AFI Archive – AFI Life Achievement Award Photos
The American Film Institute has been honoring filmmakers for their contribution to the art form since 1973, with our inaugural AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to director John Ford. Event photography, including red carpet and ceremony, has been captured from 1973-present. A selection of digitized photos can be seen here.
Orson Welles
Willam Wyler
Bette Davis
Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart
Fred Astaire
Frank Capra
John Huston
Billy Wilder
Jack Lemmon
David Lean
Kirk Douglas
Sidney Poitier
Elizabeth Taylor
Jack Nicholson
Clint Eastwood
Martin Scorsese
Diane Keaton
Only a small portion of the AFI Archive is presented online. Materials held by the AFI Archive may be protected by copyright. To learn more about the full collection or to obtain permission to use AFI Archive materials, please contact [email protected].
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