Academy To Honor Angela Lansbury at 2013 Ceremony

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Oscars: Academy To Honor Angela Lansbury
9/5/2013
by Gregg Kilday, Rebecca Ford


The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present an honorary award to Angela Lansbury.

The awards were voted on Tuesday night at a meeting of the Academy's board of governors and will be presented at the fifth annual Governors Awards, scheduled to take place Nov. 16 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland. While the vote was tallied on Tuesday, the announcement was withheld until Thursday, after all the recipients had been personally notified.





Lansbury has received three Academy Award nominations for her supporting performances in 1944's Gaslight, 1945's The Picture of Dorian Gray and 1962's The Manchurian Candidate.

Her other credits include Blue Hawaii, The World of Henry Orient and Mr. Popper’s Penguins. She also did voice work for the first animated feature to receive a best picture nomination, Beauty and the Beast.

"Ms. Lansbury is one of the giants in the world of acting and has been such a major influence on so many actors throughout the years," says Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.





Additional honorary awards will be presented to Steve Martin, Angelina Jolie, and costume designer Piero Tosi.

Honorary awards are given for lifetime achievements, exceptional contributions to motion picture arts and sciences, and outstanding service to the Academy.

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She certainly deserves the honor, after so many years of working in the industry!!!