{"id":8866,"date":"2026-06-10T20:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/ridley-scott-glenn-close-to-be-honored\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:49:43","slug":"ridley-scott-glenn-close-to-be-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/ridley-scott-glenn-close-to-be-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridley Scott, Glenn Close to Be Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Director Ridley Scott and actress Glenn Close are among the artists who will finally receive their long overdue Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Joining Scott and Close as a recipient of an honorary Oscar is Floyd Norman, Disney\u2019s first Black animator. The honorary Oscars will be presented at the Governors Awards gala where the Academy&#8217;s Board of Governors will also present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This year\u2019s Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award will be given to longtime indie producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler. The duo\u2019s Killer Films banner has produced such Oscar fare as Boys Don\u2019t Cry, Far From Heaven, I\u2019m Not There, Still Alice, First Reformed, Carol, Past Lives, May December, and A Different Man.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Floyd Norman, now age 90, has previously been honored as a Disney Legend for his work on animated films such as Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, Robin Hood, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mulan. Norman left Disney in the latter 1960s to co-found the AfroKids animation studio with Leo Sullivan before rejoining the company in the early \u201870s.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Glenn Close, 79, has been a screen presence since the 1970s, having earned eight Oscar nominations but never winning. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, The Natural, and Hillbilly Elegy. Close was nominated as Best Actress for Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs, and The Wife.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Legendary director Sir Ridley Scott, 88, has made some of the most iconic movies of all time, including Alien and Blade Runner, but he only ever received three Best Director nominations (for Thelma &amp; Louise, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down). As a producer, he shared an Oscar nomination for Best Picture for The Martian. While Scott himself has never won an Oscar, his 2000 epic Gladiator did win Best Picture.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Ridley Scott&#8217;s 10 Best Movies<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Oscar statuettes will be presented at the Academy\u2019s 17th Governors Awards on November 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Governors Awards coverage will then be rolled into the Academy\u2019s March 14, 2027 broadcast of the 99th Oscars, which will be hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>(Ridley Scott thumbnail photo by Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Ridley Scott and actress Glenn Close are among the artists who will finally receive their long overdue Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Joining Scott and Close as a recipient of an honorary Oscar is Floyd Norman, Disney\u2019s first Black animator. 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