George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were among those celebrating Francis Ford Coppola at his AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday night.

You might know the rest," said Ford. "But I'm here tonight because of the community that Francis nurtured." Driver praised Coppola for not letting the financials dictate the content of his films.

Morgan Freeman, Harrison Ford, Adam Driver and Spike Lee were among the A-listers on hand to salute the filmmaker at Saturday's event. By Kirsten Chuba Events Editor Francis Ford Coppola was ...

At the center of it all was Francis ... said. Coppola sat between Spielberg and George Lucas, as actors and fellow filmmakers like Spike Lee, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino and Morgan Freeman took ...

Morgan Freeman set the tone for the evening, saying, “Francis Ford Coppola is still the independent filmmaker, believer of dreams on a dime, teller of tales that cost and lost millions.

"I have never, ever been in a movie written, directed or produced by Francis Ford Coppola," said Freeman — to laughter. "To say it another way, I have played God ... but never the Godfather.

At the center of it all was Francis ... said. Coppola sat between Spielberg and George Lucas, as actors and fellow filmmakers like Spike Lee, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino and Morgan Freeman took ...

Still, Morgan Freeman, himself an AFI Life Achievement ... family members would highlight from his storied career. “Francis Ford Coppola is still the independent filmmaker, believer of dreams ...

Francis Ford Coppola was honored by a star-studded group ... Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Ron Howard, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Spike Lee, Ralph Macchio, son ...