As The Irishman is set to hit Netflix Thanksgiving weekend, Robert De Niro has been named the latest recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.
The actor, producer and director will be given the prize at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards, which are set to air January 19th, 2020 on TBS and TNT. SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris stated,
“Robert De Niro is an actor of extraordinary depth and ability. The characters he creates captivate our imaginations. From the smoldering inferno of young Vito Corleone to the raging bull Jake LaMotta and everybody’s grandpa Ben Whittaker, he continues to touch our hearts and open our minds to new and exciting worlds of understanding and emotion,”
“It is my great privilege to announce that SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor will be presented to one of the most singular talents of our generation, Robert De Niro.”