The Academy’s board of governors also voted on Wednesday (5) to give honorary awards to stunt performer Hal Needham, documentarian D A Pennebaker and arts advocate George Stevens Jr.
All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 4th Annual Governors Awards dinner on Dec 1 in Hollywood.
The honorary award, an Oscar statuette, is given to an individual for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy.”
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statuette, is given to an individual in the motion picture industry “whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.”
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