will be honored with the prestigious David O. Selznick Achievement Award in February, the Producers Guild of America said Thursday.
鈥淢arty鈥檚 trailblazing career as a producer, marked by decades of bold, breakthrough projects, demands to be celebrated,鈥� said PGA Presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain in a joint statement. 鈥淗is mastery and unwavering commitment to the craft are truly unparalleled.鈥�
A three-time PGA Award nominee with six decades of producing credits, Scorsese recalled the first time he was honored by the guild.
鈥淚n March 1965, I was flown out to Los Angeles by the PGA to receive an award for my student film 鈥業t鈥檚 Not Just You, Murray!鈥� I was 22 at the time. At the same event, a much older filmmaker was also being honored. His name was Alfred Hitchcock,鈥� Scorsese said in a statement. 鈥�58 years later, I鈥檓 proud to say that I am now the much older filmmaker. And I鈥檓 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鈥檝e come full circle.鈥�
In addition to 鈥� ,鈥� Scorsese鈥檚 producing credits include his own films like 鈥淗ugo鈥� and 鈥淭he Wolf of Wall Street,鈥� as well as those from others, including Hollywood productions, indies, documentaries, foreign films and those from first time directors. He鈥檚 also produced television, including 鈥淏oardwalk Empire.鈥�
Surprisingly, Scorsese has never won the guild鈥檚 top award for best theatrical motion picture.
Scorsese will accept the honor at the Producers Guild Awards on Feb. 25 in Los Angeles, joining the ranks of previous honorees like Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and Kevin Feige.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
