LOS ANGELES—After a six-decade career in which he’s won two Golden Globes but no Oscar, Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is finally getting the golden statuette. On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 82-year-old Saint John, N.B., native will be among four recipients of an honorary Oscar on Nov. 11. Writer-director Charles Burnett, cinematographer Owen Roizman and director Agnes Varda will also get the honour at the Governors Awards. The award honours “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the academy.”“This year’s Governors Awards reflect the breadth of international, independent and mainstream filmmaking, and are tributes to four great artists whose work embodies the diversity of our shared humanity,” academy president John Bailey said in a statement.

Source: thestar September 06, 2017 21:18 UTC