The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that its Board of Governors voted to present the annual Honorary Awards to Samuel L.
Glover first caught the attention of movie audiences in “The Color Purple” before going on to star in the “Lethal Weapon” series, as well as “To Sleep with Anger,” “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Dreamgirls,” “Beyond the Lights,” and “Sorry to Bother You.” He’s a lifelong community activist who has advocated for economic justice, and health care and education issues in the U.S.
Jackson, meanwhile, has starred in more than 100 movies ranging from indies to blockbusters.
May made her mark as a writer/director with “A New Leaf,” in which she also starred, “Mikey and Nicky” and “Ishtar,” and also directed “The Heartbreak Kid.” Her screenwriting credits include “The Birdcage” and she received Oscar nominations for the adapted screenplays for “Heaven Can Wait” .
She came to the attention of international audiences in Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona,” the first film she made with the Swedish auteur before going on to become his partner and muse.