Governors Awards Starts Oscar Weekend On A High With Samuel L. Jackson, Liv Ullmann, Elaine May, And Danny Glover
deadline.comThe first Oscars of the weekend were handed out last night in Hollywood, and you can bet no is going to argue about the worthiness of these four new recipients of the industry’s highest award.The Governors Awards, always a great evening, came back after last year’s pandemic-related cancellation, and Samuel L.
Jackson, Elaine May, and Liv Ullmann were awarded Honorary Oscars for their illustrious careers, while Danny Glover received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
As Academy President David Rubin said in his opening remarks these selections were essentially no-brainers. In fact he said it was the shortest Board Of Governors meeting ever convened with the purpose of choosing those who pass the exacting test of the Board in order to receive these Oscars.
As he noted when their names were proposed there was unanimous support in the room.What wasn’t as easy, in light of the ever-mutating variants of Covid, was actually pulling off a ceremony in which to honor the quintet.
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