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WEEK IN WOMEN; Julie Andrews to receive AFI Life Achievement Award – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 4, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments afi, american film institute, JULIE ANDREWS, lifetime achievement award, the week in women, twiw

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Screen and stage icon Dame Julie Andrews will receive the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.

Billed as he highest honor for a career in film, the award will be presented to Andrews at a Gala Tribute on April 25, in Los Angeles.

The AFI Life Achievement Award has won Emmy Awards across five decades in its 48-year run and will return for its eighth year with TNT, followed by encore presentations on sister network Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in the fall. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell is the longtime features writer covering arts and entertainment for The Oklahoman and Oklahoman.com, part of the USA Today Network. In 2025, she garnered a Rabkin Prize, which recognizes the nation’s top visual arts writers. An approved critic for RottenTomatoes.com, she is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle and of the Alliance of Wome\n Film Journalists, for which she writes The Week in Women news blog.