A.F.I. — The Best Of Nominees

It is that time again for the American Film Institute (AFI) to choose which films, out of a long list of nominees, to preserve for posterity.

The AFI is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, and was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 for the purpose of producing, educating and preserving film, television programming and videos for the education and appreciation of current and future generations.

AFI will choose the Top Ten from each each list in June 2008. The genres include Animation, Fantasy, Romantic Comedies, Science Fiction, Western, Gangster, Sports, Courtroom Drama, Mystery, and the Epic Film. We have listed the Sci-Fi and Fantasy films for you.

Here are the important films up for consideration:

Science Fiction:

A.I Artifical Intellegence (2001)
Alien (1979)
Altered States (1980)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Back To The Future (1985)
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Blade Runner (1982)
Children Of Men (2006)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
Cocoon (1985)
Contact (1997)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
Destination Moon (1950)
E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Escape From New York (1981)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
The Fly (1986)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Frankenstein (1931)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Independence Day (1996)
Invasion Of Te Body Snatchers (1956)
The Invisible Man (1933)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
The Matrix (1999)
Men In Black (1997)
Minority Report (2002)
Planet Of The Apes (1968)
Repo Man (1984) Robocop (1987)
Rollerball (1975) Silent Running (1972)
Soylent Green (1973)
Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan (1982)
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Starman (1984)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Them! (1954)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Time Machine (1960)
Total Recall (1990)
Tron (1982)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The War Of The Worlds (1953)
Westworld (1973)

Fantasy:

Babe (1995)
Batman (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Big (1988)
Brazil (1985)
Brigadoon (1954)
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005)
Clash Of The Titans (1981)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court (1949)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Devil And Daniel Webster (1941)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Field OF Dreams (1989)
Ghost (1990)
The Ghost And Mrs. Muir (1947)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004)
Harvey (1950)
Heaven Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
I Married A Witch (1942)
It’s A Wounderful Life (1946)
Jason and The Argonauts (1963)
King Kong (1933)
Labyrinth (1986)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
Lost Horizon (1937)
The Lost World (1925)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Mask (1994)
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Mr. Peabody And The Mermaid (1948)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003)
Pleasantville (1998)
Portrait Of Jennie (1948)
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Purple Rose Of Cairo (1985)
The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad (1958)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Splash (1984) Superman (1978)
The Thief Of Bagdad (1924)
Topper (1937)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)
The Wizard Of Oz (1939)