Angela Basset will receive the honorary Oscar after two nominations

Angela Basset (“Black Panther”) will finally receive her Oscar after two award nominations. The actress was announced as one of the honorees of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) with the honorary Oscar, an award for her achievements in her career. Alongside her, actor and director Mel Brooks (“Young Frankenstein”) and editor Carol Littleton (“ET – The Extra-Terrestrial”) will also receive the trophy. In addition, the Academy will also award producer Michelle Satter, founder of the Sundance Institute, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Trophy.

The ceremony is a parallel event to the main awards and is scheduled for November 18, with no live broadcast. Nonetheless, excerpts from the laureates’ speeches must be made available on the Academy’s networks. The event also awards the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Michelle Satter, director of the Sundance Institute.

“The Academy’s Board of Governors is thrilled to honor four pioneers who transformed the film industry and inspired generations of filmmakers and movie fans alike,” said Janet Yang, President of the Academy. “Throughout her decade-long career, Angela Bassett has continued to deliver transcendent performances that set new standards in acting.”

“Mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor and his legacy has had a lasting impact on all aspects of entertainment.” “Carol Littleton’s career in film editing serves as a role model for those who will follow. Michelle Satter, a mainstay of the independent film community, has played an integral role in the careers of countless filmmakers around the world.”

Last year, the ceremony awarded honorary Oscars to director Euzhan Palcy (“Sugar Cane Alley”), composer Diane Warren (“Armageddon”) and director Peter Weir (“The Truman Show”). The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award went to actor Michael J. Fox, known as Marty McFly in the series ‘Back to the Future’.

Historic Oscar nomination

It’s worth mentioning that Basset made history at the last awards show as the first Marvel actress to be nominated for an Oscar. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After” but she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything and Everywhere at Once”). On the other hand, she won the same category at the Golden Globes.

Previously, the actress had already been nominated in the Best Actress category for the biographical drama ‘Tina – The True Story of Tina Turner’ (1993), which earned her her first Golden Globe. She also earned Critics’ Choice and won an Actors Guild (SAG) Trophy for ‘Black Panther’ (2019).

Emmy Award winner

During her 40-year career, the actress has been involved in several renowned productions, such as the crime film ‘Os Donos da Rua’ (1991). The feature film was directed by John Singleton, who became the first black director and the youngest nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. She made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with the acclaimed “Black Panther” (2019), which went down in Academy history as the first superhero film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Other notable productions starring the actress include ‘Malcolm X’ (1992), ‘Stella’s New Passion’ (1998), ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout Effect’ (2018) and ‘Soul’ (2020).

In television, the actress left her legacy with seven Emmy Award nominations, including guest appearances in ˜The Jacksons: An American Dream’ (1992), ˜The Rosa Parks Story’ (2002), and ˜American Horror Story ” (2011). . It is worth mentioning that she is in the running for the upcoming Emmy Awards for Lead Actress in a Drama for the series ‘9-1-1’ and as the narrator for the documentary ‘Good Night, Oppy’.

The ceremony celebrates an EGOT winner

At 96, director, producer, writer, songwriter and actor Mel Brooks will also see his career honored by the Academy at the ceremony. Known for his work in comedy, he is one of 18 people to win the renowned EGOT, a term that combines wins in the four main American awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

He was one of the creators of the sitcom ‘Agent 86’ which was released in 1965. The series gained popularity for parodying the concept of a secret agent, which was on the rise with the ‘OO7’ movies at the time. On the big screen, he gained prominence for directing and writing ‘Springtime for Hitler’ (1967), which won the classic ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968) in the Academy Award category for best original screenplay.

With the stage adaptation, the story became an acclaimed Broadway musical, which held the record for the most Tony Awards, winning 12 categories, three of which went to Brooks. He also rose to prominence in the 1970s for “Scamp in the West” (1974) and “Young Frankenstein” (1974), which together garnered five Academy Award nominations, as well as “High Anxiety” (1977), a parody cult of Alfred Hitchcock’s films and “SO,S: There’s a Madman Loose in Space” (1987), his satire of “Star Wars”. Recently, his classic “The History of the World – Part 1” (1981) has become a comedy series on the Star+ platform, “The History of the World – Part 2”.

Other awardees

Editor Carol Littleton has a career spanning more than 50 years, with only one Academy Award nomination for Best Editing, won for her work on “ET” (1982). She is also distinguished by the films “The Reunion” (1983), “A Place in the Heart” (1984) and “Under the Dominion of Evil” (2004).

Michelle Satter, winner of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, is Senior Director of Artist Programs at the Sundance Institute, which focuses on the cultural impact of supporting independent storytellers. Over the course of a 40-year career, she has encouraged hundreds of filmmakers through the non-profit organization.

Source: Terra

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