American Film Institute Awards - AFI Life Achievement Award, American Film Institute Awards 2007, American Film Institute Awards 2001 (Paperback)

Chapters: Afi Life Achievement Award, American Film Institute Awards 2007, American Film Institute Awards 2001, American Film Institute Awards 2006, American Film Institute Awards 2008, American Film Institute Awards 2003, American Film Institute Awards 2009, American Film Institute Awards 2002, American Film Institute Awards 2004, American Film Institute Awards 2005. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The AFI Life Achievement Award was established by the Board of Directors of the American Film Institute on February 26, 1973 to honor a single individual for his or her lifetime contribution to enriching American culture through motion pictures and television. The Trustees initially specified that the recipient must be one who fundamentally advanced the art of film and whose achievements had been acknowledged by the general public as well as by film scholars and critics and the individual's peers. The Trustees also specified that the work of the recipient must have withstood the test of time. Director John Ford was the unanimous choice of the Board of Trustees for the first award as he "clearly stands preeminent in the history of motion pictures." President Richard M. Nixon attended the gala dinner at which Ford was presented the award on March 31, 1973. The Board of Trustees later amend the "test of time" requirement to enable the AFI Life Achievement Award to be presented to individuals with shorter careers, such as Tom Hanks, who at age 46, was the youngest recipient ever, and Steven Spielberg, who received the award at age 49. All Life Achievement Award ceremonies have been televised. Agreeing to appear at the televised ceremony apparently is part of the AFI's criteria for selecting the award. The televised ceremony generates income for the AFI, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5859