THE AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA will air on TCM on Thursday, July 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. The televised special celebrates Coppola’s career features tributes from co-stars and friends Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Ron Howard, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Al Pacino and more. The AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL will precede the Coppola Tribute at 6:00 p.m ET / 3:00 p.m. PT.
*Please note that the special will be available to stream on WatchTCM for two weeks following the airing on TCM on July 31.
The show previously premiered on TNT on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
Anthony Jason McBride
An award well-deserved by a legend…
Randal J Littlefield
Coppola was already on my radar (in my youth) because of my admiration of Patton. After my uncle took me to see The Godfather (I had already read the book), I knew that any film to which his name would be attached would be a film I wanted to see.
Max Hubmann
I really believe that Francis Ford Coppola deserves this award. I am so glad that the American film Institute is choosing a deserving recipient!!
Mary Ann Suhr
So well deserved 💯a brilliant legand !!! His movies are amazing!! He is an icon !! The outsiders! Stay gold 💛
Dr. Jim Vickrey
Only one thing could be better: A “Conversation” with the Godfather of “The Godfather, I and II,” perhaps at “The Cotton Club,” with “Tucker” and “The Outsiders.”
David M Petrou
As assistant producer on “SUPERMAN–THE MOVIE,”I’m intimately aware of what it takes to make a first-class movie. And while it all begins with the screenwriter, it falls to the director to turn those words into a motion picture classic. And that’s what Francis Ford Coppola DOES!
Martin Campbell
As a humble admirer of Mr Coppolas’ work let me say that he above all others deserves this accolade and deserves our prayers that he recovers well in Rome this week, that he may continue to make great Movies. I love Paramount and wish this guy the best of fortune. Forever Coppola
Christine McElroy
where can i stream this Nov 2025?