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Jamie Lee Curtis Receives Honorary Degree From American Film Institute: ‘I Am the Representation of the Underachiever Who Has Achieved’

Jamie Lee Curtis was awarded with an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by the American Film Institute at the conservatory‘s commencement.

Curtis’ resume would beg to differ: the actor, who won an Oscar in 2023 for her role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” has built an extensive filmography that includes the “Halloween” movies, “Freaky Friday,” “Knives Out,” “Trading Places,” “My Girl,” “A Fish Called Wanda” and “True Lies,” plus television credits like “Scream Queens” and “Anything But Love.” “Halloween” filmmaker John Carpenter — who cast Curtis as Laurie Strode in the classic horror movie, marking her film debut — presented the actor with the award, saying she inevitably became the queen of the genre. The actor joins her “Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-star Michelle Yeoh, Robert Altman, Maya Angelou, Saul Bass, Angela Bassett, Kathryn Bigelow, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Clint Eastwood, Rita Moreno, Spike Lee, Jodie Foster and more as recipients of honorary AFI degrees.

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