Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top, even by Hollywood standards. But at the Governors Awards Saturday night, where Michael J. Fox, Euzhan Palcy, Peter Weir and Diane Warren were celebrated with honorary Oscar statuettes, each moment felt worthy.
After several pandemic-adjusted years, the annual event put on by the Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was back in full form at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Saturday.
"It's a really special night," Butler said. "I just had a really special moment with Robert Downey Jr." When Warren took the stage, she said the words she's been waiting to say for 34 years, since she got her first Oscar nomination: "I'd like to thank the Academy." Weir, too, reflected about Williams, with whom he worked on "Dead Poets Society" and marveled about how Williams was when no one was around and inspiration would strike.
Davis helped close out the night celebrating Palcy, who was first Black woman to direct a film produced by a major studio
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