Michael Fox, Peter Weir, Euzhan Palcy and Diane Warren will receive honorary Oscars

Actor Michael Fox, director Peter Weir, director Euzhan Palcy and composer Diane Warren will receive the Honorary Oscar at the Academy of Hollywood’s annual Board of Governors ceremony, held next November 19th in Los Angeles.

Michele Volpe will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his humanitarian contribution in his fight against Parkinson’s disease.

For its part, Peter Weir accumulates in 40 years of history titles remembered as The year we lived in danger, The Truman Show Y The society of the poet of deathAmong many.

calm She was the first black director to win the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for her film Sugar cane alley, among other achievements; while Warren is the author of countless movie songs, among which they stand out nothing will stop us nowfrom Starship for the film Mannequin; Y I do not wanna Miss a Thingsung by Aerosmith for the film Armageddon.

The Board of Governors ceremony takes place several months before the official Oscars gala, the next edition of which will take place on 12 March.

The notice

“The Academy’s Board of Governors is honored to recognize four people who have made an indelible contribution to cinema and the world at large,” the institution’s president, David Rubin, announced to the press, according to the Variety specialist website.

And he argued: “The relentless advocacy of Parkinson’s disease research Michael J Foxcoupled with his boundless optimism, exemplifies the impact of one person in changing the future of millions of people. Euzhan Palcy is a pioneering director whose revolutionary importance in international cinema is rooted in the history of cinema “.

Of Warren, stressed that “his music and lyrics have increased the emotional impact of countless films and inspired generations of musical artists”; while he evaluated Weir as “a director of consummate skill and mastery whose work reminds us of the power of cinema to reveal the full range of human experience”.

Honorary Oscars are awarded “for honoring outstanding career recognition, outstanding contributions to the state of the motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy,” according to its regulations.

Previous winners

Last year, the Academy honored Daniel Glover with the Jean Hersholdt Award and Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann with an honorary Oscar.

First, in 2018, the Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin He received an honorary Oscar for his career in film and television music composition at the 10th Governors Awards ceremony in Hollywood.

The award was awarded to him by none other than Clint Eastwood, his friend and collaborator on several occasions, with whom he shared the stage with praise and laughter.

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