Coppola was the 50th recipient of the award first handed out to John Ford in 1973. Guests were served wine from the Francis Ford Coppola Winery and after dinner — true to his Italian heritage ...

Well Coppola, finally on the 50th anniversary of the AFI Life Achievement Award dinners, got the most prestigious one of all for movie makers, and having been to numerous of these AFI events over ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg proclaimed “The Godfather” the “greatest American film ever made,” Robert De Niro teasingly bemoaned being cast in the sequel and not the original and ...

Francis Ford Coppola accepts AFI Life Achievement Award with tributes from Spielberg, Lucas and more. The annual AFI Life Achievement Award presentation is always a starry night in Hollywood, but ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg proclaimed “The Godfather” the “greatest American film ever made,” Robert De Niro teasingly bemoaned being cast in the sequel and not the original and ...

Actor Diane Lane makes remarks during the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Francis Ford Coppola on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The annual AFI Life Achievement Award presentation is always a starry night in Hollywood,... Francis Ford Coppola accepts AFI Life Achievement Award with tributes from Spielberg, Lucas and more ...