Between them they have earned 12 Academy Award nominations but have yet to earn the Oscar statuette…until now!
Eight time nominee Glenn Close and four time nominee Ridley Scott will be presented honourary Oscars at the annual Governor’s Awards.
Close is being honoured for her 50 year acting career that includes over 100 film and television appearances. Over the course of her career Close has earned three Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards.
Close noted, “I got my first Oscar nomination 43 years ago. So it’s been a life, you know? And it’s overwhelming.”
Film director Ridley Scott is also being presented with an honourary Oscar for his numerous contributions to popular cinema including “Alien”, “Blade Runner”, “Thelma & Louise” and “Black Hawk Down”. Scott has received four Academy Award nominations without a win. Scott will not be attending the ceremony but will be accept his award via video.
Other luminaries being honoured are:
Disney animator Floyd Norman who joined the studio in 1956 to become the first man of colour at Disney. His 65 year career includes working on the films “Sleeping Beauty,” “101 Dalmatians” and “The Jungle Book.” Decades later he worked on “Mulan,” “Toy Story 2” and “Monsters, Inc.”.
Norman spoke on the honour saying, “I still can’t believe it. It’s mind-boggling. I’m certainly grateful and thankful. It’s the last thing I could ever have expected in a long, long career.”
Killer Films producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are being presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for being “a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production.” The duo founded Killer Films in 1995 and are the first female and independent producers to win the award.
Their film credits include “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, “One Hour Photo”, “May December”, “Velvet Goldmine,” “Happiness,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Far from Heaven” and “Carol.”
Selected by Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the honourary Oscars are presented to individuals who have often been overlooked by the full Academy.