MS SC518

Honors Mississippi actor Morgan Freeman as the 54th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, presented at the 2018 SAG Awards ceremony on January 21, 2018

Recognizes Freeman's five Academy Award nominations and win for "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), plus lifetime achievement awards from the American Film Institute and Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Acknowledges Freeman's nearly 100 film credits spanning multiple decades, including "The Shawshank Redemption," "Driving Miss Daisy," "Batman Begins," and numerous other acclaimed films

Notes Freeman's connection to Mississippi, where he grew up near Greenwood, maintains a home in the Mississippi Delta, and co-owns Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale

Directs that the resolution be presented to Morgan Freeman, forwarded to the Mississippi Arts Commission, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps