Awards

There's no one better we'd rather celebrate for achieving and inspiring us for a lifetime.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announce that it will honor Samuel L. Jackson with the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment at this yearâ??s British Academy Britannia Awards.

Samuel L. Jackson was recognized for his more than 40 years of big-screen badass-ery at the BET Awards on Sunday night. The legendary actor was presented with the ceremony’s Lifetime Achievement Award by director Spike Lee, who called Jackson "one of the greatest actors on this god’s planet" and "the hardest-working man in show business." When Jackson first arrived on stage to accept his award, he thanked God, noting, "A young man who grew up in segregated Tennessee that nobody ever told I could be this. So, here I am and who you are, and thank God for that."

The actor was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Annual BET Awards.

Samuel L. Jackson awards and nominations during Samuel L. Jackson showbiz career.

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Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are not boycotting the Academy Awards this year, like many other actors of color.

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by the actor Samuel L. Jackson.

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