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IN THE ROOM WITH
The Achievement of a Lifetime
Charles Durning Mary Tyler Moore
“I was 18 years old, determined to make my father proud and prove to the sisters at Immaculate Heart High School that I would, indeed, amount to something. But there was a small problem: It seems there were six other Mary Moores on the SAG pages. Word came back: ‘Want to work in the business? Change your name, sweetheart.’ ”
Rita Moreno
Best known for her Oscar-winning role in 1961’s “West Side Story,” Moreno has recently returned to her dancing shoes in Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic.
Carol Burnett Robert De Niro
“We, as actors, don’t do it all alone. We can’t do it alone. We depend on each other for collaboration and our work and support and fellowship, both onscreen and off. And for that, I am so grateful.”
Morgan Freeman
2007 2008 2009 2010
James Earl Jones
Ernest Borgnine
Betty White
After starring with her in that year’s romantic comedy “The Proposal,” Sandra Bullock presented White with this award. White thanked the audience and jokingly said of Bullock, “Isn’t it heartening to see how far a girl as plain as she is can go?” 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dick Van Dyke
Debbie Reynolds
Reynolds’ big night was a Hollywood family affair: Her daughter Carrie Fisher presented while her granddaughter Billie Lourd applauded from the audience. 2016 2017 2018 2019
Alan Alda
Lily Tomlin
“Live your life so that when you are being honored for your achievements, the people called upon to make laudatory remarks can feel reasonably honest about their comments.”
