The AFI awards are amongst the most insignificant in the film industry. If there were still "Cable Ace Awards" they would be more significant than AFI.
They are just trying to generate some controversy so they can get some publicity. Don't give it a second thought.
Ditto that. The AFI's list of '100 Best American Movies' a few years back was one of the most vacuous thought-free results to come out of such endeavours.