Ellen Burstyn accepted the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in September 2025. The 93-year-old performer has secured numerous prestigious awards throughout her career, including an Oscar for "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore".
Burstyn also won a Tony for "Same Time, Next Year" in 1975. Television accolades followed, with the actress winning Emmys for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in 2009 and "Political Animals" in 2013.
In 2020, she was in the conversation to become the oldest supporting actress nominee in Oscar history. Recent projects include a role as Marilyn Monroe in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s short film “Flesh Impact”.
Burstyn published a poetry collection titled "Poetry Says It Better: Poems to Help You Wake Up" in April 2026. The collection earned an Earphones Award and a Kirkus Star.
She recorded an audiobook for the poetry book that lasted 5 hours and 9 minutes. This recording is a contender for the Grammy for best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording.
Burstyn will turn 94 in December 2026. Regarding her work, Burstyn said, "I wonder if I took my iPad off the stand and walked you into my office, where they all are".
