AFI Life Achievement Award

The highest honor given for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the AFI Board of Trustees on February 26, 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... Read More

The highest honor given for a career in film, the AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the AFI Board of Trustees on February 26, 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." See Less