US EditionEddie Murphy to Receive the 51st AFI Award
Eddie Murphy, the top five box office star and voice actor, is honored for his five-decade impact on film, comedy, and culture by the American Film Institute.
- AFI's Board of Trustees announced Friday that it will honor Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian, with the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award at a Dolby Theatre gala in Los Angeles on April 18, 2026.
- The AFI Life Achievement Award recognizes one honoree annually for furthering the cinematic arts and demonstrating longevity, and AFI said Murphy fits this with a massive body of work spanning five decades.
- Murphy's career includes ranking among the industry's top five box-office performers, starring in several $100M-plus films like Beverly Hills Cop and Daddy Day Care, earning an Oscar nomination for Dreamgirls, and winning an Emmy plus the 2023 Cecil B. DeMille Award.
- The selection underscores AFI's tradition of honoring influential figures, with Murphy being the fourth Black recipient after Sidney Poitier, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, supporting AFI's initiatives.
- Most recently he appeared in the 2025 Netflix documentary Being Eddie and starred in Amazon Prime's The Pickup, though he has worked less frequently in recent years but earned critical raves for Dreamgirls, Mr. Church and Dolemite Is My Name.
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(AP) — Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI’s board of trustees said Friday. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles, at the Dolby Theatre, on April 18. “Eddie Murphy is an American icon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, who chairs the institute’s board of trustees. “A trailblazing force in the art forms of film, television and stand-up comedy, his versatility knows no …
The US actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has been honored by the American Film Institute for his life's work.
Eddie Murphy to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI’s board of trustees said Friday. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles, at the Dolby Theatre, on April…
Eddie Murphy to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
By LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI’s board of trustees said Friday. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles, at the Dolby Theatre, on April 18. “Eddie Murphy is an American icon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, who chairs the institute’s board of trustees. “A trailblazing force in the art forms of film, television and stand-up comedy, …
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