Glenn Close and Ridley Scott to Receive Honorary Oscars at 2025 Governors Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, and Floyd Norman with honorary Oscars at the 2025 Governors Awards ceremony, scheduled for November 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood. The event will also present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler. Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor praised the recipients as "five extraordinary people whose innovative work has forever changed the art of filmmaking." Close, 79, has been nominated for Academy Awards eight times but has never won a competitive Oscar. Scott, 87, has received four nominations without a win. Norman, an animator who worked on Disney classics like Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book, will receive the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation. The Governors Awards are held annually to recognize lifetime achievements and special contributions to cinema.
Key facts
- Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, and Floyd Norman will receive honorary Oscars.
- The 2025 Governors Awards take place November 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, Ovation Hollywood.
- Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
- Close has been nominated for eight Oscars without winning.
- Scott has received four Oscar nominations.
- Norman worked on Disney films including Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book.
- Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor announced the honorees.
- The awards celebrate lifetime achievement and innovation in filmmaking.
Entities
Artists
- Glenn Close
- Ridley Scott
- Floyd Norman
- Christine Vachon
- Pamela Koffler
- Lynette Howell Taylor
- Peter O'Toole
- Tom Cruise
Institutions
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Ovation Hollywood
- Disney
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Killer Films
Locations
- Hollywood
- United States
- Ray Dolby Ballroom
- Ovation Hollywood
- New York