juries were chaired by AFI Board of Trustees vice chairs Tom Pollock (former vice chairman of MCA, chairman of Universal Pictures) for film and Richard Frank (former chairman of Walt Disney Television, president of Walt Disney Studios, president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) for television.

    Honorees will gather on January 3, 2020, for recognition at the annual AFI Awards private luncheon in Los Angeles, an event favored by the entertainment community for its informal intimacy and its inclusive acknowledgement of excellence.  

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    Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ Murder Trial Heads To Closing In Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Killing

    Friday, August 28, 2026

    The murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is headed to closing arguments after the defense rested Thursday following testimony from three former Las Vegas police officers.

    Jurors are scheduled to return Monday for closing arguments before beginning deliberations in the only prosecution brought in the killing of the hip-hop icon. The presentation of evidence ended after nine days of testimony.

    Davis, 63, did not take the stand.

    Shakur was riding in a BMW on Sept. 7, 1996, when a white Cadillac pulled up next to it at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip and gunfire erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later. The driver of the BMW, Marion "Suge" Knight, survived.

    Years later, Davis would say he procured the gun and his nephew, who has since died, fired the shots. Prosecutors say Davis orchestrated the killing, and he faces life in prison if convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has pleaded not guilty.

    Defense attorney Michael Sanft has argued that Davis fabricated or embellished his accounts of the killing for money and notoriety and that investigators failed to independently corroborate his claims.

    Retired Las Vegas homicide detective Dan Long, the defense's final witness, testified that he tried unsuccessfully to verify several details Davis provided during a 2009 police interview.

    Davis told Long that his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, had gone to a Las Vegas hospital after being beaten by Shakur and others in a casino brawl hours before the rapper was fatally shot. Long said he was unable to find hospital records confirming Anderson was treated there.

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