Governors Awards: Lina Wertmuller Feted by Fellow Female Best Director Oscar Nominees

Lina Wertmuller feted by fellow female best director Oscar nominees at Sunday's GovernorsAwards

, the first female filmmaker ever nominated for the best director Oscar, was presented with an honorary Oscar by the two of the four female filmmakers who followed in her footsteps at Sunday's Governors Awards, one of the most talked-about moments of the night.

The 91-year-old Italian was chosen to receive the honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences back in June. On Sunday night, she was toasted and given the statuette — 42 years after she was nominated for

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