Two iconic black American actors, Danny Glover and Samuel L. Jackson, Norwegian star Liv Ullmann, muse of Ingmar Bergman, and co-writer of Tootsie, Elaine May, will be awarded by the Academy of Oscars in 2022, announced the American film institution on Thursday.
A humanitarian prize for the hero of “Lethal Weapon”
Noticed in The Color Purple by Steven Spielberg, then alongside Mel Gibson in the saga The lethal Weapon, Danny Glover will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Governor Awards ceremony on January 15, 2022.
This prize is an Oscar irregularly awarded by the Academy to recognize an individual “whose humanitarian action has brought honor to the film industry”.
“Danny Glover has campaigned for decades for justice and human rights, testimony to his commitment to recognize this humanity that we share, both on screen and off,” said in a statement. Academy Awards, David Rubin.
Three honorary oscars
Samuel L. Jackson, Liv Ullmann and actress, screenwriter and director Elaine May will receive an honorary Oscar next January.
An international “cultural icon” for David Rubin, Samuel L. Jackson was illustrated in films by Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing) and Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained). He has also become a recurring character in many Marvel films with his role as Nick Fury and the “Star Wars” saga where he plays the Jedi Mace Windu.
Norwegian theater actress Liv Ullmann, 82, has been internationally known for her role in Person Ingmar Bergman in 1967, before starring in several films of the Swedish director with whom she had a daughter. She also moved on to directing (Sofie, then Unfaithful) while continuing to play on the boards.
As for the American Elaine May, 89, she wrote and directed her first film. A New Leaf in 1971, but it was above all as a screenwriter that she became known, with Heaven can wait (1978) and Primary Colors (1998) which each earned him an Oscar nomination.
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