{"id":3421,"date":"2026-07-10T18:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3421"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:06:28","slug":"aaron-sorkin-and-guillermo-del-toro-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-afi-conservatory-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3421","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Sorkin and Guillermo del Toro to Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Conservatory Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tOscar winners Guillermo del Toro and Aaron Sorkin have a date with the American Film Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3419\">Don\u2019t Remind \u2018Moana\u2019 Star Catherine Laga\u2019aia That She\u2019s a Nepo Baby, She Already Knows It<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Hollywood veterans have been selected to receive honorary doctor of fine arts degrees during AFI Conservatory\u2019s commencement ceremony at Hollywood\u2019s TCL Chinese Theatre on Aug. 7. The event honors the conservatory\u2019s graduating class of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWith the shine, they join a roster of AFI honorary degree recipients that includes Robert Altman, Maya Angelou, Saul Bass, Angela Bassett, Kathryn Bigelow, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Anne V. Coates, Jamie Lee Curtis, Viola Davis, Clint Eastwood, Roger Ebert, Nora Ephron, Jodie Foster, Lesli Linka Glatter, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Kasdan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno, Quentin Tarantino, Lily Tomlin, Robert Towne, Cicely Tyson, Haskell Wexler, John Williams and Michelle Yeoh.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cGuillermo del Toro and Aaron Sorkin are peerless, prolific creative forces at a time the world needs them most,\u201d said AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale. \u201cFrom the vast nature of dreams to an incisive line of dialogue, their contributions to the art form have inspired audiences around the world \u2014 as they will inspire this year\u2019s graduates of the AFI Conservatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3417\">YouTuber Ben Schneider Signs With CAA (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tDel Toro will receive his honorary degree after most recently releasing his epic <em>Frankenstein<\/em> on Netflix. After his debut <em>Cronos,<\/em> he went on to make such films as <em>Pan\u2019s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Pinocchio, Nightmare Alley, Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Blade II<\/em> and <em>The Devil\u2019s Backbone<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSorkin comes to the honor ahead of his new film, <em>The Social Reckoning<\/em>, starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Burr and Jeremy Strong and set to be released on Oct. 9. The acclaimed screenwriter, director and producer made his Broadway debut with <em>A Few Good Men<\/em>, which earned him the John Gassner Award for outstanding new American playwright. 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