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

Director Ridley Scott and eight-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close are among the recipients of 2026 honorary Oscars, which will be handed out at the Academy of Motion Pictures…

None of this year's five honorees have previously been recognized with a competitive Oscar. Close has been nominated eight times, Scott four and Vachon and Koffler once.

Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, Floyd Norman, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will receive honorary Oscars at the 2026 Governors Awards.

The actor and director who have long been snubbed will finally take home Oscars at November’s Governors awards

Glenn Close is finally getting an Oscar

Glenn Close, Ridley Scott and more have been chosen to receive honorary Oscars. Here's the full list of 2026 honorees.

L'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences conferirà l'Oscar onorario alla carriera all'attrice Glenn Close, all'animatore Floyd Norman e al regista Ridley Scott. (ANSA)

La cerimonia il prossimo novembre

L’Academy conferirà il Governors Award anche a Floyd Norman, Christine Vachon e Pamela Koffler

Atriz será homenageada ao lado do diretor Ridley Scott, do animador Floyd Norman e dos produtoras Christine Vachon e Pamela Koffler

A la actriz y el director se les une el animador Floyd Norman, el primer afroamericano en la factoría Disney. Los premios se entregarán en la gala del Gobernador el 15 de noviembre

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La cerimonia il prossimo novembre (ANSA)

La intéprete tuvo ocho nominaciones y el realizador, cuatro, pero nunca ganaron el premio en la instancia competitiva

El animador Floyd Norman también será reconocido junto a Close y Scott por sus aportes al cine durante la ceremonia prevista para el mes de noviembre.

La actriz Glenn Close, el director Ridley Scott y Floyd Norman recibirán un Óscar honorífico en la gala de los Premios Gobernadores.

After eight nominations, zero competitive wins, and four near-misses at the honorary award alone, Glenn Close is getting her Oscar.

Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, and Floyd Norman to receive Honorary Oscars at 2026 Governors Awards, celebrating influential contributions to cinema.

Glenn Close and Ridley Scott will receive honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards this November, recognizing their remarkable contributions to film after years of being overlooked.

A quasi 80 anni, l'Academy ha deciso di riconoscere la grandezza dell'attrice responsabile di personaggi cementati da sempre nella storia del cinema