The actress was presented with the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award on Thursday night.
They knew the notes to sing!
Sadly, not all of the film’s stars could be a part of the gathering.
Julie Andrews accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award.Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images
“What a huge collaborative effort it takes to bring film to the screen.
My husband Blake never liked when people referred to filmmaking as the business or an industry.
He insisted that film was an art form and should always be called that.
Debbie Turner, Angela Cartwright, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, and Kym Karath at the 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Gala.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
And I know that is exactly the way the AFI feels also.”
Dick Van Dyke, who appeared alongside Andrews in 1964’sMary Poppinsalso submitted a video message.
The AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute special will air on TNT June 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
