Overview
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas will each be awarded an honorary Oscar statuette during the Governors Awards ceremony on November 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood.
- Tom Cruise has been nominated four times without a competitive win and was cited for his relentless advocacy of the theatrical experience and his commitment to performing his own stunts.
- Dolly Parton will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library efforts, which have distributed more than 285 million books to children worldwide.
- Debbie Allen is honored for her nearly fifty-year career as a choreographer and actor, including seven Academy Awards ceremony productions and work on films like Fame and A Jazzman’s Blues.
- Wynn Thomas is recognized for his production design on landmark films such as Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X and the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind.