Robert De Niro and Al Pacino were among those who celebrated the work of director Francis Ford Coppola at the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. on Sunday night. The Godfather filmmaker and his fellow honorees- The Grateful Dead,

At Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro each appeared on stage to give special tributes to Francis Ford Coppola, while Al Pacino called him a trailblazer willing to break the first rule of Hollywood: Never put your own money in your movie projects.

The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.