On Thursday, the American Film Institute hosted a grand event to celebrate George Clooney receiving its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. One of the highlights of the evening was Miley Cyrus performing the song “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow” on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, as shared by AFI on Twitter. The song holds a special significance for George, who lip-synced it in his popular 2000 Coen brothers movie, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”. At 57 years old, George is 17 years older than his wife, the glamorous lawyer Amal.
The esteemed American Film Institute bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award upon veteran actor George Clooney this year. To celebrate the occasion, a grand gala was organized on Thursday featuring Miley Cyrus as one of the co-stars. Donning a pair of black and white pinstripe high-waisted pants, Miley was accompanied by a group of male musicians dressed in frontier-style clothing. Her white shirt was deliberately styled to look artfully rumpled and tucked in, with several buttons left undone to display her collection of necklaces. Miley swept her blonde hair back, leaving some strands to frame her face while completing the look with a pageboy cap.
Miley Cyrus graced the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and performed “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow,” according to a tweet from AFI.
George, who is 57 years old, is 17 years older than his stunning wife Amal, who is a lawyer. He mimed the words to the song in the Coen brothers’ movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? back in 2000.
Miley Cyrus took the stage with a group of male musicians who were dressed in a stylish frontier fashion. She wore high-waisted black and white pinstripe pants to complete her look.
The jewelry display was quite impressive as the 25-year-old artistically tucked in her rumpled white shirt while leaving a few buttons undone to showcase her collection of necklaces. She was spotted mingling with Bill Murray, who co-starred with George in three movies including The Monuments Men, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and A Very Murray Christmas. Miley and Bill were seen savoring clear iced drinks with lemon beside a table that had a bottle of Belvedere vodka placed on it. The duo was also captured socializing with two prominent TV personalities, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, famously known for their roles in the popular 90s sitcom Friends.
With a carefree attitude, Miley Cyrus pulled her blonde locks back and left some strands falling forward to highlight her face. To complete her style, she added a pageboy cap as a finishing touch.
Swank was spotted behind the scenes mingling with Bill Murray, who is also known for his roles alongside George Clooney in The Monuments Men, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and A Very Murray Christmas.
In 2015, Sofia Coppola, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola and an Oscar-winning screenwriter, directed a movie musical called A Very Murray Christmas. The movie was co-written by Bill. Interestingly, George is a friend of Brad Pitt, who famously left Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie after being married to Jennifer for five years. Both Jennifer and George appeared in the 1998 film Waiting For Woody, which was directed by George’s frequent writing partner, Grant Heslov. Brad has worked with George in several movies, such as the Ocean’s trilogy; however, he was not seen at the AFI tribute to his old castmate on Thursday evening.
Salutations: Miley and Bill were spotted sipping on refreshing iced drinks, garnished with slices of lemon. The duo was seated near a table that held a bottle of Belvedere vodka.
The group of four was captured in a photo mingling with two well-known television personalities – Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, who rose to fame in the popular 90s sitcom Friends.
Brad Pitt, who shared the screen with George in multiple movies, including the Ocean’s series, was not captured in photos during the AFI tribute dedicated to his former co-star on Thursday night. In 2009, Wes Anderson produced Fantastic Mr. Fox, a stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl’s eponymous children’s novel from 1970. The Monuments Men, a World War II drama written and directed by George, was based on a non-fiction book about the Allied mission to recover historical artifacts in Europe before they fell into Nazi hands. In 2015, Bill Murray co-wrote and starred in A Very Murray Christmas, a musical film directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Sofia Coppola, who is the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow is an American folk song that was first published by Dick Burnett, a blind travelling fiddler, in 1913. The song has been recorded by various artists including The Stanley Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez.
The American folk song “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow” was initially published by a blind travelling fiddler, Dick Burnett, in the year 1913. This song has been recorded in numerous versions over the years.
Let’s talk about Miley Cyrus and her cover of this song. This tune has been sung by many talented artists over the years, like The Stanley Brothers, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez, just to name a few.
The hit film O Brother, Where Art Thou? features George’s character and two other escapees forming a musical group called The Soggy Bottom Boys. Their song became a massive success, but George and his co-stars John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson did not provide the vocals. Instead, Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen, and Pat Enwright stepped in to perform the song. This version of the century-old tune won the Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. In contrast, Miley Cyrus has yet to win a Grammy despite receiving a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2013 for her record Bangerz. It is worth noting that Miley is currently engaged to Liam Hemsworth.
Behind the scenes scoop: George and his fellow cast members, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson, did not lend their voices to the singing parts. Instead, Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen, and Pat Enwright provided the vocals.
