Martin Scorsese to Receive David O. Selznick Achievement Award from Producers Guild
variety.comPat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Producers Guild of America has announced Martin Scorsese as the recipient of the David O. Selznick Achievement Award for his six decades of producing.
Scorsese will accept the honor at the PGA Awards on Feb. 25. The David O. Selznick Achievement Awards recognizes producers for their outstanding body of work in motion pictures, with previous honorees including Steven Spielberg, Barbara Broccoli, Mary Parent, Tom Cruise, Brian Grazer, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, and George Lucas. “Marty’s trailblazing career as a producer, marked by decades of bold, breakthrough projects, demands to be celebrated,”said PGA Presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain in a statement. “His mastery and unwavering commitment to the craft are truly unparalleled.
We are proud to honor him and his many filmmaking achievements this year at the PGA Awards.” Scorsese said, “In March 1965, I was flown out to Los Angeles by the PGA to receive an award for my student film ‘It’s Not Just You, Murray!’ I was 22 at the time.
At the same event, a much older filmmaker was also being honored. His name was Alfred Hitchcock.” “58 years later, I’m proud to say that I am now the much older filmmaker.
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