George Roy Hill for our friend, Monsieur Hill." Hill rebuilt his Hollywood reputation with the Julie Andrews movie "Thoroughly Modern Millie", then "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and, after "Slaughterhouse-Five", "The Sting". Both "Butch Cassidy" and "The Sting" starred Paul Newman and Robert Redford. "Butch Cassidy" won four Academy Awards; "The Sting" won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The success of those two films meant that, for a time, Hill was the sole director in history to have made two of the top 10 moneymaking films. Hill disliked tardiness on set. Paul Newman said of his time (as
Robert Redford honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Brown University at the 240th Commencement exercises on May 25, 2008. He also spoke during the ceremonies. On October 14, 2010, he was appointed "chevalier" of the Légion d'honneur. He was a 2010 recipient of the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts On May 24, 2015, Redford delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama honored Redford with a Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2017, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Venice Film Festival With