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Al Pacino to Receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
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In Short: Actor Al Pacino, known for his iconic roles in films such as 'The Godfather' and 'Dog Day Afternoon,' will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award at the 33rd annual Actor Awards on February 26, 2024.
Pacino, who has been nominated for nine Oscars and has won numerous other awards, expressed his gratitude in a statement, saying, 'I wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors. It’s the work and the actors along the way that have been among the greatest joys of my life.'
The award recognizes not only his contributions to the film industry but also his humanitarian work, including support for disaster relief and local theater companies.
SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin praised Pacino, stating, 'When you watch him perform, you are witnessing a student and a master. Al Pacino is an artist of extraordinary courage, intensity and heart whose work has always set an exceptional standard of skill and talent. All of that and he’s just plain fun to watch.'
Pacino’s career spans seven decades, with his major film debut coming with 1971’s 'The Panic in Needle Park.' He has since starred in numerous critically acclaimed films, including 'Scarface,' 'Carlito’s Way,' and 'Scent of a Woman,' for which he won an Academy Award.
In addition to his film work, Pacino has also made significant contributions to television, earning an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for his role in HBO’s 'Angels in America.'
The SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award is given annually to an actor who fosters the 'finest ideals of the acting profession.' Past recipients include Eddie Cantor, Stan Laurel, Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwyck, and James Stewart.
Pacino’s previous lifetime-achievement honors include an AFI Life Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award.
The Screen Actors Guild launched the Actor Awards in 1995 as the SAG Awards, meaning the honor did not exist when Pacino turned in some of his most acclaimed performances in 'The Panic in Needle Park,' 'The Godfather' trilogy, 'Scarecrow,' 'Serpico,' 'Dog Day Afternoon,' 'Scarface,' 'Carlito’s Way,' 'Scent of a Woman,' and others.
Pacino has also been nominated for three Actor Awards for his TV performances in 'Angels in America,' 'You Don’t Know Jack,' and 'Phil Spector,' winning for the first two.
The veteran actor will become the 62nd recipient of the guild’s top honor, and his career has left an indelible mark on generations of actors and culture itself.
What's confirmed
- “I wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors. It’s the work and the actors along the way that have been among the greatest joys of my life,” Pacino said in a statement Thursday.
- FILE - Honoree Al Pacino appears at the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award event in Los Angeles on June 7, 2007.
- The 86-year-old actor is known for films like “Dog Day Afternoon” and “The Godfather” trilogy.
- FILE - Al Pacino poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 26, 2010.
- “It’s an honor to be recognized by SAG-AFTRA in celebrating the journey.” He’ll pick up the prize on Feb.
- “I have spent my life in awe and appreciation of the force of nature that is Al Pacino,” SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said in a statement.
- The award also recognizes his humanitarian work, including disaster relief and support for local theater companies.
- Pacino has been nominated for nine Oscars and has won numerous other awards.
- Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.
- Given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award will be the latest recognition in Pacino’s extraordinary career spanning more than six decades.
- Across film, television, and the stage, Pacino has captivated audiences with transformative performances, creating some of the most memorable characters in entertainment history and profoundly influencing generations of actors and culture itself.
- SAG-AFTRA is proud to celebrate Al Pacino with our union’s highest honor.” Pacino added, “I wondered and wandered most of my life, but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors.
What's still developing
- He supports the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, and in 2009 he received the Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation’s Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award.
- He has since collected five more Actor Award nominations, most recently as a part of the ensemble of House of Gucci.
- The native New Yorker was a young actor best known for his stage work when director Francis Ford Coppola tapped him to play Michael Corleone in 1972's “The Godfather” against the wishes of a studio that wanted an established star in the coveted part.
- The 86-year-old will be celebrated during the 33rd Actor Awards on Sunday, Feb.
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- Other 1990s movie hits for Pacino included Frankie and Johnny, Carlito’s Way, Heat, Looking for Richard, The Devil’s Advocate, Donnie Brasco, The Insider and Any Given Sunday.