Al Pacino named recipient of SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
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Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The 86-year-old actor will receive the prize on February 28 at the Actor Awards in Los Angeles, AP reported.
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Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, AP and Reuters reported. The 86-year-old actor is the 62nd recipient of the highest honour awarded by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, according to the AP report carried by the Seattle Times and Boston Globe. He is due to receive the prize on February 28 at the 33rd Actor Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The ceremony will stream live on Netflix. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
In a statement on Thursday, Pacino said he had always felt at home with a script and fellow actors, describing the work and the actors he had met as among the greatest joys of his life. The award also recognises humanitarian work. The guild cited his charitable efforts in disaster relief and combating hunger and poverty, as well as support for local theatre companies, including the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. [ 2 , 5 ]
The AP account traced his career from stage work to Francis Ford Coppola's decision to cast him as Michael Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather. It said Pacino has received nine Oscar nominations, most recently for The Irishman in 2020, and won best actor for Scent of a Woman in 1993. His other honours include two competitive SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards, two Emmys, four Golden Globes and the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. [ 2 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The prize is SAG-AFTRA's highest honour and also recognises humanitarian work. The guild cited Pacino's support for disaster relief, efforts against hunger and poverty, and local theatre companies.