Prolific producer Kathleen Kennedy will be the first woman to receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of…
will be the first woman to receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Academy’s board of governors voted Tuesday night to present the honor to Kennedy and her producing partner, Frank Marshall , at the 10th annual Governors Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18. Additionally, publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin, and actress Cicely Tyson will receive honorary Oscars for their work in the industry, the board voted.
“Choosing the honorees for its awards each year is the happiest of all the board of governors’ work,” Academy President John Bailey in a statement Wednesday. “And this year, its selection of five iconic artists was made with universal acclaim by the Academy’s 54 spirited governors.”The honorary Oscars are given “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 established the Kennedy/Marshall Company in 1991, generating Best Picture nominations for
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