The following Special Awards shall be given at such times as in the judgment of the Board of Governors there are deserving recipients, but are not necessarily given each year:

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Statuette)

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD (Thalberg Head)

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD (Statuette)

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD (Statuette)

HONORARY AWARD (Statuette)

OTHER AWARDS shall be given at such times as in the judgement of the Board of Governors there is a deserving recipient, but not necessarily each year. They shall be in such form as the Board of Governors may decide.*

* Taken from the official rules of the Academy Awards (Rule One, Awards Definitions.)