Given for extraordinary lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the motion picture arts and sciences of any discipline, or outstanding service to the Academy.

The Academy Honorary Award – instituted in 1950 for the 23rd Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award, which was first presented at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929) – is …

Mar 2, 2025 · A quintet of movie-industry legends received lifetime achievement Academy Awards late last year, in an honorary Oscars event that has been a standalone ceremony since 2009.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responsible for the Oscar awards, has announced that Tom Cruise (62) will finally be honored with a golden statuette after more than …

Mar 3, 2025 · Perhaps the most prestigious award is the Oscar lifetime achievement award, celebrating the entire body of work prodcued by an individual. Among the winners of the …

…distinguished acting career included a lifetime achievement Oscar (1991) and a career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival (1998). She also made headlines in the 1990s for her …

Oct 27, 2019 · There are 17 branches of the academy. All but one is represented by at least one honorary Oscar winner on this list of names.

Feb 20, 2017 · Although the Oscars don't technically give out a lifetime achievement, today's Academy Honorary Award that's given out at the Governors Awards basically has the same …

Jun 17, 2025 · The film industry will honor Tom Cruise this fall with an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, along with the choreographer Debbie Allen and the production …

Mar 13, 2023 · When a couple of heavyweights were announced as honorary Oscar recipients, people started to ask questions. So, what is an honorary Oscar, and why are people awarded …