Overview

• The non-televised 16th Governors Awards ceremony is set for November 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.
• The Academy’s Board of Governors announced its four honorees on June 17 for extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, contributions to motion picture arts and sciences and outstanding service to the Academy.
• Tom Cruise will be celebrated with an Honorary Oscar for his decades of action filmmaking, his advocacy of theatrical exhibition and his signature commitment to performing his own stunts.
• Dolly Parton will accept the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library initiatives, which have distributed over 285 million books globally.
• Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas will be honored for their pioneering work in choreography, acting and production design on projects ranging from Oscars ceremonies to landmark films such as ‘Do the Right Thing’ and ‘Hidden Figures’.