Back to the Future’s Michael J. Fox Wins Honorary Oscar

the iconic actor Michael J. Foxinterpreter of Marty McFly in the franchise Back to the futurewill receive Oscar honorarium for work as an activist to raise awareness of Parkinson’s. The announcement was made last Tuesday, 21, by the board of directors of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesaccording to information from the The Hollywood Reporter.

In addition to Foxa Academy will honor Diane Warren13-time Oscar-winning songwriter, Peter Weirsix-time award-nominated director and writer, and Euzhan Palcy, a black director who was a pioneer in the industry. They received the award at 13th Governors Awardsscheduled for November 19, 2022.

“The Board of Directors of Academy is honored to recognize four individuals who have made indelible contributions to cinema and the world at large,” said David Rubin, president of the institution, in a statement. “The tireless defense of Michael J. Fox of research on the disease Parkinson’swith its boundless optimism, exemplifies one person’s impact on changing the future of millions.”

“Euzhan Palcy is a pioneering filmmaker whose groundbreaking significance in international cinema is cemented in film history,” he continued. “The music and lyrics of Diane Warren magnified the emotional impact of countless films and inspired generations of musical artists. AND Peter Weir is a director of consummate skill and talent, whose work reminds us of the power of film to reveal the full range of human experience.”

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Why doesn’t Michael J. Fox accept more speaking roles?

Michael J. Fox revealed that Parkinson’s disease has directly influenced his career as an actor. In conversation on the podcast Working It Outthe actor explained how memorizing the lines has become increasingly difficult since he was diagnosed.

“When I did the spin-off of The Good Wifewhich was called The Good Fight, I couldn’t remember the lines. I just had this blank, I couldn’t remember the lines,” he stated, comparing it to how he felt when he was given scripts early in his career.

Fox added: “I had 70 pages of dialogue in a movie of Brian De Palmaand there was a very expensive scene filmed on Steadicam that depended on me knowing the lines – it didn’t even make me sweat.”

Actor stated that he no longer accepts projects of this type, with many lines. “I can’t remember five pages of dialogue. I can not. So I’m going to the beach,” he joked. Fox explained that he learned to adapt and recalled when he went through a challenging situation in Designated Survivor (2016).

“It was legal issues and I just couldn’t get it by heart,” he said. “But what was really refreshing was that I didn’t panic. I didn’t panic. I just said, ‘well, that’s it. Moving on.'”

Michael J. Fox became known mainly for the role of Marty McFly in the trilogy Back to the future (1985). In addition, he also worked on faces and grimaces (1982), The Boy of the Future (1985), For Love or Money (1993) and starred in the sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013), where he plays a journalist with Parkinson’s.