Grand Actor Award for Al Pacino; A teacher who creates amazement and praise

Al Pacino to be honored with Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.

According to Ambassador Arjan, quoted by Variety, Al Pacino will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Actors Guild of America (Defamation Dog) for his lifetime professional work and humanitarian achievements.

The actor of the movie "Wounded Face" will receive the association's highest award at the annual actors' awards ceremony to be held on February 28, 2027 (March 9) in Los Angeles.

According to the Actors Guild, the Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an actor who has advanced "the highest ideals of the acting profession."

In its statement released on this occasion, the association said: Throughout his film, television and stage works, Pacino has captivated his audiences with transformative performances, created some of the most memorable characters in entertainment history, and deeply influenced generations of actors and society's culture.

Al Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Scent of a Woman" and has also won 2 Tony Awards, 2 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2 acting awards. Among his other awards are the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award, the Kennedy Center Medal, and the Venice Golden Lion.

Actors Guild president Sean Austin said: "Like many actors, I have spent my life in awe and admiration of Al Pacino's sheer force of presence." When you watch him perform, you see the relationship of 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 and is truly a joy to watch.

Pacino said: "I spent most of my life in awe and confusion, but I always felt comfortable with the script and my co-stars. This work and actors along the way have been one of the greatest joys of my life. This is an honor bestowed upon me by the Actors Guild to celebrate this journey.

The actor has earned Oscar nominations for The Godfather, Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Afternoon, Justice For All, Dick Tracy, Glengarry Glen Ross and The Irishman.

His philanthropic efforts have included supporting the Los Angeles Shakespeare Center, receiving a philanthropic award from the Southern California branch of the Arthritis Center, and participating in natural disaster relief around the world.