2026 Honorary Oscars Announced: Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, Floyd Norman, and Killer Films to Be Honored
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 2026 recipients of honorary Oscars. Actor Glenn Close, animator Floyd Norman, and director Ridley Scott will receive Academy Honorary Awards, while producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. The honors will be presented at the 17th Governors Awards on November 15, 2026, in Los Angeles, as voted by the Academy's Board of Governors.
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The recipients, who will accept the honorary Oscars at the 17th Governors Awards event on Sunday, November 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, were voted on by the Academy's Board of Governors.
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