Editing Al Pacino (section)

=== 2000–2018: Television roles and return to Broadway ===
Pacino won three Golden Globes since 2000; the first being the [[Cecil B. DeMille]] Award in 2001 for lifetime achievement in motion pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/cecil00/ |title=Cecil B. DeMille Award |publisher=Golden Globes Official Website |access-date=July 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430154553/http://www.goldenglobes.org/cecil00/ |archive-date=April 30, 2006}}</ref> In 2000, Pacino starred alongside [[Jerry Orbach]] in a low-budget film adaptation of [[Ira Lewis]]' play ''[[Chinese Coffee]]'', which was released to film festivals.<ref name=chinese>{{cite web |first=Paul F.|last=Duke|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/searchlight-buys-coffee-with-pacino-1117784661/ |title=Searchlight buys 'Coffee' with Pacino |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 6, 2000 |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308074849/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784661?query=chinese+coffee |archive-date=March 8, 2012}}</ref> Shot almost exclusively as a one-on-one conversation between two main characters, the project took nearly three years to complete and was funded entirely by Pacino.<ref name=chinese /> ''Chinese Coffee'' was included with Pacino's two other rare films he was involved in producing, ''The Local Stigmatic'' and ''Looking for Richard'', on a special DVD box set titled ''Pacino: An Actor's Vision'', which was released in 2007. Pacino produced prologues and epilogues for the discs containing the films.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxviii">Grobel; p. xxxviii</ref> Pacino turned down an offer to reprise his role as Michael Corleone in the computer game version of ''[[The Godfather: The Game|The Godfather]]''. As a result, [[Electronic Arts]] was not permitted to use Pacino's likeness or voice in the game, although his character does appear in it.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=David|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/apr/17/games.film |title=Godfather's conversion into video game angers Coppola |date=April 17, 2005 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 10, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410175753/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/apr/17/games.film|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> He did allow his likeness to appear in the video game adaptation of 1983's ''Scarface'', the quasi-sequel ''[[Scarface: The World is Yours]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/pacino-joins-hollywood-game-celebs/ |title=Pacino joins Hollywood game celebs |website=[[CNET]] |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410175916/https://www.cnet.com/news/pacino-joins-hollywood-game-celebs/|archive-date=April 10, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Al Pacino.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pacino at the 2004 [[Venice Film Festival]]]]
In October 2002, Pacino starred in [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]'' for the National Actor's Theater and [[Complicite]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-with-al-pacino-opens-oct-3-com-108688 |title=Playbill |date=October 3, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213135121/http://www.playbill.com/article/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-with-al-pacino-opens-oct-3-com-108688|archive-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Directed by [[Simon McBurney]], the production starred a host of Hollywood names, including [[John Goodman]], [[Charles Durning]], [[Tony Randall]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Chazz Palminteri]], [[Paul Giamatti]], [[Jacqueline McKenzie]], [[Billy Crudup]], [[Lothaire Bluteau]], [[Dominic Chianese]], and [[Sterling K. Brown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-3-1200545356/ |title=Variety Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021947/http://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/the-resistible-rise-of-arturo-ui-3-1200545356/|archive-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live |date=October 21, 2002}}</ref> The production was a critical success in which "Pacino grabs and holds the attention like a coiled spring about to snap. He is all brooding menace and crocodile grimace, butchering his way to the top with unnervingly sinister glee."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/oct/24/theatre.artsfeatures |title=The Guardian – Review 10/23/2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080044/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/oct/24/theatre.artsfeatures|archive-date=February 13, 2018|url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 24, 2002 |last=Holden |first=Joe}}</ref> Director [[Christopher Nolan]] worked with Pacino on ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'', a remake of the [[Insomnia (1997 film)|Norwegian film of the same name]], co-starring [[Robin Williams]]. ''[[Newsweek]]'' stated that "he [Pacino] can play small as rivetingly as he can play big, that he can implode as well as explode".<ref>Grobel; p. xxxiv</ref> The film and Pacino's performance were well received, gaining a favorable rating of 93 percent on the review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1114154-insomnia/ |title=Insomnia (2002) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=May 24, 2002 |access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802163407/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1114154-insomnia/ |archive-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film did moderately well at the box office, taking in $113&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=insomnia.htm |title=Insomnia Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808004401/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=insomnia.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> His next film, ''[[S1m0ne]]'', however, did not receive much critical praise or box office success.<ref>Grobel; p. xxxiii</ref>

He played a publicist in ''[[People I Know]]'', a small film that received little attention despite Pacino's well-received performance.<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxv">Grobel; p. xxxv</ref> Rarely taking a supporting role since his commercial breakthrough, he accepted a small part in the critical and box office flop ''[[Gigli]]'', in 2003, as a favor to director [[Martin Brest]].<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxv" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/pacino-inks-for-gigli-cameo-1117859068/ |title=Pacino inks for 'Gigli' cameo |last1=Bloom |first1=David |date=January 24, 2002 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410183715/https://variety.com/2002/film/news/pacino-inks-for-gigli-cameo-1117859068/|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Recruit (film)|The Recruit]]'', released in 2003, featured Pacino as a CIA recruiter and co-stars [[Colin Farrell]]. The film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-recruit |title=The Recruit |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221093542/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-recruit |archive-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref> and has been described by Pacino as something he "personally couldn't follow".<ref name="Grobel; p. xxxv" /> Pacino next starred as lawyer [[Roy Cohn]] in the 2003 [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'', an adaptation of [[Tony Kushner]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning [[Angels in America|play of the same name]].<ref name="actors" /> For this performance, Pacino won his third Golden Globe, for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television|Best Performance by an Actor]], in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28230 |title=Golden Globe Award History, Al Pacino |publisher=Golden Globes Official Website |access-date=July 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218155543/http://www1.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28230 |archive-date=February 18, 2008}}</ref>

Pacino starred as Shylock in [[Michael Radford]]'s 2004 film adaptation of ''[[The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)|The Merchant of Venice]]''. Critics praised him for bringing compassion and depth to a character traditionally played as a villainous caricature.<ref>Grobel; p. xxxvi</ref> In [[Two for the Money (2005 film)|''Two for the Money'']], Pacino portrays a sports gambling agent and mentor for [[Matthew McConaughey]], alongside [[Rene Russo]]. The film was released on October 8, 2005, to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/two-for-the-money |title=Two for the Money |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408230411/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/two-for-the-money |archive-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref> Desson Thomson wrote in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "Al Pacino has played the mentor so many times, he ought to get a kingmaker's award&nbsp;... the fight between good and evil feels fixed in favor of Hollywood redemption."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100600679.html|title=Hedging Its Bets, 'Two For the Money' Loses Big |last=Thomson |first=Desson |authorlink=Desson Howe |date=October 7, 2005 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111180519/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/06/AR2005100600679.html |archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> On October 20, 2006, the [[American Film Institute]] named Pacino the recipient of the 35th [[AFI Life Achievement Award]].<ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/laa/laa07.aspx |title=AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: Al Pacino |quote=Al Pacino is an icon of American film. He has created some of the great characters in the movies{{mdash}}from Michael Corleone to Tony Montana to Roy Cohn. His career inspires audiences and artists alike, with each new performance a master class for a generation of actors to follow. AFI is proud to present him with its 35th Life Achievement Award.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720053715/http://www.afi.com/laa/laa07.aspx|archive-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> On November 22, 2006, the [[University Philosophical Society]] of [[Trinity College Dublin]] awarded Pacino the Honorary Patronage of the Society.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/award-winning-actor-al-pacino-visits-trinity-college/303 |title=Award Winning Actor, Al Pacino Visits Trinity College |date=November 22, 2006 |publisher=Trinity College Dublin |access-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011041320/http://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/award-winning-actor-al-pacino-visits-trinity-college/303 |archive-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>

Pacino starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'', alongside [[George Clooney]], [[Brad Pitt]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Elliott Gould]], and [[Andy García]], as the villain Willy Bank, a casino tycoon targeted by [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]] and his crew. The film received generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/ |title=Ocean's Thirteen on Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=June 8, 2007 |access-date=July 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831123830/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/ |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[88 Minutes]]'' was released on April 18, 2008, in the United States, after having been released in various other countries in 2007. The film co-starred [[Alicia Witt]] and was critically panned,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/88_minutes/ |title=88 Minutes on Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=April 18, 2008 |access-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101165736/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/88_minutes/ |archive-date=November 1, 2010}}</ref> although critics found fault with the plot, and not Pacino's acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/88minutes|title=88 Minutes on Metacritic |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 28, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714162431/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/88minutes |archive-date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> In ''[[Righteous Kill]]'', Pacino and Robert De Niro co-star as New York detectives searching for a serial killer. The film was released to theaters on September 12, 2008. While it was an anticipated return for the two stars, it was not well received by critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/righteous-kill |title=Righteous Kill |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216081606/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/righteous-kill |archive-date=February 16, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Manglehorn 03 (15272211442).jpg|thumb|upright|right|Pacino at the 2014 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Pacino returned to the stage in the summer of 2010, playing [[Shylock]] in the [[Shakespeare in the Park]] production, ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/theater/reviews/01merchant.html |title=Railing at a Money-Mad World |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=August 16, 2010 |first=Ben |last=Brantley |authorlink=Ben Brantley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705013054/http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/theater/reviews/01merchant.html |archive-date=July 5, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The acclaimed production moved to Broadway at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] in October, earning US$1&nbsp;million at the box office in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/broadhursttheater/theater.php |title=Next Showing, The Merchant of Venice |publisher=New York City Theatre Website |access-date=August 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831232343/http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/broadhursttheater/theater.php |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/legit/news/bard-boosts-broadway-box-office-1118026619/ |title='Merchant of Venice' sells briskly thanks to Al Pacino's name |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=October 30, 2010 |first=Gordon |last=Cox}}</ref> The performance also garnered him a Tony Award nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play|Best Leading Actor in a Play]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations |title=2011 Tony Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Earns 14 Nominations |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=May 3, 2011 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=May 5, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914233343/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations |archive-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref> Pacino played [[Jack Kevorkian]] in an [[HBO Films]] biopic titled ''[[You Don't Know Jack (film)|You Don't Know Jack]]'', which premiered April 2010. The film is about the life and work of the [[physician-assisted suicide]] advocate. The performance earned Pacino his second [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/al-pacino |title=Al Pacino Emmy Award Winner |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=April 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511025028/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/al-pacino |archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> for lead actor<ref name= 2010Emmy>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/hbo-leads-winners-62nd-primetime-emmys-abc-and-cbs-top-broadcast-networks |title=Lead Winners at 62nd Primetime Emmys |publisher=Emmys Official Website|date=August 29, 2010 |access-date=August 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831042956/http://www.emmys.com/articles/hbo-leads-winners-62nd-primetime-emmys-abc-and-cbs-top-broadcast-networks |archive-date=August 31, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> and his fourth [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe award]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hollywood Foreign Press |title=Winners and Nominees: Al Pacino|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/al-pacino |website=Goldenglobes.com |access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218163649/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/al-pacino |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He co-starred as himself in the 2011 comedy film ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]''. The film was panned by critics, and Pacino "won" the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]] at the [[32nd Golden Raspberry Awards|32nd ceremony]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Vary |first1=Adam B. |title=Adam Sandler's 'Jack and Jill' sweeps the 2011 Razzie Awards|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/02/adam-sandler-jack-and-jill-razzies |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 13, 2016 |date=April 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011083632/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/02/adam-sandler-jack-and-jill-razzies |archive-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref> Elaborating on his decision to join the cast of the film, he stated: "It came at a time in my life that I needed it, because it was after I found out I had no more money. My accountant [[Kenneth I. Starr|[Kenneth I. Starr]]] was in prison, and I needed something quickly. So I took (''Jack and Jill''.)"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/magazine/al-pacino-interview.html|url-access=subscription|title=Al Pacino Is Still Going Big|date=October 5, 2024|first=David|last=Marchese|author-link=David Marchese|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 5, 2024}}</ref>

He was presented with [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award]] on September 4, 2011, prior to the premiere of ''[[Wilde Salomé]]'', a 2011 American documentary-drama film written, directed by and starring Pacino.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13293398 |title=Al Pacino to receive special award at Venice Festival |work=BBC News |access-date=May 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506040417/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13293398 |archive-date=May 6, 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= Venice>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13293398 |title=Al Pacino to receive special award at Venice Festival |website=[[BBC]] |date=May 5, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506040417/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13293398 |archive-date=May 6, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Its US premiere on the evening of March 21, 2012, before a full house at the 1,400-seat [[Castro Theatre]] in San Francisco's [[Castro District]], marked the 130th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's visit to San Francisco. The event was a benefit for the [[GLBT Historical Society]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Friedman |first=Roberto |title=The second coming of Oscar |newspaper=[[Bay Area Reporter]] |date=March 1, 2012|url=http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=outthere&article=361 |access-date=March 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305141709/http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=outthere&article=361 |archive-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castro Theatre Film Premiere With Al Pacino: ''Wilde Salomé'' to Benefit GLBT Historical Society |newspaper=History Happens |date=March 2012|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101960178690/archive/1109395567575.html |access-date=March 2, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325022634/http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101960178690/archive/1109395567575.html |archive-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Don |last=Sanchez |url=https://abc7news.com/archive/8590459/ |title=Al Pacino in San Francisco for documentary premier |website=ABC 7 News (KGO TV) |date=March 21, 2012|access-date=March 22, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918154628/http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=8590459 |archive-date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> Pacino, who plays the role of [[Herod Antipas|Herod]] in the film, describes it as his "most personal project ever".<ref name= Venice /> In February 2012, President [[Barack Obama]] awarded Pacino the [[National Medal of Arts]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17025115 |title=Al Pacino honoured at White House |date=February 14, 2012 |work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=April 13, 2020 |language=en-GB|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616044134/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17025115|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/al-pacino |title=Al Pacino |date=December 10, 2012 |website=[[National Endowment for the Arts]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906043721/https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/al-pacino|archive-date=September 6, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> Pacino starred in the 30th-anniversary Broadway revival of [[David Mamet]]'s play, ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'', which ran from October 2012 to January 20, 2013.<ref name="Glengarry Glen Ross">{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Ends Limited Broadway Run Jan. 20|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/174153-David-Mamets-Glengarry-Glen-Ross-Starring-Al-Pacino-Ends-Limited-Broadway-Run-Jan-20 |work=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]] |access-date=April 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507221442/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/174153-David-Mamets-Glengarry-Glen-Ross-Starring-Al-Pacino-Ends-Limited-Broadway-Run-Jan-20 |archive-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref> He starred on Broadway in [[China Doll (play)|''China Doll'']], a play written for him by Mamet, which opened on December 5, 2015, and closed on January 21, 2016, after 97 performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/david-mamets-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-turns-a-profit-com-381355 |title=David Mamet's China Doll, Starring Al Pacino, Turns a Profit |last=Viagas |first=Robert |date=January 21, 2016 |website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616042238/https://www.playbill.com/article/david-mamets-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-turns-a-profit-com-381355|archive-date=June 16, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> The previews were done in October 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/with-more-work-needed-david-mamet-drama-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-delays-opening-com-370849 |title=With More Work Needed, David Mamet Drama China Doll, Starring Al Pacino, Delays Opening |last=Viagas |first=Robert |date=November 5, 2015 |website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601121139/http://www.playbill.com/article/with-more-work-needed-david-mamet-drama-china-doll-starring-al-pacino-delays-opening-com-370849|archive-date=June 1, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>

Pacino starred in a 2013 HBO biographical picture about record producer [[Phil Spector]]'s murder trial, titled ''[[Phil Spector (film)|Phil Spector]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/post_35.html |title=See Al Pacino As Phil Spector on the Set of HBO's Movie |date=May 8, 2011 |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=October 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924105920/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/post_35.html |archive-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> He took the title role in the comedy-drama ''[[Danny Collins (film)|Danny Collins]]'' (2015). His performance as an aging rock star garnered him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Golden Globes: Full List of Winners and Nominees |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/golden-globes-full-list-nominees-n493016 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=September 13, 2016|date=January 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911155956/http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/awards/golden-globes-full-list-nominees-n493016 |archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Pacino received the [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/2016HonorsPressRelease.pdf |title=Martha Argerich, Eagles, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, James Taylor To Receive 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors |publisher=Kennedy Center Honors |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212112726/http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/2016HonorsPressRelease.pdf|archive-date=February 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The tribute included remarks by his former costars [[Sean Penn]], [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Bobby Cannavale]] and [[Chris O'Donnell]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Patty|last=McGlone|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-sweet-it-is-to-be-loved-by-the-nation/2016/12/04/6e6d737a-ba57-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html |title=The Kennedy Center Honors: How sweet it is to be loved by the nation |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101060457/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-sweet-it-is-to-be-loved-by-the-nation/2016/12/04/6e6d737a-ba57-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html|archive-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref> In September 2012, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Pacino would play the former [[Penn State University]] [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|football coach]] [[Joe Paterno]] in the television film ''[[Paterno (film)|Paterno]]'' based on a 2012 biography by sportswriter [[Joe Posnanski]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/09/joe-paterno-movie-al-pacino-penn-state-gridiron-scandal-331540/ |title=Al Pacino To Play Joe Paterno In Movie On Penn State Gridiron Scandal |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=September 8, 2012 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122190816/https://deadline.com/2012/09/joe-paterno-movie-al-pacino-penn-state-gridiron-scandal-331540/|archive-date=November 22, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref> ''Paterno'' premiered on [[HBO]] on April 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/whats-new-on-hbo-april-2018.html |title=What's New on HBO: April 2018 |last=Rivera |first=Joshua |date=March 30, 2018 |website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |language=en-us|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031051102/http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/whats-new-on-hbo-april-2018.html|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>