Friday, January 3, 2020


20th Annual AFI Awards - Awards Presentation

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: Actor Brad Pitt and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino attend the 20th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)

Bracelets and bee ring again visible.  Her Big Star towers over the children's initials.
Between the gold chain and red tiger's eye is a new bracelet that appears to be white gold with diamonds -- very similar to one Angelina has been seen wearing. 


Angelina's diamond and white gold bracelet.



LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: Clint Eastwood (L) and Brad Pitt attend the 20th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: Brad Pitt (L) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge attend the 20th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI)



LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: (L-R) Actor Brad Pitt, actor Laura Dern, and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino attend the 20th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)


LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 03: Actor Brad Pitt and producer Amy Pascal attend the 20th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI)

Richie








Stars of 2019's celebrated films and TV shows gathered Friday afternoon for the AFI Awards, which honored projects spanning "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and "Joker" to "Fleabag" and "Veep."
Pitt crossed a packed ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel to pay his respects to the "Parasite" cast, including actor Kang-ho Song, who plays the patriarch of a scheming family in director Bong Joon-Ho's hit South Korean film.
The mood at the AFI Awards was celebratory, with famous faces embracing and wishing each other a Happy New Year. The luncheon, which lauds 10 films and 10 TV shows as 2019's best, is marked by the fact that there are no winners' speeches or honorees who go home empty-handed. At this event, everyone is a winner.
"Our unashamed goal for this moment is to free you," said American Film Institute president Bob Gazzale before a crowd that included Martin Scorsese, Saoirse Ronan, Clint Eastwood, Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Adam Driver and Laura Dern. "To provide an oasis to the junkets and the red carpets and all the stress that comes with selling (your projects)."
That lack of expectation makes the Audi-sponsored affair more congenial and relaxed than most, especially as it lands as a Golden Globes weekend, stuffed with events, begins.
As a lunch of salmon and grilled vegetables arrived stars mingled – from "When They See Us" director Ava DuVernay grabbing a chat with "Little Women" director Greta Gerwig, to "Joker" star Joaquin Phoenix deep in conversation with "Once Upon a Time" star Leonardo DiCaprio and "Fleabag" creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge catching up with "Pose" star Billy Porter.
Director Quentin Tarantino also represented his film sartorially, wearing a "Once Upon a Time" branded bomber jacket.
Mel Brooks surprised the crowd by popping up to give a tribute to his late wife, Anne Bancroft. "The Producers" writer/director took the opportunity to toast Taika Waititi's WWII satire "Jojo Rabbit."
"He did not ask my permission to use Hitler in a motion picture," cracked Brooks, searching for Waititi from the podium. "I just saw 'Jojo Rabbit' and it's really a beautiful picture. Taika, you did a great job."
The 10 films honored at the AFI Awards were "1917," "The Farewell," "The Irishman," "Jojo Rabbit," "Joker," "Knives Out," "Little Women," "Marriage Story" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and "Richard Jewell," with a special honor given to "Parasite."
On the TV side, the 10 featured AFI programs included "Chernobyl," "Succession," "Game of Thrones" "Veep," "Watchmen," "The Crown," "When They See Us," "Unbelievable," "Fosse/Verdon"and "Pose." "Fleabag" was also granted a special award.


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