Lifetime Achievement Award

In the hit movie, PRESUMED INNOCENT, PAUL WINFIELD played a crafty judge, and when he was on the bench most of us didn't care much what happened to the other actors. He is probably Hollywood's best scene steeler. He started young. At Manual Arts high school in Los Angeles, he won the "best actor" honor three years straight in competition with hundreds of other Southern Californian drama students. In his film debut in "Sounder" he was nominated for an Oscar. Twice he was nominated for Emmys, one for his brilliant portrayal of Martin Luther King in NBC' s special, "King", and another time for his role in "Roots II."

He has guest starred in more than 40 television shows, playing memorable roles in "227", "L.A. Law" and "Murder She Wrote." He has been in 20 plays at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles as well as in regional theaters elsewhere across the country, including Lincoln Center. He has been honored by the National Association of Media Women and the Black Child Development Institute, and won NAACP's Image award. He has been inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall Of Fame.

For his artistic achievements and his care and love for his fellow man, Excellence in Media took pride in confering a Gold Angel on PAUL WINFIELD.

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