Quincy Jones has been nominated for seven Oscars in the last 55 years, including best original score, best song and even best picture. Although he has never picked up a competitive statuette during the Academy Awards, this November he will receive an honorary Oscar from the Academy’s Board of Governors in recognition of his contributions to the film arts.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that Jones, casting director Juliet Taylor, film producer Richard Curtis and James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will be honored at this year’s Governors Awards.
Jones, who has contributed to films such as “In Cold Blood”, “The Wiz” and “The Color Purple”, and Taylor, whose casting credits include “Taxi Driver”, “Annie Hall”, “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Schindler’s List”, will receive Academy Honorary Awards. Most honorary Oscar recipients have not yet won a competitive Oscar.
Curtis, the filmmaker behind the films “Notting Hill” and “Love Actually,” will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his charitable efforts. A co-founder of Comic Relief UK and USA, he has helped raise more than $2 billion over the past 40 years. Jones was awarded the Hersholt Prize in 1994.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award will be presented to Wilson and Broccoli of EON Productions, whose 007 credits include “Casino Royale,” “Skyfall” and “No Time to Die.” Broccoli’s father, Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, was given the Thalberg Award in 1981.
“The recipients of this year’s Governors Awards have set incredibly high standards throughout their remarkable careers, and the Academy’s Board of Governors is thrilled to honor them with Oscars,” Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement. “Their profound love of cinema and indelible contributions to our art make these five individuals truly deserving of these honors.”
The event, which will not be televised, will be held on November 17 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, just an escalator away from the Dolby Theatre, which hosts the Oscar Awards ceremony.
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