‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year

The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar’s jazz themed “Soul” and two of Chadwick Boseman’s final films: the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods,” both of which are Netflix films.

Netflix featured heavily in the AFI’s list, which took up four positions on the list including David Fincher’s “Citizen Kane” origin story “Mank” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” Amazon, too, got two spots with the hearing loss drama “Sound of Metal,” with Riz Ahmed and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami...”.

Chloé Zhao’s awards and festival favorite “Nomadland” with Frances McDormand was also named an honoree in advance of its theatrical rollout in the coming weeks, as was “Minari,” with Steven Yeun, which opens Feb. 12. AFI also selected Warner Bros.’ Black Panther Party film “Judas and the Black Messiah” which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1.

This image released by Amazon Studios shows Leslie Odom Jr., from left, Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Aldis Hodge in a scene from "One Night in Miami," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (Amazon Studios via AP)

The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” the Disney+ phenomenon “The Mandalorian” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.”

The selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for “Hamilton.”

In lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.

This image released by Netflix shows, foreground from left, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Jeremy Strong and Sasha Baron Cohen in a scene from "The Trial of the Chicago 7," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (Nico TaverniseNetflix via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows Viola Davis in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David LeeNetflix via AP)

This image released by Amazon Studios shows Riz Ahmed in a scene from "Sound of Metal," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (Amazon Studios via AP)

This image released by A24 shows Steven Yeun, foreground, in a scene from "Minari," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David BornfriendA24 via AP)

In this image released by Netflix, Gary Oldman portrays Herman Mankiewicz in a scene from "Mank," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (Nikolai LoveikisNetflix via AP)

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Frances McDormand in a scene from the film "Nomadland," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (Searchlight Pictures via AP)