American Film Institute Honors Michael Douglas at 37th AFI Life Achievement Award...

American Film Institute Honors Michael Douglas at 37th AFI Life Achievement
Award Gala

Jack Nicholson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Annette Bening, Tobey Maguire Among
Those Saluting Douglas's Career

Gala Event to Air on TV Land PRIME on July 19th

LOS ANGELES, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Annette
Bening, Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire, Martin Sheen, Oliver Stone,
Benicio Del Toro, and Kathleen Turner were among those honoring Michael
Douglas at the 37th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute held at Sony Pictures
Studios this evening. The star-studded black tie gala will air on July 19th at
9pm ET/PT on TV Land PRIME, TV Land's prime time programming block.

After introductions by Sony President and CEO Sir Howard Stringer and AFI
President and CEO Bob Gazzale, the show opened with a surprise "made-for-the
movies" moment as a stunt double fell through a fake ceiling (re-enacting
Douglas's climactic dinner entrance in his film, THE GAME). The show pulled
out all the stops in celebrating both Douglas's impressive career as an
Academy Award-winning actor and producer, and the art of film itself.

Show highlights included a moving appearances by the honoree's father, film
legend and 1991 AFI honoree Kirk Douglas, and Steve Swankay, an ex-child
soldier from Sierra Leone whose education Douglas had sponsored, as well as a
show-stopping performance of "One" from the musical A CHORUS LINE (the film
version of which starred Douglas), featuring Douglas's wife, Catherine
Zeta-Jones and a surprise musical performance by Bob Dylan. Several of
Douglas's notable co-stars and friends also paid tribute.

Jack Nicholson, 1994 AFI Life Achievement recipient and star of the Douglas
produced 1975 classic ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, had the honor of
presenting the award to Douglas saying, "I've had so many of my high moments
and so many of my fine moments with you."

Upon receiving the award, Douglas thanked the NBA for making sure the Lakers
had an away game so Nicholson could attend. Douglas continued, saying that in
his travels around the world he is frequently struck by the fact that American
films export the nation's culture in a way that reflects incredibly well on
the country and its values.

Among those he thanked were both of his parents for his "acting DNA", noting
that both continue to act. Douglas also paid tribute to former THE STREETS OF
SAN FRANCISCO co-star and mentor, Karl Malden. Following up on Malden's taped
thoughts that he considered Douglas an adopted son, he said, "I'll be his
adopted son anytime."

Also among the guests present were Viacom's Sumner Redstone, Anne Archer, Sean
Astin, Genevieve Bujold, Christopher Lloyd, Eric McCormack, Jesse Metcalfe,
Sharon Stone, Deborah Unger, Paul Verhoeven, and members of the AFI Board of
Trustees.

The evening was presented by HP and Intel.

Additional sponsorship was provided by Stella Artois.

The 37th AFI Life Achievement Award marks the first of a four-year deal
between AFI and TV Land.

EVENT PHOTOS are available through Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com.

About the American Film Institute
AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the
recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and
digital media.

AFI trains the next generation of filmmakers at its world-renowned
Conservatory, preserves the legacy of America's film heritage through the AFI
Catalog of Feature Films, and explores new digital technologies at AFI Digital
Content Lab. For 37 years, the AFI Life Achievement Award has remained the
highest honor for a career in film. AFI's 100 Years ... series has introduced
and reintroduced millions of film lovers to classic American movies. As the
largest nonprofit exhibitor in the United States, AFI's festivals include AFI
FEST presented by Audi in Los Angeles, the AFI DALLAS International Film
Festival Founding Sponsor Victory Park, Presenting Sponsor NorthPark Center,
and AFI-Discovery Channel SilverDocs Documentary Festival in Silver Spring,
Maryland, in addition to year-round programming at the ArcLight Theaters and
Skirball Center in Los Angeles, and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
in the Washington, DC area. Additional information about AFI is available at
AFI.com.

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John Wildman of the American Film Institute, +1-323-600-3165,
jwildman@AFI.com; or Rachel Sandler, +1-212-846-4412,
Rachel.sandler@tvland.com, or Vanessa Reyes-Smith, +1-310-407-4727,
Vanessa.reyes@tvland.com, both of TV Land