NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who recently released his long-in-development epic ...

The AFI Life Achievement Award is given each year to an artist who has accumulated an exemplary career in the film industry. Other recent recipients include Nicole Kidman, John Williams, Denzel ...

The televised special, The AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Francis Ford Coppola, will premiere on TNT on June 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, with an encore airing on TCM on July 31 at 8 pm ET/PT.

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, right, accepts the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award from presenters George Lucas, left, and Steven Spielberg on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los ...

Francis Ford Coppola, second from right, waves to the audience as presenters George Lucas, left, and Steven Spielberg look on during the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Coppola on ...

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, right, accepts the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award from presenters George Lucas, left, and Steven Spielberg on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los ...