Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has extended its deal to present the American Film Institute's annual AFI Life Achievement Award gala tribute. The Emmy(R)-winning television event, which this year will celebrate the career of actor, comedian, author, playwright, screenwriter, producer and musician Steve Martin, will continue premiering on TNT or TBS through 2018, with encores each year on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
This year's ceremony took place in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 4, and will premiere tonight, June 13, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS, with an encore at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Sister network
TCM will present an encore of the special on Thursday, July 30, at 8 p.m. (ET) during a night of movies starring Martin.
The highest honor given for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the AFI Board of Trustees in 1973. It is presented to a single honoree each year based on the following criteria as mandated through a resolution passed by the AFI Board of Trustees: "The recipient should be one 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."
Most recently, the 42nd AFI Life Achievement Award tribute brought together the film community to honor
Jane Fonda. AFI Life Achievement Award recipient
Michael Douglas (2009) presented the award, while past honorees
Robert De Niro (2003),
Morgan Freeman (2011) and
Meryl Streep (2004) paid tribute to Fonda and her diverse talent. Among Fonda's family, friends and collaborators who participated were
Sandra Bullock,
Cameron Diaz,
Sally Field,
Peter Fonda,
Robert Redford and
Lily Tomlin.
AFI Life Achievement Award Recipients
Steve Martin joins an esteemed group of individuals who have been chosen for this distinguished honor since its inception in 1973.
1973
John Ford
1974
James Cagney
1975
Orson Welles
1976
William Wyler
1977
Bette Davis
1978
Henry Fonda
1979
Alfred Hitchcock
1980
James Stewart
1981
Fred Astaire
1982
Frank Capra
1983
John Huston
1984
Lillian Gish
1985
Gene Kelly
1986
Billy Wilder
1987
Barbara Stanwyck
1988
Jack Lemmon
1989
Gregory Peck
1990 David Lean
1991
Kirk Douglas
1992
Sidney Poitier
1993
Elizabeth Taylor 1994
Jack Nicholson
1995
Steven Spielberg
1996
Clint Eastwood
1997
Martin Scorsese
1998
Robert Wise
1999
Dustin Hoffman
2000
Harrison Ford
2001
Barbra Streisand
2002
Tom Hanks
2003
Robert De Niro
2004
Meryl Streep
2005
George Lucas
2006
Sean Connery
2007
Al Pacino
2008
Warren Beatty
2009
Michael Douglas
2010
Mike Nichols
2011
Morgan Freeman
2012
Shirley MacLaine
2013
Mel Brooks
2014
Jane Fonda
About the American Film Institute
AFI is America's promise to preserve the heritage of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers. AFI programs include the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and AFI Archive, which preserve film heritage for future generations; the AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film; AFI Awards, honoring the most outstanding motion pictures and television programs of the year; AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies television events and movie reference lists, which have introduced and reintroduced classic American movies to millions of film lovers; year-round and special event exhibition through AFI FEST presented by Audi, AFI DOCS and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center; and educating the next generation of storytellers at the world-renowned AFI Conservatory.
About Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos
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