Glenn Close will finally get her hands on an Oscar.
Long considered among the best actors to never win one, the eight-time nominee will get an honorary Academy Award along with director Ridley Scott and animator Floyd Norman at the annual Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.
“Throughout her extraordinary body of work, Glenn Close’s unparalleled emotional range has brought to life some of the most complex characters in cinema," the academy said in a statement. "Floyd Norman is the legendary animator who has broken barriers and inspired generations of artists over his remarkable career. Sir Ridley Scott is a true visionary whose decades-long legacy has left an immeasurable impact on global cinema and culture."
Close's eight nominations date back to 1983, when she got her first nod for “The World According to Garp.” She was also nominated for her blockbuster turn as a rabbit-slaying stalker in 1987's “Fatal Attraction” and was most recently up for a statuette for 2020's “Hillbilly Elegy.”
The Governors Awards often go to artists with legendary careers but no competitive Oscar. Tom Cruise, a recipient last year, is a case in point.
Scott, the director of “Alien," “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator,” has also never won despite four nominations.
Producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will get the academy's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. The Thalberg award is “presented to a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production,” the academy said.
All the winners will be honored at a Hollywood ceremony on Nov. 15.
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