During that period, usually Pacino back to the stage, where he achieved significant success; in 1983, received a nomination for Drama Desk Award for his performance in David Mamet play called the American Buffalo, and in 1988 received positive reviews for his portrayal of Mark Antony during the festival, The New York-Shakespeare in the play Julius Caesar.
And in 1989, Pacino returned to the big screen again with the film Sea of Love, to which he eventually returned his stardom.
In 1990, Pacino appeared in two films-The Godfather: Part III and Dick Tracy. The result of his role in the film Dick Tracy received his first Oscar nomination in more than a decade. He also received a steady series of successful roles in the years that followed.
In the first half of the nineties, Pacino received positive reviews for his role in films such as Frankie and Johnny (1991, with Michelle Pfeiffer, as well as Carlito's way (1993).
In 1993, he won his first Oscar for his main role as a blind man in the 1992 film Scent of a Woman, and was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Glengarry Glen Ross in the same year.
In the latter half of the century, films such as Michael Mann's Heat (1995), Donnie Brasco's gangster film (1997), the superhero film The Devil's Advocate (1997), Oliver Stone's Football Classic Any Given Sunday (1999), as well as the Oscar-winning film The Insider (1999) helped keep Pacino active in the world of cinema.
He also spent his time writing, directing, and performing in the documentary Looking for Richard, adapted from Shakespeare's Richard III.
In 2000, Pacino turned 60, but that did little to slow down his prolific career; in 2002, Pacino appeared in four films: Christopher Nolan's thriller Insomnia, People I Know, S1m0ne, and the Recruit.
The following year, Pacino won an Emmy for his role in the series Angels in America, adapted from a play by Tony Kushner. In 2004, Pacino again expressed his love for Shakespeare's works by appearing in the Merchant of Venice, based on Shakespeare's play of the same name.
2007 proved to be important for Pacino, he was part of the Star team of the successful film Ocean's Thirteen. He released a DVD under the name Pacino: An actor's Vision, which contained some of his most personal and least well-known films, and also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
Since then it has continued to appear on the big and small screens and on stage too. In 2008, he played the lead role with Robert De Niro in the film Righteous Kill, and portrayed the character Jack Kevorkian in the 2010 film You don't Know Jack, which earned him another Emmy Award.
The following year, Pacino collaborated with playwright David Mamet in the film Phil Spector, in which Pacino portrayed the character of the famous troubled music producer Phil Spector. Now approaching the age of 80, Pacino continues his career with appearances in independent films such as Manglehorn in 2014 and Danny Collins in 2015.
In December 2016, Pacino and his career were celebrated at the 39th Kennedy Center gala event.