The American Film Institute is to honor Denzel Washington with its Life Achievement Award. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actors Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington arrive on the red carpet for the 89th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 26, 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Denzel Washington appears backstage with his award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for "Fences" in Los Angeles on January 29, 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Double Oscar winner Denzel Washington is to receive the 47th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.
A gala tribute to the Glory and Training Day star is being planned for June 6 in Los Angeles.
The 63-year-old St. Elsewhere alum also counts among his screen credits Freedom, Philadelphia, Malcolm X, The Hurricane, Man on Fire, Inside Man, American Gangster, Flight, The Magnificent Seven, Fences, The Equalizer and The Equalizer 2.
Last year's recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award was George Clooney.
AFI proudly announces actor, director, producer and iconic leading man Denzel Washington as the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoree: https://t.co/aMFwGLNWmL pic.twitter.com/jl6flUkE2F
— AFI (@AmericanFilm) October 5, 2018