Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top, even by Hollywood standards. But at the Governors Awards Saturday night, where Michael J. Fox, Euzhan Palcy, Peter Weir and Diane Warren were celebrated with honorary Oscar statuettes, each moment felt worthy. After several pandemic-adjusted years, the annual event put on by the Governors…
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Michael J Fox was awarded an honorary Oscar on Saturday for his campaign to fund Parkinson’s research since being diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease at the peak of his acting career. Fox received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual statuette for humanitarian work by a film industry figure […]
Movies News - LOS ANGELES - Canadian actor Michael J. Fox was awarded an honorary Oscar on Saturday for his campaign to fund Parkinson’s research since being diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease at the peak of his acting career. Fox, 61, received the Academy of Motion Picture. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Los Angeles, Nov. 20 (IANS): Michael J. Fox, Diane Warren, Euzhan Palcy and Peter Weir were honoured at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Governors Awards. Last year’s awards had been postponed due to Covid and instead took place just two day’s before the Oscars in March, reports Variety. Among other attendees were Cher, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh, Jordan Peele, Jonathan Majors, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Austin Butler, Aldis Hodge, Gabrielle Union, Jeremy Pope, Glen Powell, Angela Bassett, Margot Robbie and Jean Smart. Viola Davis introduced Palcy, whose film ‘A Dry White Season’ earned Marlon Brando his final Oscar nomination. ‘Back to the Future’ star Fox was feted with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statuette given “to an individual in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.” Woody Harrelson introduced Fox with a rou