THE MILESTONE AWARD 

The Guild initiated its annual Milestone Award Dinner at which an extraordinary honoree would be recognized for his or her historic contribution to the motion picture industry. The Milestone Award is the Guild's highest honor, and may be awarded to an individual or team for their contributions to the entertainment industry.

1951 - Jesse L. Lasky

1952 - Louis B. Mayer

1953 - Darryl F. Zanuck

1954 - Joseph & Nicholas Schenck

1956 - Cecil B. DeMille

1957 - Walt Disney

1958 - Spyros Skouras

1959 - Samuel Goldwyn

1960 - Jack L. Warner 

1961 - Adolph Zukor

1962 - Bob Hope

1963 - Irving Berlin

1964 - Arthur Freed

1965 - Alfred Hitchcock

1966  - David Sarnoff

Thirty-two Year Hiatus 

1998 - Robert A. Daly & Terry Semel

1999 - Steven Spielberg

2000 - Sherry Lansing

2001 - Kirk Douglas

2002 - Robert Wise

2003 - Jack Valenti

2004 - Warren Beatty

2005 - Jeffrey Katzenberg

2006 - Clint Eastwood

2007 - Ron Meyer

2008 - Alan Horn

2009 - Brian Grazer & Ron Howard

2010 - Amy Pascal & Michael Lynton

2011 - James Cameron

2012 – Les Moonves

2013 – Bob and Harvey Weinstein

2014 – Bob Iger

2015 – Jon Feltheimer

2016 – Jim Gianopulos

2017 – Tom Rothman

2018 – Donna Langley

2019 – Toby Emmerich

2020 – Ted Sarandos

2021 - Not Given

2022 - George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy

2023 - Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy