The American Film Institute has chosen its annual list of the ten best American films of the year. In years past, they have had varying success at getting Oscar nominations with a record 9 of 10 last year, but considering how many prominent foreign films are in competition this year, that number is sure to be somewhere between last year’s 9 and the prior year’s 5.

In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving you a quick background on each individual precursor including founding year, first awards year and a glimpse at how many predictions the group has gotten right in the last five years. This data can be found below.

The Awards

Best American Films

• Bridesmaids
• The Descendants
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• The Help
• Hugo
• J. Edgar
• Midnight in Paris
• Moneyball
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

American Film Institute Data

Year Founded: 1967
First Awards: 2001 (11)

Precursor Accuracy

KEY:

• Listed film was the Oscar Winner
• Listed film was an Oscar Nominee
• Listed film was not an Oscar Nominee
• Total (2010-2009-2008-2007-2006)

Picture: 2 (0-1-0-1-0) W / 24 (9-5-3-4-3) N / 26 (1-5-7-6-7) I