Europe A&E, Lifestyle, Culture

Fashion

Bridal, Weddings, Tips

Travel & Leisure

Arts & Culture

Lifestyle

Levar Burton to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Details
Category: Entertainment News
Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 09:12
Written by A&E Contributing Editor

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced that Tony, NAACP Image, and four-time Emmy® Award-winning actor, producer, director, and writer Laurence Fishburne will present LeVar Burton with Lifetime Achievement honors.

The award will be presented at the first annual Children's & Family Emmy® Awards ceremony, which will take place Sunday, December 11 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.  Children's & Family Emmy nominee Jack McBrayer hosts the ceremony.  

Angela Bassett To Receive 38th Annual SBIFF Montecito Award

An actor, director and educator, Burton has taught multiple generations of children about the joys of reading through his work on "Reading Rainbow."  He has been honored with 13 Emmy Awards, three NAACP Awards, a Grammy Award for Spoken Word Album, a Peabody Award, the Fred Rogers Award, the Inamori Prize for Ethics in Entertainment, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

The City of Sacramento dedicated LeVar Burton Park in his honor and President Bill Clinton appointed Burton as Commissioner of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences.  Burton is the award-winning author of The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm, A Kids Book About Imagination, and his Grammy Nominated book, Aftermath. His podcast, LeVar Burton Reads, has been downloaded more than 25 million times. Recently, he launched the LeVar Burton Book Club via the Fable app.

Nicole Kidman to Receive AFI Lifetime Achievement at June 2023 Gala Tribute

Among collaborations between the longtime friends, Burton served as executive producer for the 2016 remake of "Roots," which starred Fishburne. Fishburne also appeared on Burton's podcast, LeVar Burton Reads, in 2019.

The Children's & Family Emmy ceremony, which will be hosted by Jack McBrayer, will be streamed live on NATAS' dedicated viewing platform powered by Vimeo, available on the web at Watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmys® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android, FireTV, and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv). 

Cate Blanchett To Receive 38th Annual SBIFF Performer of The Year Award

About NATAS

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is a service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational, and technical achievements within the television industry. It recognizes excellence in television with the coveted Emmy Awards for News & Documentary, Sports, Daytime, and Children's & Family programming, as well as achievements in television Technology & Engineering.

2022 AFI European Union Film Showcase to Open with Cannes Award Winner "Corsage"

NATAS membership consists of more than 18,000 broadcast and media professionals represented in 19 regional chapters across the country. Beyond awards, NATAS has extensive educational programs including regional student television and its Student Award for Excellence and the National Student Production Awards for outstanding journalistic work by high school students, as well as scholarships, publications, and major activities for both industry professionals and the viewing public.

Haute News

Haute Tease

World News Europe

Arts / Culture

  • Corsage Review – Captivating Character Driven Performances, A Must See

    Corsage, from IFC Films, presents the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, once admired for her incomparable beauty, is slowly suffocated by middle age and battles depression, longs for freedom, and passion in a world of restrictions.

     

  • Media Alert: di Rosa and the Northern California Wildfires

    Due to the recent Northern California wildfires, di Rosa Center for Contemporary art is closed until further notice. This includes postponement of all events related to the upcoming exhibition Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times.

     

  • Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Review – Magnificent, Superb, A Masterpiece

    Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, from Lionsgate and Trafalgar Releasing, presents an intimate look into the life of one of the world’s greatest Italian tenors, and invites the audience into his world as he presents himself, unadulterated.

     

  • The Youth Governor Review – Sharp Documentary Highlights the Future of Politics

    The Youth Governor, from Greenwich Entertainment, presents the future of California politics following teen candidates as they campaign for California Youth Governor, through a unique statewide program that allows them to immerse themselves in the political process.

     

  • BELFAST Review – Emotional, Moving, A Must See!

    Belfast, from Focus Features, tells a loss of innocence story as the streets of Belfast, Ireland, erupt with religious violence, and civil unrest as the Protestants and Catholics could find no common ground, and tolerance is lost.

     

  • $12 Million To The Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures

    BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that it has received a $7 million gift from Dolby Laboratories to provide cutting-edge audiovisual technology in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' movie theaters. Additionally, the Dolby family has made a $5 million gift to the Academy Museum's capital campaign. In recognition of this gift, the Academy will name the Museum's rooftop terrace the Dolby Family Terrace.