Oscar winning actress Diane Keaton will be honoured with the American Film Institutes (AFI) lifetime achievement award next month.
The “Annie Hall” star, also a filmmaker, was in October revealed as the institute’s intended 45th recipient of the career-recognising honour.
The AFI confirmed on Friday that Keaton will accept the award at a gala event here on June 8, reports variety.com.
While naming Keaton, the chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, Howard Stringer, said: “Diane Keaton is one of the most beloved leading ladies of American film.
Of the 45 artistes to receive the award, only nine have been women – Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda and now Keaton.
