Michael Keaton honored as 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals

Описание: (7 Feb 2026)
POOL
Cambridge, Mass. - 6 February 2026
1. Wide of Michael Keaton walking on stage
2. Wide of hosts roasting Keaton on his career
3. Various of "Batman" skit with Keaton in sword fight with "Oscar"
4. Various of Keaton being presented Hasty Pudding Pot
5. Various of Keaton getting "iconic" Hasty Pudding kiss
6. Various of Keaton taking a bow
7. UPSOUND (English) Michael Keaton, Man of the Year honoree:
""Based on all these students I met today, people who weren't students I met today. I'm ridiculously encouraged about this country. (Applause) The older generation, maybe not so much, but no, seriously, you know, I was worried there for a minute. I'm going to be honest with you, but man, these people I've met are extraordinarily impressive and it's been a ball and I hate to be too serious, but seriously, if it's based on these people, we're in good shape, folks."
8. Various of hosts introducing Keaton as 59th Man of the Year, audience applause

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cambridge, Mass. - 6 February 2026
9. UPSOUND (English) Michael Keaton, Man of the Year honoree:
"Earlier, I was talking about, you know, if I was concerned about our future, you know, and who's going to run things, and thank God, it ain't a lot of people my age. Hopefully many of those people will be long friggin' gone. And you think, 'Oh boy, what about these next generations?' Man, I'm encouraged as hell if this is any indication of these people I hung out with here the last day or so. These guys, these women and men have just been great."
10. Various, Keaton poses with Hasty Pudding Pot and students, gets another kiss
STORYLINE:
Actor Michael Keaton jousted with an Oscar statue and donned whitey tighties as he was roasted before receiving the 2026 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest still operating, presented Keaton with his Pudding Pot award during the evening celebration. Afterward he attended a performance of Hasty Pudding’s 177th production, “Salooney Tunes.”

Hasty Pudding Theatricals gives out its Man and Woman of the Year awards to people who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.

Keaton, an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actor, is known for roles in such films as “Batman,” “Birdman,” “Beetlejuice” and “Spotlight.” More recently he starred in and directed the short film “Sweetwater” and starred in and was executive producer on the eight-part Hulu miniseries “Dopesick.”

The ceremony opened with Keaton putting on a Batman costume and chasing after an Oscar statue — a nod to the fact he never won one, though he was nominated in 2015 for “Birdman.” Keaton then jousted with the figure before stabbing it after the statue told him, “I thought your performance in ‘Birdman’ was subpar.”

Keaton then received his Pudding Pot. After spending the day on campus, he praised Harvard students.

“I'm ridiculously encouraged about this country,” he said. “The older generation not so much. Man, these people I've met are extraordinarily impressive. It's been a ball. Based on these people, we are in good shape folks.”

Afterward he took questions from reporters and posed with his pot.

Actor Jon Hamm won the award last year. Other recent honorees have included Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds.

Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year, which dates to 1951, will be awarded Feb. 13 to Australian actor Rose Byrne.





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