- 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.
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