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Governors Awards Present Honorary Oscars To Juliet Taylor, Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis & Bond Producers In Emotional Kickoff To A Long Season

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences handed out their 15th Annual Governors Awards in Hollywood

In fact just the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ PR team’s tip sheet was two pages of 207 single spaced names who were expected to attend (and by my count did) show up, not just to honor the deserving winners of the evening, but also perhaps to be in this place which is jam packed with Oscar voters who might be reminded to see your movie, if they haven’t done so already. Warner Bros had the Dune brigade, Universal was highlighting their Dreamworks animation team behind their hit Wild Robot, while I stopped by their Focus Features specialty label table where they were hosting the likes of Nosferatu’s Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Hoult, and Robert Eggers, along with Conclave director Edward Berger, and more. And I have to say I have been to all 15 of these Governors Awards shows (I even served as writer for the second one) and this one, produced immaculately by Jennifer Fox for the sixth consecutive year, had it all: humor, respect, emotion, terrific clip packages, inspiring speeches, and a reminder that the reason this very tony crowd was in this room is the love of the craft itself.

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