AFI Reveals Its '10 Top 10'

(andPOP) - The American Film Institute has unveiled its list of best genre movies, and snagging the No. 1 spots are such classics as "The Wizard of Oz," "Vertigo" and "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The organization announced its picks for the 10 best films in 10 different genres in a three-hour CBS special Tuesday night.

"AFI's 10 Top 10" was voted on by a jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians, and the results were presented by such celebrity hosts as Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino and Jessica Alba.

"The Wizard of Oz" (1939) topped the list for fantasy, ahead of runner-up "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," while "Vertigo" (1958) and "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962) took the top spots for mystery and courtroom drama, respectively.

Charles Chaplin's 1931 silent film "City Lights" was a surprise win in the romantic comedy category, topping popular and more modern flicks including "Annie Hall" (No. 2) and "When Harry Met Sally …" (No. 6).

Here are the other No. 1 movies:

- "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), animation
- "The Searchers" (1956), western
- "Raging Bull" (1980), sports
- "Lawrence of Arabia," (1962), epic
- "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), science fiction
- "The Godfather" (1972), gangster

The earliest film on the list was 1924's "The Thief of Bagdad" in the fantasy category, while the most recent was 2003's "Finding Nemo" in the animation field.

Alfred Hitchcock was the most represented director with four of his films making the cut; Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick followed with three each.