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George Soros, Bill Nye and José Andrés and others were also granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The epic film is an entertaining and star-studded affair.
The Gladiator II star said he was bitter "for about 15 years".
"It didn't happen," Sir Ridley Scott said in response to Denzel's comments about a supposed deleted scene.
The two-time Oscar winner has spoken out.
“They cut it, I think they got chicken.”
The Oscar nominee was joined by some familiar faces at the event.
"She hushed them real quick," a fan said.
The much-anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning epic comes out later this year.
Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal are heading into battle in new photos from the upcoming epic.