May 11, 2016
Tune in for the AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to John Williams
This year, Steven Spielberg will present the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award to his longtime collaborator, composer John Williams. This is the first time in the history of the American Film Institute that the award will go to a composer. Williams’ career will be celebrated at a private Gala Tribute on June 9, 2016, at the…
February 2, 2016
Watch: Highlights from Alfred Hitchcock’s AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute
Alfred Hitchcock was honored with the seventh AFI Life Achievement Award on March 7, 1979. At the time, AFI wrote "as a writer, director and producer, (Hitchcock) has served film both memorably and uniquely" and that "in his favorite genre, the suspense film, he has come to be regarded as a master almost without peer."...
October 8, 2015
Composer John Williams to Receive the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award
For the first time in AFI history, America’s highest honor for a career in film will be bestowed upon a composer. John Williams will receive the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. “John Williams has written the soundtrack to our lives,” said Sir Howard Stringer, Chair, AFI Board of Trustees. “Note by note, through...
July 1, 2015
Watch Steve Martin at Past AFI Life Achievement Award Tributes
Steve Martin has made many memorable appearances at previous AFI Life Achievement Award Tributes — including those for Tom Hanks and Gene Kelly. Since Martin will receive his own much-deserved award later this week, where he’ll be honored by friends, colleagues and peers, we thought now would be a good a time as any to take…
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