Al Pacino to receive SAG-AFTRA lifetime achievement award

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 16:33 · Archive

Al Pacino, 86, has been named the 62nd recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, the highest honour from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He will receive the prize on 28 February at the 33rd annual Actor Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with the ceremony to stream live on Netflix.

Pacino is known for his roles in 'Dog Day Afternoon', 'Scent of a Woman' and the trilogy of 'Godfather' films. Director Francis Ford Coppola cast him as Michael Corleone in the 1972 'Godfather' against studio wishes for an established star, and he was nominated for an Oscar for the role.

The award recognises both artistic achievement and humanitarian work. The guild cited Pacino's charitable efforts for disaster relief, fighting hunger and poverty, and his support for local theatre companies including the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. In a statement, Pacino said: '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.'

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• Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors GuildAl Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.Clickorlando · 15 Oct, 16:00
• Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors GuildAl Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.News4Jax · 15 Oct, 16:00

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