Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleClose, 79, will finally get an Oscar after eight nominations without a competitive win (Getty)Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, and animator Floyd Norman are set to receive honorary Academy Awards, the Academy announced on Wednesday. Close, 79, will finally get an Oscar after eight nominations without a competitive win, despite having won numerous other major awards throughout her career. Director Scott, 88, celebrated for films such as Alien and Gladiator, will also be honoured, having previously received four Oscar nominations without a win. Norman is recognised for his 65-year career, notably as the first Black animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, contributing to many classic films. Producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, presented to “a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production,” the Academy said.In fullGlenn Close to finally receive Oscar after eight nominations and no winsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hollywood legends to be honoured with long-awaited Oscars
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleClose, 79, will finally get an Oscar after eight nominations without a competitive win (Getty)Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, and animator Floyd Norman are set to receive honorary Academy Awards, the Academy announced on Wednesday. Close, 79, will finally get an Oscar after eight nominations without a competitive win, despite having won numerous other major awards throughout her career. Director Scott, 88, celebrated for films such as Alien and Gladiator, will also be honoured, having previously received four Oscar nominations without a win. Norman is recognised for his 65-year career, notably as the first Black animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, contributing to many classic films. Producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, presented to “a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production,” the Academy said.In fullGlenn Close to finally receive Oscar after eight nominations and no winsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
