By Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times (TNS)Quincy Jones had already written his speech to accept an honorary Oscar this year at the motion picture academy’s annual Governors Awards. But he died two weeks before Sunday’s ceremony, so it was left to his daughter Rashida Jones to deliver his words. “Would we call it an Oscar?” Grant mused, wrapping up his speech. It’s a better-than-nothing Oscar.” Addressing Curtis, Grant added that he hoped they’d work together one more time, perhaps on “Four Funerals and a Wedding.”Accepting the award, Curtis good-naturedly returned the sentiments of Grant’s introduction. “I’m deeply grateful and profoundly moved because I watched my father accept this award in 1981,” Broccoli said.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 18, 2024 20:16 UTC