Al Pacino Named 62nd Recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, to Be Honored February 28
Los Angeles — Actor Al Pacino has been named the 62nd recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, the union's highest honor, in an announcement posted on the union's website on October 15, 2026. The award, given for career and humanitarian accomplishments, will be presented during the 33rd Actor Awards on February 28, 2027, at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, streaming live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
SAG-AFTRA said the award is given each year to an actor who fosters the finest ideals of the acting profession. Union president Sean Astin said in the announcement that watching Pacino perform is to witness both a student and a master, and that the union is proud to present him its highest honor. Pacino said in the announcement that he has always felt at home with a script and his fellow actors, and that it is an honor to be recognized for the journey.
Pacino, 86, has worked for more than six decades. He broke through as Michael Corleone in The Godfather in 1972 and went on to star in Scarface, Scent of a Woman and Heat, among many other films. According to the union, his honors include an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Actor Awards, in addition to the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and a Venice Career Golden Lion; he won the Best Actor Oscar for Scent of a Woman in 1993. The union also cited his support for disaster relief, efforts against hunger and poverty, and local theater companies including the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. USA TODAY reported that Harrison Ford was the previous recipient, and that Pacino next stars in Lear Rex, an all-star reimagining of King Lear expected in theaters next year.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：阿尔·帕西诺2026年6月9日在纽约翠贝卡电影节《Killing Castro》问答活动上的近照，与本次获奖同属其近期公开活动。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，Jorge Jaramillo（JJxFile）摄，CC BY-SA 4.0 授权 / Photo: Al Pacino at a Tribeca Festival Q&A for Killing Castro in New York, June 9, 2026. Source: Wikimedia Commons, by Jorge Jaramillo (JJxFile), CC BY-SA 4.0
