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Governors Hand Out Year's First Oscars
Governors Hand Out Year's First Oscars
By Steve Pond Here’s one lesson to take from the Governors Awards, which took place Saturday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood & Highland center: Even when they’ve only got four awards and the show isn’t being televised, it still takes the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences three-and-a-half hours to hand out Oscars. But time wasn’t a pressing issue at the inaugural Governors Awards, which moved the presentation of honorary Oscars out of the ...
Governors Awards
oscars.org — 2009 Governors Awards On November 14, four extraordinary individuals were honored at the Academy’s inaugural Governors Awards event. Producer-executive John Calley received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, and Honorary Awards went to actress ... Governors Awards
2009 Governors Awards – Anjelica Huston presents Oscar® Statuette to Lauren Bacall
2009 Governors Awards – Anjelica Huston presents Oscar® Statuette to Lauren Bacall
oscars.org — Home : Video 2009 Governors Awards Anjelica Huston presents Oscar Statuette to Lauren Bacall 2009 Governors Awards – Anjelica Huston presents ...
Oscars in November: A brand new kick-off to awards season
Oscars in November: A brand new kick-off to awards season
latimesblogs.latimes.com — As stars and filmmaking elite arrived Saturday night for the inaugural non-televised Governors Awards, in which honorary Oscars are handed out, it became apparent this new, more intimate awards showcase was indeed a big hit. The academy was clearly out... Oscars in November: A brand new kick-off to awards season
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The Oscar show you didn’t see
In Contention — ... For those of us not important/famous/rich enough to have attended last night’s honorary Oscars presentation, the Governors’ Awards — tickets began at $350, apparently — Steve Pond has a comprehensive report of the proceedings, complete with pictures and some gossipy details. ...

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