Glenn Close receives an Honorary Oscar this Sunday at the Academy's 17th Governors Awards, joining a class of five honorees whose careers collectively span more than a century of cinema.
The ceremony takes place November 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Close arrives with eight competitive nominations and zero wins, the most of any living performer. Her nominations stretch across four decades: from The World According to Garp in 1983 through Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, and Hillbilly Elegy in 2021. The honorary award is non-competitive and recognizes "extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement."
Ridley Scott will also receive an Honorary Oscar, though not in person. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scott "underwent a minor medical procedure last week and has been advised not to fly." The director, 88, pretaped his acceptance speech, which will play during the ceremony. His family is traveling from London to attend in his place. Scott holds four Oscar nominations, including three for Best Director, without a competitive win.
Floyd Norman, hired by Walt Disney Animation in 1956 as its first Black animator, rounds out the Honorary Award recipients. Norman's credits span Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, and Toy Story 2.
Producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Academy's highest honor for producers. Killer Films, which they founded in 1995, produced Boys Don't Cry, Carol, Still Alice, and earned a Best Picture nomination for Past Lives in 2024.