Stars like Elle Fanning and directors like Ron Howard gathered to honor AFI Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 recipient Francis Ford Coppola.

Hi Elle Fanning! The actress looked gorgeous as always on the red carpet of the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award Tribute to Francis Ford Coppola.

Francis Ford Coppola called his recent American Film Institute tribute a personal “homecoming.” Fellow directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Spike Lee and Ron Howard were among those honoring the iconic writer-director.