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AFI picks top 10 movies, TV shows
Gilroy, Anderson, Coen films named
AP file photo Brothers Ethan, left, and Joel Coen promote their recent movie "No Country for Old Men" in Los Angeles. The film was named one of the top 10 of the year.
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More from MoviesLOS ANGELES (AP) — The crime tale "No Country for Old Men," oil saga "There Will Be Blood" and legal drama "Michael Clayton" were among critical favorites landing on the American Film Institute's list of the year's 10 best movies.
Also on its list released Sunday were the jewel heist story "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," stroke victim tale "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," road drama "Into the Wild," pregnancy comedies "Juno" and "Knocked Up," animated rodent comedy "Ratatouille," and sibling comic drama "The Savages."
Unlike other film honors, the institute does not rank films or pick one as the year's best. Filmmakers behind the top 10 will be honored Jan. 11.
Many films on the list picked up Golden Globe nominations last week and are expected to compete for Academy Awards. Nominations are due Jan. 22.
Among Globe best drama nominees were "No Country for Old Men," Joel and Ethan Coen's Texas thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin; "There Will Be Blood," Paul Thomas Anderson's California oil-boom epic with Daniel Day Lewis; and "Michael Clayton," Tony Gilroy's corporate-lawsuit drama with George Clooney.
The AFI also released a top 10 list of TV shows for 2007, featuring "Dexter," "Everybody Hates Chris," "Friday Night Lights," "Longford," "Mad Men," "Pushing Daisies," "The Sopranos," "Tell Me You Love Me," "30 Rock" and "Ugly Betty."
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