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He’ll pick up the Life Achievement Award on March 1 at the 32nd
Actor Awards presented by the Screen Actors Guild-American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The awards ceremony
will be streamed live on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium and
Expo Hall.
Ford, 83, has numerous iconic roles in a career spanning six
decades. He became a global star as Han Solo in the 1977 “Star
Wars,” reprising the role several times as the first film grew
into a franchise. As swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones,
he launched another franchise in 1981 with “Raiders of the Lost
Ark.”
And he starred in two “Blade Runner” movies as Rick Deckard,
along with a full slate of television roles.
Through the years, Ford has earned numerous accolades, including
the Critics Choice Career Achievement Award (2024), Golden
Globes Cecil B. DeMille Award (2002), AFI Life Achievement Award
(2000) and more.
“I am deeply honored to be chosen as this year’s recipient of
the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award,” he said in the statement.
“To be acknowledged by my fellow actors means a great deal to
me. I’ve spent most of my life on film sets, working alongside
incredible actors and crews, and I’ve always felt grateful to be
part of this community.”
The SAG-AFTRA life achievement accolade honors an actor who
demonstrates the “finest ideals of the acting profession.” It
also recognizes his work on various humanitarian and
environmental causes.
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