Past Winners of HIFF Lifetime Achievement Award
Louis Gossett Jr.
Academy Award, Emmy & Golden Globe Winner
An Officer and a Gentleman, Diggstown, Iron Eagle, “Roots”
An Officer and a Gentleman, Diggstown, Iron Eagle, “Roots”
Burt Young
Academy Award nominee
Rocky, Back to School, Rocky sequels
Rocky, Back to School, Rocky sequels
Eric Roberts
Academy Award nominee
The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Expendables, The Specialistsequels
The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Expendables, The Specialistsequels
Robert Loggia
Academy Award & Emmy Nominee
Scarface, Independence Day, Jagged Edge, Big
Scarface, Independence Day, Jagged Edge, Big
Cloris Leachman
Academy Award, 4-Time Golden Globe, 19-Time Emmy Winner & Nominee
Paul Sorvino
Goodfellas, The Firm, Romeo + Juliet, Nixon
Danny Aiello
Academy Award Nominee
Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing, The Professional, 29th Street
Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing, The Professional, 29th Street
Armand Assante
4-time Golden Globe/2-time Emmy Winner & Nominee
“Gotti”, American Gangster, Private Benjamin
“Gotti”, American Gangster, Private Benjamin
Billy Dee Williams
Emmy nominee Carroll Baker (Academy Award Nominee & Golden Globe Winner)
Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Batman, Lady Sings the Blues, How the West Was Won,
Baby Doll, Kindergarten Cop
Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Batman, Lady Sings the Blues, How the West Was Won,
Baby Doll, Kindergarten Cop
Charles Durning
2-Time Academy Award, 4-Time Golden Globe, 8-Time Emmy winner & nominee
Tootsie, The Sting, O’ Brother Where Art Thou
Tootsie, The Sting, O’ Brother Where Art Thou
Past Excellence in Acting Award Winners
Michael Biehn
Terminator, Tombstone, The Seventh Sign
Joyce DeWitt
“Three’s Company”, Rock Story, Snapshot
Mike Starr
Dumb & Dumbe, The Black Dhalia, Summer of Sam, Ed Wood
Martin Kove
Karate Kid movies, Rambo, “Cagney & Lacey”