NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The will pay tribute to at its 25th DGA Honors in October.
Coppola will be honored Oct. 17 at a ceremony at the DGA Theater in New York, the guild was set to announce Monday. It will be the first such ceremony for the DGA since 2018.
Coppola, 85, has been nominated by the DGA five times before and won its award for outstanding directorial achievement twice, for 1972's 鈥淭he Godfather鈥� and for its 1974 sequel. His latest film and first feature in 13 years opens in theaters Sept. 27.
鈥淢egalopolis," which Coppola financed himself, to mixed reviews. It will make its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The Directors Guild will also honor the former CBS News executive Susan Zirinsky, and brother-and-sister team of Tony and Gina Argento of Broadway Stages, and
"We are incredibly proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of DGA Honors, and to recognize the accomplishments of visionary storytellers who have greatly influenced American culture through their tremendous contributions to film and television,鈥� said Lesli Linka Glatter, DGA president, in a statement.
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