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Information: This year, Honorary
Awards will be presented to stunt
performer Hal Needham, documentarian
D.A. Pennebaker and arts advocate
George Stevens, Jr., and the Jean
Hersolt Humanitarian Award will be
given to philanthropist Jeffrey
Katzenberg.
The
Governors Awards presentation is an
annual award ceremony hosted by the
American Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the
Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and
Highland Center. Three awards, the
Academy Honorary Award, the Jean
Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and the
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
are presented at this ceremony. The
1st Annual Governors Awards ceremony
was held on November 14, 2009. Prior
to, these three awards were formally
presented during the main Academy
Award ceremony, but now are
restricted to a short appearance of
the recipients on stage after a
summary recorded presentation of the
event.
The
Governors Awards are one of five
award ceremonies hosted by AMPAS,
along with the Academy Scientific
and Technical Awards, Academy
Student Academy Awards and the
Nicholl Fellowships in
Screenwriting. The Academy Honorary
Award, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian
Award, and Irving G. Thalberg
Memorial Award are presented at the
ceremony. The Governors Awards are
held the November before the main
Academy Awards ceremony, usually
held in February or March the
following year. The Awards are not
voted upon but, rather, are
presented at the discretion of the
Academy.
The
Academy Honorary Awards and Jean
Hersholt Humanitarian Awards are
both Oscar statuettes, while the
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is
a small bust of Thalberg on a
plinth. The Academy Honorary Award
is given for "extraordinary
distinction in lifetime achievement,
exceptional contributions to the
state of motion picture arts and
sciences, or for outstanding service
to the Academy". The Thalberg Award
is given to "a creative producer
whose body of work reflects a
consistently high quality of motion
picture production".
The
board members of AMPAS had
previously been concerned about
awarding more than one or two
Honorary Academy Awards each year
for fear of lengthening the main
Academy Awards presentation. The
smaller presentation of the
Governors Awards was designed to
invoke the feel of the early Academy
Award ceremonies.
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