(7 Sep 2017) SUTHERLAND, BURNETT, ROIZMAN, VARDA TO GET HONORARY OSCARS
Actor Donald Sutherland, writer-director Charles Burnett, cinematographer Owen Roizman and Belgian director Agnes Varda are getting honorary Oscars this year.
The film academy said Wednesday (6 September) that the four honorees will receive their Oscar statuettes at the ninth annual Governors Awards ceremony in November.
The board of governors selected the honorees Tuesday night. None has previously won an Oscar.
Burnett is an independent filmmaker whose work has been celebrated for its portrayals of the African-American experience. He wrote, directed, produced, shot and edited his first film, "Killer of Sheep," in 1977.
Roizman has received five Academy Award nominations for his work on such films as "The French Connection," ''The Exorcist" and "Network."
The 89-year-old Varda wrote and directed her first feature film in 1956 and released her latest film this year.
Sutherland has appeared in more than 140 films, including "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," ''Ordinary People" and "The Hunger Games" series.
The private, untelevised Governors Awards gala is set for November 11 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, just upstairs from the Dolby Theatre, where the 90th Academy Awards will be presented on March 4, 2018.
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