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Andrew Garfield  Andrew Garfield With Mike Nichols Andrew Garfield presented a award to Mike Nichols at the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards at Angus McIndoe in New York City the other day. Photos By: Walter McBride / WM Photography / Retna Ltd.

 Mike Nichols TimesTalks - A Conversation with Mike Nichols with Charles McGrath at the Times Center in New York City the other day.  Photo By: Walter McBride / WM Photography

**** AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE HONORS MIKE NICHOLS AT 38th AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GALA **** John Goodman Michael Douglas Tim Curry Cher With Mike Nichols Natalie Portman Mary Louise Parker Cher Kevin Spacey Harrison Ford With Calista Flockhart Annette Bening With Warren Beatty Diane Sawyer With Hubby Mike Nichols Emma Thompson Cher, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep were among those honoring Mike Nichols at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute held at Sony Pictures Studios last night. The star-studded black tie gala will air on June 26th at 9pm ET/PT on TV Land. After introductions by Sony President and CEO Sir Howard Stringer, AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale and 2009 AFI Life Achievement winner, Michael Douglas, the gala featured a surprise show-stopping performance by legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel singing the Grammy® award-winning song “Mrs. Robinson” from Nichols’ 1967 Oscar-winning film “The Graduate.” The s...

Meryl Streep Hollywood star Meryl Streep was left in shock by a television study of her family tree. It uncovered family links to movie legend Mike Nichols, who is one of her best friends. Meryl agreed to be part of top U.S. genealogist Henry Louis Gates , Jr’s new documentary Faces of America, but she had no idea his research would suggest she and Nichols are cousins. The two have worked on four films together. After learning the news during the taping of the upcoming special, Streep shrieked and said, "This is ridiculous!" Gates’ studies also uncovered ancestral links between revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma and actress Eva Longoria Parker. Photos By: Walter McBride/Retna