The star and executive producer of 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey' will be honored by the Academy for his decades-long career. He tells THR that there’s not really much for him to say, 'other than I’ve done a lot of movies. I wanted to be an entertainer.'
Jackson, who will share the podium with fellow honorary honorees Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, previously received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his work in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic. The award went to Martin Landau for Ed Wood.
In a recent interview, Jackson quipped that “maybe I should have won one” by now, adding that “Oscars don’t move the comma on your check. It’s about getting asses in seats, and I’ve done a good job of doing that.”is based, toldat the premiere that Jackson should be “getting an Oscar for something else,” aside from the honorary tribute. But he’s hopeful Jackson will be recognized when the Emmy nominations roll around. “That will be OK,” he says. “In my heart, he has already won.
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