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George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to Present AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola
The famed filmmaker will be honored by the American Film Institute on Saturday, with a star-studded group of supporters on hand at the Dolby Theater.
The American Film Institute announced on Tuesday that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg will present the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award to the famed filmmaker at the Dolby Theater. Gia and Roman Coppola, Robert De Niro, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Ron Howard, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Ralph Macchio and Al Pacino will also be among the presenters and guests taking part in the event. The AFI Life Achievement Award is presented to a person “whose talent has in a fundamental way advanced the film art, whose accomplishment has been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public and whose work has stood the test of time,” with recent honorees having included Nicole Kidman, Julie Andrews, Denzel Washington, George Clooney and Diane Keaton.
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