Journalist Diane Sawyer and director Mike Nichols arrive at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards at Sony Pictures Studios in this June 10, 2010 file photo taken in Culver City, Calif. Nichols, the husband of Diane Sawyer, died Nov. 19, 2014. He was 83. The Associated Press
In this April 10, 1968, file photo, French actress-dancer Leslie Caron presents the Oscar for best director for the movie "The Graduate" to director Mike Nichols at the 1967 Academy Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, Calif.
Honoree Julia Roberts poses with actor Tom Hanks and director Mike Nichols at the 22nd American Cinematheque Awards in Beverly Hills in this 2007 file photo.
Elizabeth Taylor is flanked by actor George Segal, left, a co-star in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and Mike Nichols director of the film, as they watched preparation in this Oct. 20, 1965 file photo taken in Hollywood.
Mike Nichols, left, and Diane Sawyer arrive for the funeral of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York in this 2014 file photo. Nichols, the director of matchless versatility who brought fierce wit, caustic social commentary and wicked absurdity to such film, TV and stage hits as "The Graduate," "Angels in America" and "Monty Python's Spamalot," died Wednesday.
In this Nov. 13, 1980, file photo, Gilda Radner, center, and Sam Waterston, left, stars of the new Broadway comedy "Lunch Hour," share a laugh with Mike Nichols after opening night.
Director Mike Nichols arrives at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards presented at Sony Pictures Studios in this June 10, 2010 file photo taken in Culver City, Calif. Nichols, the husband of Diane Sawyer, died Nov. 19, 2014. He was 83.
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