Which lifetime-achievement honors did Billy Wilder receive from the American Film Institute and the Academy Awards?

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Billy Wilder poses in a suit and hat, leaning against a streetlamp with a sign reading Sunset Blvd. in a promotional photo for the film Sunset Boulevard. — Billy Wilder Billy Wilder in a promotional photograph for *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), which he directed.

Billy Wilder received significant lifetime-achievement recognition from both the American Film Institute and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:

American Film Institute (AFI): Wilder was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute in 1986.1
Academy Awards: At the 1988 Academy Awards, he was presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which recognizes producers for a consistently high quality of motion-picture production.1