AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Morgan Freeman

Model Camila Alves, left, and boyfriend Matthew McConaughey arrive at the ceremony.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Freeman’s “Red” costar, Helen Mirren, walks the red carpet.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actress Fran Drescher arrives at the AFI Life Achievement ceremony.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Designer Kimora Lee Simmons, left and actor Djimon Hounsou.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

TV personality Samantha Harris.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Actress Paz Vega, Freeman’s costar from “10 Items or Less,” arrives.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Actress Virginia Madsen arrives.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Actress Ana de la Reguera.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Model Gisele Bundchen.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Film critic Leonard Maltin and his wife, Alice, arrive.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Cary Elwes and his wife, Lisa Marie Kurbikoff.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Samuel L. Jackson arrives.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Matthew Broderick.  (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

From left, TV personality Hebe Camargo, Morgan Freeman and model Gisele Bundchen.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Actor-singer Ben Vereen walks the red carpet.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Sidney Poitier speaks onstage during the ceremony.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Matthew McConaughey makes a toast to Morgan Freeman from the audience during the ceremony.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Singer Garth Brooks performs onstage during the AFI tribute to Morgan Freeman.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Morgan Freeman, right, takes a moment to pose with his “Shawshank Redemption” costar Tim Robbins.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Betty White performs onstage.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Samuel L. Jackson and Betty White pose at their table.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Sir Howard Stringer, the chairman, CEO and president of Sony Corp., speaks onstage about Morgan Freeman.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Peter Gallagher watches the ceremony from the audience.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Morgan Freeman, left, takes a moment with his frequent collaborator, actor-director Clint Eastwood.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Morgan Freeman enjoys the show from his seat of honor alongside his daughter, Morgana Freeman.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)