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December 16, 2002
AFI AWARDS 2002
Distinguished AFI Juries Select Ten Most Outstanding Motion Pictures and Television Programs of the Year
LOS ANGELES, December 16, 2002–The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2002, AFI’s almanac which records the year’s most outstanding achievements in film and television as well as significant moments in the world of the moving image.The selections were made through AFI’s unique jury process in which one chair, three scholars, three artists, three critics and three AFI Trustees discuss, debate and determine the most outstanding achievements of the year and provide a rationale for each selection.Two AFI Juries–one for motion pictures and one for television–convened at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Los Angeles, California for two days of deliberation. The jurors have remained confidential until today. (Complete list attached.)AFI AWARDS 2002 is the only form of national recognition that honors the film and television creative ensemble as a whole–those people in front of and behind the camera–acknowledging the collaborative nature of film and television."We salute the collaborative team of artists that created these American landmarks and their place in our rich, cultural legacy," commented Jean Picker Firstenberg, AFI Director and CEO.
AFI will honor the creative ensembles for each of the honorees at a luncheon on January 16, 2003 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
THE West Wing
CREATIVE ENSEMBLE:
CREATOR Aaron Sorkin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Alex Graves, Kevin Falls, Christopher Misiano
PRODUCER Paul Redford, Kristin Harms, Neal Ahern, Jr., Llewellyn Wells
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Mindy Kanaskie, Patrick Ward
PRINCIPAL CAST Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen
DIRECTOR Christopher Misiano
WRITER Aaron Sorkin
EDITOR Russell Denove
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Thomas Del Ruth
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Kenneth Hardy
COMPOSER W.G. Snuffy Walden
RATIONALE: Week after week, THE WEST WING projects a heroism that America yearns for in its political system. Heightened by its extraordinary use of language, THE WEST WING puts American civic life in a dramatic context, placing the White House in the national conversation and often bringing pertinent global issues to the watercooler on mornings after a broadcast.
Posted by MorganG at December 16, 2002 11:46 AM