The first Oscars of the weekend were handed out last night in Hollywood, and you can bet no is going to argue about the worthiness of these four new recipients of the industry’s highest award…
received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. As Academy President David Rubin said in his opening remarks these selections were essentially no-brainers. In fact he said it was the shortest Board Of Governors meeting ever convened with the purpose of choosing those who pass the exacting test of the Board in order to receive these Oscars. As he noted when their names were proposed there was unanimous support in the room.
who presented Jackson’s Oscar and actually in his remarks mentioned so many charitable causes Jackson is involved in that you could easily make an argument to also give him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. In fact at the reception the overwhelming number of attendees were actually members of the Board Of Governors and past presidents like Sid Ganis, Hawk Koch, and Cheryl Boone Isaacs, along with the likes of Quentin Tarantino there to support hisstar Jackson , Rita Wilson, and Magic Johnson who towered over the room.
After Washington cued the clip reel for Jackson, the 73 year old icon who has been in more box office blockbusters than anybody, gave a heartfelt speech highlighting his journey to this moment. “It is something that will be cherished forever,” he said. Before the ceremony I talked to Jackson and asked if he was excited to finally get an Oscar. “A check would be nice,” he joked. I also told him we would be seeing him at the Emmys.
What a great way to kick off this Oscar weekend, and if you ask me the Academy ought to consider making this a permanent place for the Governors Awards.By the way among the many pre-Oscar parties and events around town, this wasn’t the only one giving away “Oscar” awards, as Thursday night brought the annual Oscar Wilde Awards, always hosted by J.J. Abrams and usually in his backyard, but this time after a year off for the pandemic, it was at the much larger Wilshire Ebell.
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