4 Aug 2011

Film academy to honor Oprah Winfrey



She will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. James Earl Jones and makeup pioneer Dick Smith mentioned are also honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A James Earl Jones, Oprah Winfrey and pioneering makeup artist Dick Smith to honor at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in November of Governors Awards. A Jones and Smith receive Honorary Awards, although Winfrey to present the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Honorary Award is presented for "extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of the arts and sciences, motion picture, or for outstanding service to the academy." The Humanitarian Award, named after the Danish-born actor in the form contributed to the Motion Picture Relief Fund in 1939, given to an individual "whose humanitarian efforts gave credit to the industry. The awards will be decided on Tuesday evening, a hand out November 12 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Until 2008, were presented during the televised Oscar Governors Awards ceremony, but some years ago the board decided governors to shake things up and bring their own evening of the honorees. Jones, 80, made the team in 1957 Broadway; the first film was 1964 Stanley Kubrick classic "Dr.. Strangelove "He won two Tony Awards for lead actor in a drama (for 1969 on" The Great White Hope "and for 1987 of" hedges ") was the second African American to earn a best actor Oscar nomination -. After Sidney Poitier - for the 1970 film "The Great White Hope." In addition to borrowing as the booming baritone voice and the force of Darth Vader in "Star Wars" films, Jones has appeared in films such as "Claudine, "" Coming to America, "" Field Dreams "and the original" Conan the Barbarian. "It was on Broadway this season with Vanessa Redgrave in" Driving Miss Daisy. "Tom Sherak, was reelected a president of the academy on Tuesday, got the news delivered to Jones." I got to speak with James Earl Jones, "said Sherak." I, Tom Sherak ... got to talk to Darth Vader, and my satisfaction. "Perhaps the most unexpected Winfrey honoree. What say 57 years old and is a philanthropist show host on one of the most influential women worldwide, after acting in only three films, and has produced or executive actions produced three others. However, she is no stranger to the Academy Awards. Winfrey was supporting actress Oscar nomination earn from its film drama started in 1985 Steven Spielberg on "The Color Purple." And the chatter this summer that she was going to host the Academy Awards in 2012; granted a camera crew from a show special backstage access at this year's show also . her 25 years hosting the show and now TV network operated by the OWN, Winfrey has multiple philanthropic efforts, including Oprah Angel Network, focused on education and human rights; the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, which supports "the inspiration, empowerment and education of women, children, and families worldwide. "And Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a girls' boarding school in South Africa despite lack Sherak said Winfrey at the film credits," She is a member of the academy. Oprah has produced films and nominated for an Academy Award. It has nothing to do with how much she has film credits. It has to do with the fact that one of us, is a member and ... she was one of the 50 most generous philanthropists in Business Week; a single performer gave over $ 500,000,000 of its own money to charity. "Smith is the 89-year-old known as" the godfather makeup "and he began his career in 1945 as a makeup artist on NBC for the first time. Among his classic 1972 film" The Godfather " 1973 "The Exorcist" and 1976 for "Taxi Driver. "He won a 1984 Oscar for" Amadeus. "Smith trained makeup artists such as contemporary as Rick Baker, Carl Fullerton and Greg Cannom." Dick Smith has been living legend, "said Sherak." And earn below-the-line legend. Not the general public could know what it is, but we know who Dick Smith and the bottom line is that this amount of -. Here are some people whose achievements honored to be the remarkable career ".



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