AFI Awards Lunch Brings Out A-List Of Contenders (Deadline Hollywood)
Judging by the turnout and the cool vibe in the room today’s annual luncheon
for the AFI Awards has risen to the top of favorite , must-attend award season
events. The crush to get into the Four Seasons Hotel ballroom was well worth
it since the people “crushing” were the likes of Clint Eastwood, Steven
Spielberg , Brad Pitt, Viola Davis, George Clooney, Leonardo Di Caprio, Martin
Scorsese, David Fincher and many others including executive honchos like Jim
Gianopulos, Brad Grey, Stacey Snider and of course AFI Chairman Sir Howard
Stringer who had some choice remarks in his closing speech. This event ,
devoid of thank you speeches or dividing up “winners and losers” is just an
old fashioned get-together in which filmmakers, execs and actors can connect,
have some fish and watch some killer clip reels of what AFI deems the ten best
in both movies and TV. This year’s honorees in film were: _Bridesmaids, The
Descendants, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Hugo, J. Edgar,
Midnight In Paris, Moneyball, The Tree Of Life _and _War Horse. _The top 10
television programs were _Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, Game of Thrones, …