Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal

To honor an alumnus of the AFI Conservatory or the Directing Workshop for Women whose work, as a director, has most embodied the qualities of Franklin J. Schaffner: talent, taste, dedication and commitment to quality filmmaking: 'He made films that suggest film can be taken seriously.'

Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal Recipients

2007 — Gary Winick
2006 — Marshall Herskovitz
2005 — Paul Schrader
2004 — Patty Jenkins
2003 — John Dahl
2002 — Todd Field
2001 — Darren Aronofsky
2000 — Terrence Malick
1999 — Mimi Leder
1998 — Amy Heckerling
1997 — John McTiernan
1996 — Carl Franklin
1995 — Jon Avnet
1994 — Martin Brest
1993 — Randa Haines
1992 — Edward Zwick
1991 — David Lynch