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The honorary awards used to be handed out on the Oscars telecast but became its own separate event in 2009. 9 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The Sundance Institute's Michelle Satter will also receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the event, which was originally scheduled to be held on Nov. The Academy, which puts on the Oscars, decided to delay the event due to the state of the industry, in which Hollywood's writers and actors are months into strikes for new contracts with major entertainment companies.īassett, who was up for the best supporting actress award earlier this year, was selected to receive the prestigious honorary Oscar statuette along with Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton. The 14th Governors Awards has been delayed from November until January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday. Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her Oscar.
