The AFI has announced their selection of the best films of 2009 and there are a few surprises such as the inclusion of Sugar and Coraline. I guess you could look at The Hangover as a surprise addition and the absence of films such as Nine, Inglourious Basterds and Invictus (An Education is ineligible because it isn’t American) could be looked at as a surprise.
Personally, I think the test of time will be to see where Avatar ends up in the world of film. Will audiences slobber all over it or just look at it as another big action film? Will we be talking about it in ten years or will it just be that big year end film of 2009?
Perhaps some of you look at the inclusion of The Hangover and the exclusion of Star Trek as noteworthy. Any thoughts on the list below? Remember, they are simply in alphabetical order.
- Coraline
- The Hangover
- The Hurt Locker
- The Messenger
- Precious
- A Serious Man
- A Single Man
- Sugar
- Up
- Up in the Air
Remember, you can stay up to date with all the year end award lists in my “The Contenders” section right here.
