On November 14, four extraordinary individuals were honored at the Academy’s inaugural Governors Awards event. Producer-executive John Calley received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, and Honorary Awards went to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis.
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Honorary Award to Lauren Bacall in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to John Calley for a consistently high quality of motion picture production.
Honorary Award to Roger Corman for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers.
Honorary Award to Gordon Willis for unsurpassed mastery of light, shadow, color and motion.
Steven Spielberg accepts Thalberg Award on behalf of John Calley.
Anjelica Huston presents Oscar statuette to Lauren Bacall.
Jeff Bridges presents Oscar statuette to Gordon Willis.
Jonathan Demme presents Oscar statuette to Roger Corman.
