Morgan Freeman Tapped for AFI Life Award
October 13,2010 Wednesday
Here's something else Morgan Freeman can scratch off his bucket list. The Oscar-winning actor has been selected by the American Film Institute to receive the 39th Life Achievement Award, the organization's highest honor for a career in film. "Morgan Freeman is an American treasure," said Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI board of trustees, in a statement on Monday. "Across decades, whether playing a prisoner, a president or God, he embodies a calm authority that demands respect for the charactger and for the art form" Previous recipients include Steven Spielberg, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, Orson Welles.
