Moved, the actor thanked the recognition with a speech that earned him an ovation.
One of the most emotional moments of the night at the SAG 2018 Awards was the tribute received by Morgan Freeman (80), who took the stage to receive a statue in recognition of his career and was cheered by the entire audience.
First, the actress Rita Moreno presented a video in which she saw a brief review of her extensive career that moved everyone. And he left Freeman on the verge of tears.
The American actor made his film debut in the 70s and with the passage of time became a benchmark in the industry. In 2004 he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Million Dollar Baby.
Freeman has more than a hundred films to his credit, upon receiving the Life Achievement Award, joked: " These moments in one's life usually ask for a long list of thanks, I can not do that because I do not know the name of all of you so I'm not going to try. "
And, remarkably excited, he thanked his colleagues, his children and "a few more people."
"This is more than an honor, it is a historic moment , " he said, still moved to join the list of actors who received this recognition: Carol Burnett, Debbie Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Dick Van Dyke and James Earl Jones, among others.
"The problem with this statue is that it works in the back, but it has a specific genre. Maybe I'll put something in motion, "Freeman gracefully closed on the bronze statuette they call" The Actor, "the work of artist Joaquin Quintero, which reflects a man holding a comedy mask and a tragedy mask.