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Mel Brooks Makes Rare Public Appearance at 97 to Accept Honorary Oscar: ‘This Is Beautiful’


Mel Brooks made a rare public appearance to accept an honorary Oscar at the 14th Governors Awards at the age of 97. 'This is beautiful,' he told the crowd.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Angela Bassett was also presented with an honorary Oscar during the event in Los Angeles, which was hosted by John Mulaney. Attendees included Glenn Close, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and more A-listers. He continued, “A long time ago, I was given a choice: I had an offer to be working as an apprentice accountant or as a coffee runner in show business.

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