Timothee Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio at AFI Awards AFI A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. One of the most anticipated and fun awards shows of any season is the annual luncheon the American Film Institute throws at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons to show off its prestigious selections for the year’s best 10 movies and television programs. Friday’s event was no different and, coming just days before Oscar nomination balloting begins, it was well-timed to give boosts to those films chosen in an intimate room with lots of Academy voters watching the exceptionally well-chosen clips and kind words from the podium about each one of them, delivered this year for the first time by Ava Duvernay, who told me she thought this was a great year for movies.
