George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, associated with the Star Wars universe and many other notable films, are honored by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) for their contributions to the motion picture industry.
The PGA said on Friday that George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy will receive the Milestone Award at its awards gala in March, joining the ranks of previous winners, which include Louis B. Mayer, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg.
George Lucas said in a statement that the award is a celebration of all that helps bring stories to life: “Protecting creativity while balancing business, advancing technology to make what you can see in your mind real and everything do it from scratch most of the time.”
George Lucas, in addition to the feature films he has made ranging from “American Graffiti” (“American Graffiti”) to “Star Wars” (“Star Wars”), has produced films by filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and Akira Kurosawa while building the Lucasfilm empire, which includes Industrial Light Magic and Skywalker Sonner.
“Being recognized alongside my longtime friend and fellow producer Kathleen Kennedy makes this tribute to our shared and individual works even more meaningful,” George Lucas continued.
He and Kathleen Kennedy shared friends and collaborators and both worked on “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” Producer credits include ‘ET The Extra Terrestrial’, ‘Schindler’s List’, ‘Jurassic Park’ and the movies “Back to the Future”. In 2012, she became co-president of Lucasfilm with George Lucas. A few months later, when the company was acquired by Disney, the latter pulled out and Kathleen Kennedy became president.
The 33rd Producers Guild Awards will be presented at a non-televised event in Los Angeles on March 19.