Hollywood excels at honoring its legends as much as it revels in some old-fashioned, exclusive partying — hobbies both pridefully displayed on Thursday evening in observation of Denzel Washington’s AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.
Following a starry tribute ceremony at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater, which saw Washington lauded by the likes of Chadwick Boseman, Jodi Foster, Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts, and Antoine Fuqua, the party moved across town to the swanky Sunset Tower Hotel where the AFI board of trustees and Audi hosted a VIP bash.
“I’ve never met him in my life,” former “SNL” cast member and infamous Denzel impersonator Jay Pharaoh told Variety. “I tried to earlier tonight, but someone cut in.”
Decked out in a gold print tuxedo jacket, Pharaoh circulated among early arrivals like comedian Martin Lawrence and former longtime Bet CEO Debra Lee (who Washington personally thanked in his speech for helping corral his A-list...
Following a starry tribute ceremony at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater, which saw Washington lauded by the likes of Chadwick Boseman, Jodi Foster, Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts, and Antoine Fuqua, the party moved across town to the swanky Sunset Tower Hotel where the AFI board of trustees and Audi hosted a VIP bash.
“I’ve never met him in my life,” former “SNL” cast member and infamous Denzel impersonator Jay Pharaoh told Variety. “I tried to earlier tonight, but someone cut in.”
Decked out in a gold print tuxedo jacket, Pharaoh circulated among early arrivals like comedian Martin Lawrence and former longtime Bet CEO Debra Lee (who Washington personally thanked in his speech for helping corral his A-list...
- 6/7/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
During Thursday night's AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Diane Keaton — an event attended by an A-list crowd including Meryl Streep, Woody Allen, Al Pacino, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Reese Witherspoon and Nancy Meyers — organization president and CEO Bob Gazzale took a moment to recognize another special guest in the audience.
Natalie Camou waved to the capacity crowd inside the Dolby Theatre during pre-program festivities when it was announced that the Portland, Ore.-based filmmaker had been named as the first member of the Audi Fellowship Program.
Audi, the official automotive sponsor of AFI Fest for more than 14...
Natalie Camou waved to the capacity crowd inside the Dolby Theatre during pre-program festivities when it was announced that the Portland, Ore.-based filmmaker had been named as the first member of the Audi Fellowship Program.
Audi, the official automotive sponsor of AFI Fest for more than 14...
- 6/10/2017
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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