Robert De Niro, a two-time Oscar winner and considered one of the finest actors of his generation, is to get the annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n
De Niro, 76, will receive the award in January, the SAG-AFTRA labor union said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been a member of this union for over 50 years. It\u2019s an honor to receive this award from SAG-AFTRA,\u201d De Niro said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The star of \u201cTaxi Driver,\u201d \u201cThe Deer Hunter,\u201d \u201cSilver Linings Playbook\u201d and currently \u201cThe Irishman\u201d will join the likes of previous lifetime recipients Alan Alda, Elizabeth Taylor, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood and Debbie Reynolds at the SAG Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n
The SAG-AFTRA awards are voted on by the 160,000-strong actor union. The lifetime achievement award is presented to an actor who fosters \u201cthe finest ideals of the acting profession.\u201d<\/p>\n
De Niro, a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, is already the recipient of some of the highest cultural honors in the United States, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Kennedy Center honor.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the smoldering inferno of young Vito Corleone to the raging bull Jake LaMotta and everybody\u2019s grandpa Ben Whittaker, (De Niro) continues to touch our hearts and open our minds to new and exciting worlds of understanding and emotion,\u201d SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris said in a statement, referring to his roles in \u201cThe Godfather II,\u201d \u201cRaging Bull,\u201d and \u201cThe Intern.\u201d<\/p>\n
The SAG awards for actors in film and television is one of the biggest ceremonies in the Hollywood awards season that culminates with the Oscars on Feb. 9. This year\u2019s nominations will be announced on Dec. 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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