AFI Life Achievement Award

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The AFI Life Achievement Award is a prestigious honor presented by the American Film Institute to recognize an individual's lifetime contribution to enriching American cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film award
lifetime achievement award
alsoKnownAs AFI Life Achievement
associatedWithIndustry Hollywood
awardedFor lifetime achievement in motion pictures
lifetime achievement in television
broadcastOn American television
country United States
field cinema
television
firstRecipient John Ford
genre film and television award
hasCategory American film awards
lifetime achievement awards
hasCeremony AFI Life Achievement Award tribute
hasCriterion lifetime contribution to enriching American cinema
significant body of work in motion pictures or television
hasMediaType television special
hasNotableAspect honors overall career rather than a single work
one of the highest honors in American film
inception 1973
languageOfName English
locationOfCeremony Los Angeles
notableRecipient Alfred Hitchcock
Bette Davis
Denzel Washington
Elizabeth Taylor
Frank Capra
Fred Astaire
Henry Fonda
Jack Nicholson
James Cagney
James Stewart
John Huston
Martin Scorsese
Meryl Streep
Nicole Kidman
Orson Welles
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks
officialWebsite https://www.afi.com/afi-life-achievement-award/
organizer American Film Institute
partOf American film awards tradition
presentedBy American Film Institute
purpose to honor an individual whose career in motion pictures or television has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture
selectionBy AFI Board of Trustees
subjectOf televised tribute specials
typicalFrequency annual


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