VIDEO : Denzel Washington Will Receive The 2019 AFI Life Achievement Award

Denzel Washington has been named the recipient of the 2019 American Film Institute?s Life Achievement Award. According to TheWrap, Washington will receive the award at a gala tribute on June 6, 2019 in Los Angeles. The event will be aired on TNT followed by an encore presentation on Turner Classic Movies. AFI issued a statement saying, ? Denzel Washington is an American icon.