Warren Beatty is set to receive the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award.
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The legendary actor will be given the accolade – one of Hollywood’s highest honours – next year, following in the footsteps of Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery and Al Pacino.
Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said: “Warren Beatty has charmed moviegoers as a dynamic leading man from his first moment on screen and continues to do so today. He is also a master filmmaker, a writer, producer and director of such artistry and influence that his movies – from Bonnie and Clyde to Reds – have left an indelible mark on the cultural legacy of American film.”
According to the board’s criteria, the honour should go to “one whose talent has in a fundamental way advanced the film art – whose accomplishment has been acknowledged by scholars, critics, professional peers and the general public and whose work has stood the test of time.”
The 70-year-old actor – who will receive the award in a glitzy Los Angeles ceremony next June – has starred in several Hollywood classics including, Heaven Can Wait, Bugsy, Shampoo and Dick Tracey.
Beatty – who has four children with wife Annette Bening – also won a Best Director Oscar for Reds.
