The evening was originally scheduled to take place in November… But the Hollywood strike paralyzed the American film industry for several months and forced organizers to postpone this 14th edition of the Governors Awards to January 9, 2024.
As every year, four personalities of the seventh art were awarded an honorary Oscar. One of them is Angela Basset, who became best known for her portrayal of Tina Turner in the 1993 film biography “What's Love Got to Do With It” about the star.
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Angela Bassett recalled that she was only the second black actress to win an honorary Oscar (after Cicely Tyson) and paid tribute to other black pioneers in Hollywood, such as Hattie McDaniel, who won an Oscar in 1940 for “Gone with the Wind.” .
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At 97, American director Mel Brooks also received an honorary Oscar for his entire body of work, more than half a century after he won his only Oscar for the film “The Producers,” in which he starred. Hitler was ridiculed.
“I should never have sold it,” he said on stage about his first prestigious trophy. Editor Carol Littleton was also rewarded on Tuesday, as was Sundance festival star Michelle Satter.
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Carol Littleton, Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett and Michelle Satter. Getty Images / © Penske Media
Beyond the awards, the Governors Awards red carpet is, above all, an opportunity for actors and actresses to apply for the next Oscars. If, of course, Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), Margot Robbie (“Barbie”), Emma Stone (“Poor Creatures”) and Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) were present.
Frenchwoman Juliette Binoche caused a stir on the red carpet in her dress decorated with flowers. His latest film, The Passion of Dodin Bouffant, was selected to represent France at the Oscars. He won an award for his direction at the Cannes Film Festival.