Jennifer Todd Named Producer of Academy's 17th Governors Awards; Glenn Close, Ridley Scott Among Honorees
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Pete Hammond
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Jennifer Todd, a producer and former Academy Producers Branch governor, has been named producer of the 17th annual Governors Awards by Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor. Todd takes over from Jennifer Fox, who produced the event for the past seven years. The ceremony will present Honorary Oscars to actor Glenn Close, animator Floyd Norman, and director Ridley Scott, along with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
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· 3 pulledProducer and former Academy Producers Branch governor Jennifer Todd will take the reins of the 17th Governors Awards, Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor said Monday.
It is Todd's first time producing the event, which for the past seven years has been produced by Jennifer Fox.
This year, Honorary Oscars will be presented to actor Glenn Close, animator Floyd Norman and director Ridley Scott, with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award going to
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