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08:59, 23-Aug-2017
Morgan Freeman to get Screen Actors Guild life achievement award
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Morgan Freeman, the versatile actor known for playing a variety of roles will be honored with the 2017 life achievement award by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) at its annual ceremony in January.
Freeman, 80, whose prolific career spans 50 years and more than 100 movies, will join the likes of past recipients Lily Tomlin, Debbie Reynolds and Dick Van Dyke when he gets the honor at a Los Angeles ceremony on January 21, 2018, SAG announced on Tuesday.
"Some actors spend their entire careers waiting for the perfect role. Morgan showed us that true perfection is what a performer brings to the part," SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement.
The award is given annually to the actor who fosters the finest ideals of the acting profession.
Freeman has already received lifetime achievement prizes from the American Film Institute and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, among many other acting accolades. He has been nominated five times for an Academy Award and won for his performance in 2004's "Million Dollar Baby."
Source(s): AP
,Reuters