Al Pacino to Receive SAG-AFTRA Lifetime Award at 2027 Netflix Ceremony

SAG-AFTRA announced Thursday that Al Pacino will receive its Life Achievement Award at the 33rd Actor Awards on Feb. 28, 2027, at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, with the ceremony streaming live on Netflix. He is the 62nd recipient. The honor marks a career of more than six decades in film, television and stage. Pacino won the Best Actor Oscar for Scent of a Woman (1993), two Tony Awards and two Primetime Emmys (Angels in America, You Don't Know Jack), with nine Oscar nominations including The Godfather, Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, ...And Justice for All, Dick Tracy, Glengarry Glen Ross and The Irishman. He played Michael Corleone, Tony Montana and Frank Serpico. Pacino said he "wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors" and called the recognition an honor. Sean Astin said he has spent his life "in awe and appreciation of the force of nature that is Al Pacino" and that the union is proud to give its highest honour. The ceremony is set for February 2027.