Sally Field stands tall in NORMA RAE (1979) – the film for which she earned her first Academy Award® and a place among AFI’s greatest screen heroes of all time. Based on true events, the story of textile worker fighting for a union in North Carolina also appears on the American Film Institute’s list of...

A sprawling epic of Americana, Robert Altman’s NASHVILLE (1975) weaves together the stories of 24 characters – from country star to aspiring singer to reporter to waitress – and stars a huge ensemble cast, including Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Ned Beatty and AFI honorary degree recipient Lily Tomlin. The film is included on AFI’s list of greatest films of all time,...