The Governors Awards
The Governors Awards is an annual event celebrating awards conferred by the Academy's Board of Governors – the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Honorary Award. Recipients are announced each summer and honored at a dinner gala in November. Highlights from the event are incorporated into the year's Academy Awards show.
2013 Honorees
2013 Governors Awards
The imagination, creativity, skill and compassion of the movie industry were celebrated at the Academy's fifth annual Governors Awards held on November 16, 2013 at the Hollywood & Highland Center's Ray Dolby Ballroom.
Past Honorees
2012 Governors Awards
On November 30, 2012, famous friends and colleagues gathered for an unforgettable evening of laughter, fun, and affection to celebrate the indelible contributions of honorees D.A. Pennebaker, George Stevens Jr., Hal Needham, and Jeffrey Katzenberg to filmmaking and the world.
See a full list of Governors Awards Honorees
About the Awards
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscar statuette, is given to an "individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry."
Honorary Award
Honorary Awards are given for lifetime achievements, exceptional contributions to motion picture arts and sciences, and outstanding service to the Academy.
