Francis Ford Coppola To Receive 50th AFI Life Achievement Award In April
deadline.comMegalopolis helmer Francis Ford Coppola is set to receive the American Film Institute‘s 50th Life Achievement Award, AFI’s highest honor for a career in film, during a Gala Tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 26, 2025.
Coppola is the latest in a line of esteemed artists to receive the award. Nicole Kidman took this year’s, with Julie Andrews, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Diane Keaton and John Williams also recently being honored.
Said Kathleen Kennedy, Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, “Francis Ford Coppola is a peerless artist – one who has created seminal works in the canon of American film, and has also inspired generations of filmmakers who now embody his artistry and his independent spirit.
AFI is honored to present him with the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award.” Most recently seeing Lionsgate release his film Megalopolis, a Roman epic set in modern times starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel and many more, Coppola’s The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now are ranked among history’s greatest films in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies list.
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