Honorary Oscars

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 8:44 am

Among this year's honorary Oscar awards will be Gena Rowlands and Spike Lee for career achievement and Debbie Reynolds gets the Hersholt.

wich2 · Post by **wich2** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:30 am

When they gave Garbo hers, she didn't show; when they floated the idea of giving Karloff one, he essentially told them where to put it (a Union man to the end.)

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:35 am

As for Garbo's honorary Oscar, I always wondered where it was kept, in her home. I read that, when someone asked her about it, she replied: "oh, it's in a shoe box somewhere." Perhaps she used it as a doorstop.

Danny

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:46 am

Nancy Kelly, nominated for The Bad Seed accepted the honorary Oscar for Garbo, "who at 49 was the youngest ever to receive that Award." Kelly stated "In a year where there can be more than one Kelly, there can only be one Garbo."

wich2 · Post by **wich2** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:05 pm

There was some comment later somewhere, about Garbo never having gotten one.

She responded, "I have one, in a cupboard."

jrcasey1960 · Post by **jrcasey1960** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:30 am

I've been miffed since the Academy took the special awards off the menu for the regular broadcast and made them part of the Governors' awards. Of course, I lost a lot of respect for the honorary awards when they started giving them out to just anyone (Steve Martin.......Steve Martin??).

busby1959 · Post by **busby1959** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:40 am

Spike Lee???

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:51 am

Jerry Lewis?

entredeuxguerres · Post by **entredeuxguerres** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:10 pm

drednm wrote:Jerry Lewis?

Well, why not...if Halle Berry can win Best Actress?

goalieboy82 · Post by **goalieboy82** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:34 pm

Kevin Brownlow got one so that is good.

boblipton · Post by **boblipton** » Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:38 pm

goalieboy82 wrote:Kevin Brownlow got one so that is good.

I suppose so. It seems to be an excuse not to fund his projects. "You have an Oscar. What more do you want?"

MOMA has its Oscar on display in the east entrance.

Bob

The Blackbird · Post by **The Blackbird** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:14 am

They redeemed themselves when they gave that special Oscar for special effects to the '76 KING KONG.

wich2 · Post by **wich2** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:53 am

Folks who continually look to find Total Artistic Integrity in what has always really been a Let's Pat Ourselves On The Back company award are destined for disappointment.

miltonebx · Post by **miltonebx** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:00 am

The best one: Shirley Temple was on stage and received an award (oscar?) from Louis B. Mayer. After receiving the award she turned to her mother and said "Mommy, can we go home now"?

Mark Zimmer · Post by **Mark Zimmer** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:20 am

The Blackbird wrote:They redeemed themselves when they gave that special Oscar for special effects to the '76 KING KONG.

You are a cruel one.

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