Barbra Streisand to Receive Life Achievement Award at the 2024 SAG Awards | THR News Video - video Dailymotion

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Barbra Streisand is set to receive the 2024 SAG Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to an actor who exhibits what the Screen Actors Guild describes as the, quote, "finest ideals of the acting profession." In Streisand's case, it joins a lengthy list of accolades including her two Academy Awards, 10 Grammys, five Emmys and her Tony. Streisand will receive the honor at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will stream live on Netflix for the first time on February 24th.

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00:00Barbara Streisand is set to receive the 2024 SAG Lifetime Achievement Award.

00:05The award is presented annually to an actor who exhibits what the Screen Actors Guild describes as the quote,

00:10finest ideals of the acting profession.

00:12In Streisand's case, it joins a lengthy list of accolades including her two Academy Awards, 10 Grammys, 5 Emmys and her Tony.

00:19Streisand will receive the honor at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards,

00:23which will stream live on Netflix for the first time on February 24th.

00:26She is the 59th recipient of the tribute and follows Sally Field, who received it during the 2023 telecast.

00:33Streisand said in a statement,

00:34Ever since I was a young girl sitting in the Lowe's Kings Theater in Brooklyn,

00:38I dreamed of being one of those actresses I saw on the screen.

00:41The movies were a portal to a world I could only imagine.

00:44Even though I was an unlikely candidate, somehow my dream came true.

00:47This award is especially meaningful to me because it comes from my fellow actors whom I so admire.

00:52SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher said in part,

00:54Barbara Streisand is an icon and unparalleled talent.

00:58A force of nature who has seamlessly woven her brilliance through the fabric of our industry.

01:02From her earliest days captivating audiences on Broadway,

01:04to her unforgettable roles in cinematic classics like Funny Girl, The Way We Were and A Star Is Born,

01:09Barbara's ability to inhabit her characters with authenticity is nothing short of extraordinary.

01:14For much more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:17This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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