AFI Life Achievement Award: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 Recipient is selected and honored at a ceremony annually, with the award presented by a master of ceremonies and recently, the prior year's recipient, who usually gives a brief synopsis of the awarded individual and career background including highlights and achievements.

Series details

• Title: AFI Life Achievement Award
• Format: Award Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1973-04-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 64 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10065
• TVDB ID: 146191

Cast and credited roles

• Steven Spielberg — Host
• Gregory Peck — Host
• Meryl Streep — Host
• Frank Sinatra — Host
• Jane Fonda — Host
• Shirley MacLaine — Host
• Julie Andrews — Host
• Michael Douglas — Host
• Carol Burnett — Host
• Mike Nichols — Host
• Jack Nicholson — Host
• Martin Scorsese — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1973: premiered 1973-04-02; final listed air date 1973-04-02.
• Season 1974: premiered 1974-04-04; final listed air date 1974-04-04.
• Season 1975: premiered 1975-02-13; final listed air date 1975-02-13.
• Season 1976: premiered 1976-03-11; final listed air date 1976-03-11.
• Season 1977: premiered 1977-03-03; final listed air date 1977-03-03.
• Season 1978: premiered 1978-03-16; final listed air date 1978-03-16.
• Season 1979: premiered 1979-03-08; final listed air date 1979-03-08.
• Season 1980: premiered 1980-03-20; final listed air date 1980-03-20.
• Season 1981: premiered 1981-04-16; final listed air date 1981-04-16.
• Season 1982: premiered 1982-03-04; final listed air date 1982-03-04.
• Season 1983: premiered 1983-03-03; final listed air date 1983-03-03.
• Season 1984: premiered 1984-03-01; final listed air date 1984-03-01.
• Season 1985: premiered 1985-03-07; final listed air date 1985-03-07.
• Season 1986: premiered 1986-03-06; final listed air date 1986-03-06.
• Season 1987: premiered 1987-04-09; final listed air date 1987-04-09.
• Season 1988: premiered 1988-03-10; final listed air date 1988-03-10.
• Season 1989: premiered 1989-03-09; final listed air date 1989-03-09.
• Season 1990: premiered 1990-03-08; final listed air date 1990-03-08.
• Season 1991: premiered 1991-03-07; final listed air date 1991-03-07.
• Season 1992: premiered 1992-03-12; final listed air date 1992-03-12.
• Season 1993: premiered 1993-03-11; final listed air date 1993-03-11.
• Season 1994: premiered 1994-03-03; final listed air date 1994-03-03.
• Season 1995: premiered 1995-03-02; final listed air date 1995-03-02.
• Season 1996: premiered 1996-02-29; final listed air date 1996-02-29.
• Season 1997: premiered 1997-02-20; final listed air date 1997-02-20.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-02-19; final listed air date 1998-02-19.
• Season 1999: premiered 1999-02-18; final listed air date 1999-02-18.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-02-17; final listed air date 2000-02-17.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-02-22; final listed air date 2001-02-22.
• Season 2002: premiered 2002-06-27; final listed air date 2002-06-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from AFI Life Achievement Award on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.