“There is no 'Black Panther' without Denzel Washington. Not just because of me, but my whole cast. That generation stands on your shoulders — The things you refused to compromise along the way laid the blueprints for us to follow.' - Chadwick Boseman
Spike Lee, right, presents the AFI Life Achievement Award to Denzel Washington at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday.
Two Oscars and four decades of cinematic achievement later, the celebrated actor found the platform from which to preach, and a new generation has been listening.“There is nowithout Denzel Washington,” Chadwick Boseman said on stage at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. In the late 1990s, when Washington paid the tuition for Howard University students to attend a summer acting program in Oxford, England. Boseman was one of the lucky few, along with Susan Kelechi Watson of “This Is Us.”
Jordan also revealed that the scars of his “Black Panther” character were a nod to those Washington bore in 1989’s “Glory.”Fellow two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali also applauded the AFI honoree. Guests were graced with a surprise appearance by another icon. Beyoncé stepped out to present the AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal to Melina Matsoukas, who directed the Grammy-winning artist’s “Formation” video, the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None” and several episodes of Issa Rae’s “Insecure.”
She continued, “[Beyoncé] truly inspires me. She taught me how to work, how to dream, how to achieve. And most importantly as an artist, how to take control of your own narrative. Without her, I’m not the same voice and I’m not the same creator.”When Washington finally took the stage, he preached a message of love.
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