BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — If the American Movie Institute Awards stands for something, it’s that everybody within the room — from Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Coogler to Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande — leaves feeling like a winner.
That spirit was on full show Friday because the AFI Awards gathered its 2026 honorees for an invitation-only luncheon in Beverly Hills, the place the institute as soon as once more celebrated the collaborative nature of movie and tv by honoring artistic groups — in entrance of and behind the digicam.
Contained in the ballroom, there have been no acceptance speeches within the conventional sense and no suspense over envelopes. As an alternative, AFI’s ceremony unfolded as a collection of thoughtfully written tributes: eloquent rationales for every honored movie and tv program, adopted by temporary clips designed to position the yr’s work inside a broader cultural and creative context.
AFI President Bob Gazzale spoke in entrance of star-filled room, making certain there have been no losers with solely shared recognition.
The room mirrored that temper. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg was noticed chatting with Coogler, whose spouse and “Sinners” producer, Zinzi Coogler, stood beside him. In the meantime, Michael B. Jordan labored the room, buying and selling hugs and handshakes with fellow honorees and visitors together with “Bugonia” star Jesse Plemons and “Activity” actor Mark Ruffalo. Filmmakers James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro greeted one another.
Close by, DiCaprio stood facet by facet with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and actors Benicio del Toro and Edward James Olmos. Chase Infiniti regarded on from her desk, gazing towards her “One Battle After One other” co-stars earlier than this system kicked off.
On the pink carpet, with “Dying by Lightning” actor Nick Offerman beside him, George Clooney shared laughs with a photographer, including to the easygoing tone that carried all through the afternoon. After the occasion, Infiniti and Jordan reunited for a hug and a quick catch-up, a quiet second that underscored the camaraderie within the room.
Movies honored embrace “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash,” “Bugonia,” “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet,” “Jay Kelly,” “Marty Supreme,” “One Battle After One other,” “Sinners,” “Prepare Goals” and “Depraved: For Good.”
Tv exhibits acknowledged have been “Adolescence,” “Andor,” “Dying by Lightning,” “The Diplomat,” “The Lowdown,” “The Pitt,” “Severance,” “The Studio” and “Activity.”
Closing the ceremony was Carol Burnett, who delivered AFI’s annual benediction, celebrating the honorees’ achievements whereas reflecting on her personal lifelong love of cinema and tv.
“I’ve by no means misplaced the deep respect and love that I’ve for all of the tales we inform by way of cinema and tv and by all of these behind and in entrance of the digicam,” Burnett stated. “Inventive collaboration has at all times remained on the coronary heart of our work, and AFI brings us all collectively. The world is a greater place for having heard your voices.”
The luncheon additionally featured AFI’s signature March of Time video montage, a sweeping take a look at cinematic and tv milestones from a long time previous, situating this yr’s honorees inside the evolving historical past of the medium.
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