GEORGE LUCAS and Kathleen Kennedy will be honored with the 2022 Milestone Award at the 33rd annual Producers Guild Awards, the guild announced Friday. The duo will be recognized for their contribution to film both individually and collaboratively, through Lucasfilm. The 33rd annual Producers Guild Awards will take place on March 19 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California, the U.S. The Milestone Award is considered the PGA’s most prestigious honor and recognized a person, or a team’s, contributions to the industry. Lucas’ 1977 film “Star Wars” broke all box office records and received seven Academy Awards. Prior to “Star Wars,” Lucas’ 1973 film “American Graffiti” became the most successful film of its time. He has been the storywriter and executive producer of “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi,” and in 1981, he created “Indiana Jones,” and co-wrote and executive-produced the series that has won seven Academy Awards. He has also executive produced “Willow,” “Tucker: The Man” and “His Dream,” and “Labyrinth,” among others. Lucasfilm Ltd. was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2012, and Kennedy, his longtime collaborator, was named as his successor. Kennedy is an eight-time Academy Award nominee and is currently the president of Lucasfilm, overseeing the company’s three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. She has produced and executive produced over 70 films. She is also an EP of Emmy Award-winning series “The Mandalorian” and serves as a producer on all of Lucasfilm’s live-action titles in development such as “Indiana Jones,” “Willow,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Andor.” Before joining Lucasfilm in 2012, Kennedy founded The Kennedy/Marshall Company in 1992 with director and producer Frank Marshall, and in 1981 she co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Marshall and Steven Spielberg. “I am very honored to share this award with George Lucas who has inspired a generation of filmmakers who were coming of age, not only through his storytelling but through technological innovation that unlocked our imagination,” says Kennedy. (SD-Agencies)
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