The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has opened the envelope on the honorees for its 2018 Governors Awards: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Marvin Levy, Lalo Schifrin and Cicely Tyson will receive Honorary Oscars at a ceremony Sunday, November 18.
The honors are conferred by the Academy’s Board of Governors “to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy.”
Kennedy and Marshall, who are married , will be receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Award, a bust of the legendary studio executive and producer it was named for, while Tyson, Levy , and Schifrin will all receive honorary Oscar statuettes.
(Source: Deadline)
