Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

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Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Awarded for"outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession"
Country United States
Presented by SAG-AFTRA
First awarded1962
Currently held by Jane Fonda (2024)
Website sagawards.org

The Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award is presented by the Screen Actors Guild's National Honors and Tributes Committee for "outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession." It predates the 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards by over thirty years. The award's first recipient was performer and comedian Eddie Cantor, in 1962. [1] Since then, it has been presented every year except 1963, 1981 and 2021. On two occasions, two people received the award the same year: in 1985, when it was presented to actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward, [2] and in 2000, when it was presented to civil rights activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. [3] The award was not given in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2024, 62 people have received the award, of whom 39 are men and 23 women.

Award recipients

YearImageRecipient(s)PresenterNationalityRef.
1962 Eddie Cantor 1945.JPG Eddie Cantor —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [1]
1963Not awarded
1964 Stan Laurel c1920.jpg Stan Laurel —Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK [4]
1965 Bob Hope, 1978.jpg Bob Hope Charlton Heston Flag of the United States.svg  USA [5]
1966 Barbara Stanwyck-publicity.jpg Barbara Stanwyck Ronald Reagan Flag of the United States.svg  USA [6]
1967 William Gargan circa 1950s.JPG William Gargan —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [7]
1968 Annex - Stewart, James (Call Northside 777) 01.jpg James Stewart Henry Fonda Flag of the United States.svg  USA [8]
1969 Edward G. Robinson - still.jpg Edward G. Robinson —Flag of Romania.svg  Romania [9]
1970 Gregory Peck 1948.jpg Gregory Peck Charlton Heston Flag of the United States.svg  USA [10]
1971 Charlton Heston - 1953.jpg Charlton Heston —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [11]
1972 Frank Sinatra (1957 studio portrait close-up).jpg Frank Sinatra —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [12]
1973 Martha Raye - still.JPG Martha Raye —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [13]
1974 Walter Pidgeon-publicity.JPG Walter Pidgeon —Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [14]
1975 Rosalind Russell 1956.JPG Rosalind Russell —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [15]
1976 Pearl Bailey - publicity.jpg Pearl Bailey —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [16]
1977 James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy trailer 2.jpg James Cagney —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [17]
1978 EdgarBergenandCharlieMcCarthyStageDoorCanteen1.jpg Edgar Bergen —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [18]
1979 Katharine Hepburn publicity photograph.jpg Katharine Hepburn —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [19]
1980 Leon Ames in The Postman Always Rings Twice trailer.jpg Leon Ames —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [20]
1981Not awarded
1982 Kaye, Danny.jpg Danny Kaye —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [21]
1983 Ralph Bellamy still.jpg Ralph Bellamy —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [22]
1984 Iggie Wolfington —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [23]
1985 Paul Newman - 1963.jpg Paul Newman —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [2]
Joanne Woodward 1960.JPG Joanne Woodward —Flag of the United States.svg  USA
1986 Nanette Fabray - 1950.jpg Nanette Fabray —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [24]
1987 Red Skelton 1960 rebalance.jpg Red Skelton —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [25]
1988 Gene kelly.jpg Gene Kelly —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [26]
1989 Jack Lemmon - 1968.jpg Jack Lemmon —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [27]
1990 Brock Peters 1961.JPG Brock Peters —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [28]
1991 Burt Lancaster - publicity 1947.JPG Burt Lancaster —Flag of the United States.svg  USA [29]
1992 Audrey Hepburn 1956 (2).jpg Audrey Hepburn —Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK [30]
1993 Fantasy Island Ricardo Montalban (cropped).jpg Ricardo Montalbán Judson Scott Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [31]
1994 George Burns 1961.JPG George Burns Ann-Margret Flag of the United States.svg  USA [32]
1995 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here - Robert Redford photo.jpg Robert Redford Tom Skerritt Flag of the United States.svg  USA [33]
1996 Studio publicity Angela Lansbury.jpg Angela Lansbury Glenn Close Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 		[34]
1997 Elizabeth Taylor, late 1950s.jpg Elizabeth Taylor Gregory Peck accepted the award on Taylor's behalf as she was hospitalized and unable to attend the awards ceremony.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 		[35]
1998 Studio publicity Kirk Douglas.jpg Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Flag of the United States.svg  USA [36]
1999 Sidney Poitier 1968.jpg Sidney Poitier Denzel Washington Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Flag of the United States.svg  USA 		[37]
2000 Ossiedavis.jpg Ossie Davis Whoopi Goldberg Flag of the United States.svg  USA [3]
Ruby Dee - 1972.jpg Ruby Dee Flag of the United States.svg  USA
2001 Ed Asner - 1985.jpg Ed Asner Tom Selleck Flag of the United States.svg  USA [38]
2002 Clint Eastwood-Rawhide publicity.JPG Clint Eastwood Ray Romano and Morgan Freeman Flag of the United States.svg  USA [39]
2003 Karl Malden - autographed.jpg Karl Malden Michael Douglas Flag of the United States.svg  USA [40]
2004 James Garner Maverick.jpg James Garner Mel Gibson and Julie Andrews Flag of the United States.svg  USA [41]
2005 Shirley Temple 1949.jpg Shirley Temple Jamie Lee Curtis Flag of the United States.svg  USA [42]
2006 Julie Andrews Park Hyatt, Sydney, Australia 2013.jpg Julie Andrews Anne Hathaway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK [43]
2007 CharlesDurningMay2008.jpg Charles Durning Burt Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg  USA [44]
2008 James Earl Jones (8516667383).jpg James Earl Jones Forest Whitaker Flag of the United States.svg  USA [45]
2009 Betty White 2010.jpg Betty White Sandra Bullock Flag of the United States.svg  USA [46]
2010 Ernest-Borgnine 2004.JPEG Ernest Borgnine Morgan Freeman Flag of the United States.svg  USA [47]
2011 Mary Tyler Moore rework.jpg Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Flag of the United States.svg  USA [48]
2012 Dick Van Dyke by Gage Skidmore.jpg Dick Van Dyke Alec Baldwin Flag of the United States.svg  USA [49]
2013 Rita Moreno 2014.jpg Rita Moreno Morgan Freeman Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico [50]
2014 Debbie Reynolds.jpg Debbie Reynolds Carrie Fisher Flag of the United States.svg  USA [51]
2015 Carol Burnett 2014.jpg Carol Burnett Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Flag of the United States.svg  USA [52]
2016 Lily Tomlin 2014.jpg Lily Tomlin Dolly Parton Flag of the United States.svg  USA [53]
2017 Morgan Freeman Deauville 2018.jpg Morgan Freeman Rita Moreno Flag of the United States.svg  USA [54]
2018 Alan Alda 2015.jpg Alan Alda Tom Hanks Flag of the United States.svg  USA [55]
2019 Robert De Niro Cannes 2016.jpg Robert De Niro Leonardo DiCaprio Flag of the United States.svg  USA [56]
2020 Not awarded (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) [57]
2021 Helen Mirren-2208 (cropped).jpg Helen Mirren Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK [58]
2022 Sally Field (11205) (cropped).jpg Sally Field Andrew Garfield Flag of the United States.svg  USA [59]
2023 Barbra Streisand with Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci (27806589237) (cropped).jpg Barbra Streisand Jennifer Aniston and Bradley Cooper Flag of the United States.svg  USA [60]
2024 Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg Jane Fonda TBAFlag of the United States.svg  USA [61]

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