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The cover of "Home Work: A Memoir of my Hollywood Years" by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton.
Julie Andrews will recieve the 2020 AFI Life Achievement Award. COURTESY AFI
On September 20, the American Film Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees announced that Dame Julie Andrews will be the recipient of the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Andrews at a Gala Tribute on April 25, 2020 in Los Angeles. The tribute to Andrews will premiere on TNT on Thursday, May 7 at 10 p.m.
“Julie Andrews is practically perfect in every way,” said Kathleen Kennedy, Chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, quoting a line from “Mary Poppins,” one of the many films Andrews has starred in over the years. “Her talents across time have inspired a shared sense of joy across generations, and her gifts to our cultural heritage are a testament to the power of this art form to bring us together when we need it most.
“AFI is proud to sing her praises with its 48th Life Achievement Award.”
Andrews, who has a home on the East End, is a legendary actress of both stage and screen. She has enchanted and delighted audiences around the world with her uplifting and inspiring body of work. She continues to captivate viewers in front of the camera, with her remarkable wit, characteristic grace and an incandescent and unmistakable voice all of her own — while also shining a light on humanitarian issues in her activism and philanthropic work.
A three-time Academy Award nominee, Andrews won an Oscar in her role as the title character in “Mary Poppins.” From her early stage debut as Polly Browne in “The Boyfriend” and Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway hit “My Fair Lady,” to her timeless performance as Maria von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” and her groundbreaking dual roles in the gender-bending “Victor/Victoria,” Andrews has proven herself a most accomplished and versatile actress. Throughout a career that spans seven decades, she has won five Golden Globes, three Grammys and two Emmys.
In addition, Andrews’ second memoir, “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years” — a follow-up to her successful 2008 New York Times Best Seller, “Home: A Memoir of My Early Years” — will be released on October 15. Andrews wrote the book with her daughter, Sag Harbor resident Emma Walton Hamilton, and both will take part in several book events in New York City from October 17 to 22.
Staff Writer on Sep 23, 2019