Los Angeles – The awarding of this year’s honorary Oscars is scheduled to take place on March 25 in Hollywood, two days before the 94th Academy Awards gala. This was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills.
The award winners are the Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann (83) and her US colleagues Samuel L. Jackson (73) and Elaine May (89). “Lethal Weapon” star Danny Glover (75) is to receive the Jean Hersholt Prize for his social commitment.
The winners were announced last summer. The “Governors Awards” gala was originally supposed to take place in mid-January, but was postponed due to the worsening corona situation. Details regarding the format of the twelfth award ceremony at the end of March were not disclosed. The Film Academy only announced that the event would take place on a smaller scale in a ballroom next to the Dolby Theater.
No jury for honorary Oscars
There is no jury for the honorary Oscars, but the Academy selects people whose work has a “profound significance” for film and society.
Ullmann is best known for her collaboration with director Ingmar Bergman in films such as “Scenes of a Marriage” and “Face to Face”. Jackson starred in over 100 films, including “Do the Right Thing” and “Pulp Fiction”. Among other things, May wrote the scripts for such film hits as “Reds”, “Tootsie”, “The Birdcage” and “With a Vengeance”.
Glover, known for films such as “The Color Purple”, “The Only Witness” and the “Lethal Weapon” series, is an activist in addition to his film work. He works for the rights of workers and as a goodwill ambassador for the children’s charity Unicef.
