The American Film Institute has announced that actress, director, producer, and writer Diane Keaton will be honored with the 45th AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.
“Diane Keaton is one of the most beloved leading ladies of American film,” said Sir Howard Stringer, Chair, AFI Board of Trustees. “Peerless in her mastery of both comedy and drama, she has won the world’s heart time and again by creating characters of both great strength and vulnerability. Her career as a director and producer is even further evidence of her passion for the art form and her seemingly boundless talents. AFI is proud to present her with its 45th Life Achievement Award.”
Keaton has more than 60 credits to her name and her career has spanned across five decades. Some of her most notable roles include those in films like “The Godfather,” “Marvin’s Room,” and “Annie Hall,” for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Keaton has also directed for film and television, including the 1987 documentary “Heaven,” cult classic TV series “Twin Peaks,” and the feature “Unstrung Heroes.”
Her voice was heard in this year’s animated hit “Finding Dory” as Dory’s mom Jenny, and she’ll appear in the upcoming HBO series “The Young Pope.”
Keaton is only the ninth female recipient of AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The other women who have been honored with the prize are Jane Fonda (2014), Shirley MacClaine (2012), Meryl Streep (2004), Barbra Streisand (2001), Elizabeth Taylor (1993), Barbara Stanwyck (1987), Lillian Gish (1984), and Bette Davis (1977).
The award will be presented at a gala on June 8, 2017 and the event will be broadcast on TNT June 15.
