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Morgan Freeman was among the stars who paid tribute to Nicole Kidman when the actress received the AFI Life Achievement Award. Freeman parodied Kidman’s viral AMC spot, which has been spoofed by many over the years. RELATED: AFI Life Achievement Award Honors Nicole Kidman Red Carpet Photos: Keith…

UPDATED with new date: The 49th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Nicole Kidman is now set for April 27, 2024 at the Dolby Theater, with the new date coming after AFI postponed the annual event earlier this summer because of the WGA strike. Since the original postponement in May, SAG-AFTRA also…

EXCLUSIVE: The American Film Institute on Tuesday announced the launch of a multifaceted partnership with the graphic design platform Canva, which will look to bolster rising filmmakers and improve access to the tools and skills necessary to realize their visions.  Related…

The American Film Institute said today that its annual honorees-only AFI Awards event is set for Friday, January 5, at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. The annual gala luncheon is for the winners of the AFI Awards, which go to the creative teams of the year's 10 most outstanding…

EXCLUSIVE: Alfred Hitchcock won the AFI’s Life Achievement Award in 1979, but now there is another Hitchcock moving up in the organization. The American Film Institute on Wednesday named Todd Hitchcock to oversee the national programming team tasked…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale spoke a real truth about the money-making Hollywood awards machine as he opened the proceedings for Friday’s annual AFI Awards honoring the year’s…

Honorees gathered on Friday, January 13, 2023, for recognition at the annual AFI Awards private luncheon at the Four Seasons, Beverly Hills. The star-studded event was attended by Baz Luhrmann, Michelle Williams, Michelle Yeoh, Viola Davis, Steven Spielberg and Ke Huy Quan who all walked red carpet. The 10 film AFI…

With two days to go until Christmas, I can’t think of a better gift for film lovers or those with an interest in iconic forces in the entertainment industry than the 2022 autobiography My Place in the Sun, which chronicles the life of George Stevens Jr — now…

The American Film Institute has released its annual list of 10 top TV programs of the year, with FX, Apple TV+ and HBO landing two slots each and ABC’s comedy Abbott Elementary representing broadcast solo. AMC, Netflix and HBO Max have one show apiece on the list. Here are the 2022 AFI Television…

One of the more prestigious stops on the Oscar-season circuit is always the annual AFI Awards Luncheon, and on Friday the American Film Institute revealed its list of Top 10 Movies and TV Programs for 2022 (see this post for TV list). Major studios dominated…

The world premiere of documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me will fire up the 36th AFI Fest on Nov. 2. The film comes from the helmer of the cult 1991 doc Madonna: Truth of Dare, Alek Keshishian, and follows the gold album-selling, Grammy nominated artist and actress Gomez from the heights of unimaginable…

The rules of survival in Hollywood have always fascinated me. "Consistency is the key – always present yourself to studios as a total bitch," Bette Davis once confided. "Never delude yourself into thinking that a star can become a loyal personal friend," advised Billy Wilder. "Since studios always lie, a producer's…