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AFI's 10 Top 10 Film Genres Part 6 (Sports Films) |

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To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 Nominated Films (50 per genre) to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians. In previous years, the AFI has also produced other lists of the following:
AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars/Legends (1999) AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs (2000) AFI’s 100 Years…100 Thrills (2001) AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions (2002) AFI's Heroes and Villains (2003) AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs (2004) AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes (2005) AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers (2006) AFI's 100 Greatest American Films - 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies
(1998) (original) AFI asked jurors to consider the following criteria in their selection process:
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Film Genres Part 6 (Sports Films) |
Sports Films: AFI described sports films as "a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition. Whether smashing a ball into the outfield, landing a right hook in the final round or crossing a finish line to the roar of a crowd, sports movies create myths and larger-than-life heroes. The stakes in sports may be simple—someone wins and someone loses—but cheering for a character who faces adversity and aims for the top is an exhilarating reminder of the power of the human spirit." Nominees: 12 movies were based on baseball; nine movies were based on boxing; and eight movies were based on football. Winners: Comments: Jerry Maguire (1996) was sports-related, but more properly should have been categorized as a romantic comedy (where it was a top 50 nominee). And Caddyshack (1980) was a golf-related comedy! |
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