Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

On two occasions, two people received the award the same year: in 1985, when it was presented to actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward, and in 2000, when it was presented to civil rights activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. The award was not given in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Name — Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award • Awarded For — "outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession" • Presenter — SAG-AFTRA • Country — United States • Year — 1962 • Holder — Harrison Ford (2025) • Website — sagawards.org The Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award is presented by the Screen Actors Guild's National Honors and Tributes Committee for "outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession." It predates the 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards by over thirty years. The award's first recipient was performer and comedian Eddie Cantor, in 1962. Since then, it has been presented every year except 1963, 1981 and 2021. On two occasions, two people received the award the same year: in 1985, when it was presented to actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward, and in 2000, when it was presented to civil rights activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. The award was not given in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2025, 63 people have received the award, of whom 40 are men and 23 women.

• Year — Image — Recipient(s) — Presenter — Ref. Reference • 1962 — • 1963 — Not awarded • 1964 — • 1965 — — Charlton Heston • 1966 — — Ronald Reagan • 1967 — • 1968 — — Henry Fonda • 1969 — • 1970 — — Charlton Heston • 1971 — • 1972 — • 1973 — • 1974 — • 1975 — • 1976 — • 1977 — • 1978 — • 1979 — • 1980 — • 1981 — Not awarded • 1982 — • 1983 — • 1984 • 1985 — * • 1986 — • 1987 — • 1988 — • 1989 — • 1990 — • 1991 — • 1992 — • 1993 — — Judson Scott • 1994 — — Ann-Margret • 1995 — — Tom Skerritt • 1996 — — Glenn Close • 1997 — — Gregory Peck accepted the award on Taylor's behalf as she was hospitalized and unable to attend the awards ceremony. • 1998 — — Michael Douglas • 1999 — — Denzel Washington • 2000 — — Whoopi Goldberg • — Ruby Dee • 2001 — — Tom Selleck • 2002 — — Ray Romano and Morgan Freeman • 2003 — — Michael Douglas • 2004 — — Mel Gibson and Julie Andrews • 2005 — — Jamie Lee Curtis • 2006 — — Anne Hathaway • 2007 — — Burt Reynolds • 2008 — — Forest Whitaker • 2009 — — Sandra Bullock • 2010 — — Morgan Freeman • 2011 — — Dick Van Dyke • 2012 — — Alec Baldwin • 2013 — — Morgan Freeman • 2014 — — Carrie Fisher • 2015 — — Tina Fey and Amy Poehler • 2016 — — Dolly Parton • 2017 — — Rita Moreno • 2018 — — Tom Hanks • 2019 — — Leonardo DiCaprio • 2020 — Not awarded (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) • 2021 — — Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett • 2022 — — Andrew Garfield • 2023 — — Jennifer Aniston and Bradley Cooper • 2024 — — Julia Louis-Dreyfus • 2025 — — Woody Harrelson