Each year, AFIAWARDS adds another volume to the history of American film and television by documenting the collective opinion of the moving image communities, archiving the year's significant moments and honoring the talent and collaborative teams who have created the year's outstanding accomplishments.
AFIAWARDS 2004 selections were made through AFI's unique 13-person jury process in which scholars, artists, critics and AFI trustees discuss, debate and determine the most outstanding achievements of the year, as well as highlight these significant events that shape our culture.
AFI Moments of Significance may include accomplishments of considerable merit; influences with either a positive or negative impression; trends, either new or re-emerging; anniversaries or memorials of special note; and/or movements in new technologies, education, preservation, government or other areas that impact the art of the moving image.
This year's AFIAwards will be divided into two ceremonies for the first time: one for those who work behind the scenes on a film, and the other for actors, directors and key staff.
Awards for cinematography, editing, production design, sound and costume design and screen composing will not be handed out at the main AFIAwards on November 26.
Instead, the changes to the main AFIAwards, which are being televised live on Channel 9, appear to have been made with the public firmly in mind.