LOS ANGELES (May 29, 2008)—American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the notable film artists that have been confirmed to appear in AFI’s 10 TOP 10, a three-hour landmark television event airing on the CBS Television Network Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (8:00 – 11:00 p.m., ET/PT). During the broadcast, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars will help reveal the confidential list of America’s 10 greatest films in 10 classic film genres.

To pay homage to the 10 revered genres, AFI enlisted film artists associated with each category to count down the top films, while providing their unique insight on each. The hosts for each genre include: Jessica Alba for Romantic Comedy; Cuba Gooding, Jr. for Sports; Sigourney Weaver for Sci-Fi; Kirk Douglas for Epic; Jennifer Love Hewitt for Animation; James Woods for Courtroom Drama; Gabriel Byrne for Mystery; and Sean Astin for Fantasy. Additionally, the hosts for Gangster and Western film categories will be announced by AFI in the coming weeks.

“AFI’s 10 TOP 10 will serve as the ultimate guide to the very best in 10 of America’s most beloved film genres,” said AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. “Over the past decade, this series has sparked a national debate each year about what makes a great American movie, and why—ultimately driving audiences to discover and rediscover the classics of American film.”

ANIMATION
1. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
2. PINOCCHIO (1940)
3. BAMBI (1942)
4. LION KING, THE (1994)
5. FANTASIA (1942)
6. TOY STORY (1995)
7. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
8. SHREK (2001)
9. CINDERELLA (1950)
10. FINDING NEMO (2003)

FANTASY
1. WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)
2. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
3. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1947)
4. KING KONG (1933)
5. MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947)
6. FIELD OF DREAMS (1989)
7. HARVEY (1950)
8. GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
9. THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE (1924)
10. BIG (1988)

GANGSTER
1. GODFATHER, THE (1972)
2. GOODFELLAS (1990)
3. GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
4. WHITE HEAT (1949)
5. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
6. SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATION (1932)
7. PULP FICTION (1994)
8. PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (1931)
9. LITTLE CAESAR (1931)
10. SCARFACE (1983)

SCIENCE FICTION
1. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
2. STAR WARS: EPISODE IV- A NEW HOPE (1977)
3. E.T. - THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982)
4. CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
5. DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE (1951)
6. BLADE RUNNER (1982)
7. ALIEN (1979)
8. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991)
9. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
10. BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)

WESTERN
1. SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
2. HIGH NOON (1952)
3. SHANE (1953)
4. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
5. RED RIVER (1948)
6. WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
7. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
8. MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971)
9. STAGECOACH (1939)
10. CAT BALLOU (1965)

SPORTS
1. RAGING BULL (1980)
2. ROCKY (1977)
3. PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THE (1943)
4. HOOSIERS (1986)
5. BULL DURHAM (1988)
6. HUSTLER, THE (1961)
7. CADDYSHACK (1980)
8. BREAKING AWAY (1979)
9. NATIONAL VELVET (1945)
10. JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)

MYSTERY
1. VERTIGO (1958)
2. CHINATOWN (1974)
3. REAR WINDOW (1954)
4. LAURA (1944)
5. THIRD MAN, THE (1950)
6. MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
7. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
8. BLUE VELVET (1986)
9. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
10. USUAL SUSPECTS, THE (1995)

ROMANTIC COMEDY
1. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
2. ANNIE HALL (1977)
3. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
4. ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)
5. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE (1941)
6. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989)
7. ADAM'S RIB (1949)
8. MOONSTRUCK (1987)
9. HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
10. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)

COURTROOM DRAMA
1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1963)
2. 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
3. KRAMER VS. KRAMER (1979)
4. VERDICT, THE (1982)
5. FEW GOOD MEN, A (1992)
6. WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958)
7. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
8. IN COLD BLOOD (1967)
9. CRY IN THE DARK, A (1988)
10. JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)

EPIC
1. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
2. BEN-HUR (1959)
3. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. SPARTACUS (1960)
6. TITANIC (1997)
7. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
8. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
9. REDS (1981)
10. TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE (1956)