Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese receive the Producers Guild of America’s prestigious David O. Selznick Achievement Award next year, honoring his six decades of producing.
The David O. Selznick Achievement Award honors producers for “their outstanding body of work in motion pictures.” Previous recipients include 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,” PGA Presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain said in a joint 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 will receive the honor during the 35th annual Producers Guild Awards on Feb. 25.
“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,” Scorsese said in a statement released by the guild. “At the same event, a much older filmmaker was also being honored. His name was Alfred Hitchcock. Fifty-eight years later, I’m proud to say that I am now the much older filmmaker. And I’m touched and extremely honored to be receiving an award named after a true legend among producers, David O. Selznick. It makes me feel like I’ve come full circle.”
Scorsese is being hailed for his latest work, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but his long career has also included production of hits such as “The Irishman,” “Silence,” “Shutter Island,” “Hugo” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.”