The honorees of the 2026 Governors Awards have been announced!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Oscars to veteran actress Glenn Close, legendary director Ridley Scott, and Disney’s first Black animator Floyd Norman at the 2026 Governors Awards, set to take place later this year.
The recognition is long over-due for both Glenn and Ridley, who have been nominated for numerous Oscars over the years without any wins. Glenn has received eight nods while Ridley has three directing nominations and a producing nod for Best Picture.
“The Academy’s Board of Governors is thrilled to present this year’s Governors Awards to five remarkable individuals whose groundbreaking work has forever shaped the art of filmmaking,” Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor shared in a statement, via Variety. “Throughout her extraordinary body of work, Glenn Close’s unparalleled emotional range has brought to life some of the most complex characters in cinema. Floyd Norman is the legendary animator who has broken barriers and inspired generations of artists over his remarkable career. Sir Ridley Scott is a true visionary whose decades-long legacy has left an immeasurable impact on global cinema and culture.”
Also during the 2026 Governors Awards, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, producers and longtime champions of independent films, will be honored the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
“Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler play a central role in American independent cinema, championing bold, ambitious and distinctive storytelling,”Lynette Howell Taylor added in her statement.
The statuettes will be presented to the honors during the Academy’s 2026 Governors Awards scheduled to take place on November 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.
You can see all 11 stars that were in contention for Honorary Oscars this year.
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