Filmmaker Lumet to Receive Honorary Oscar
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Veteran director Sidney Lumet, who picked up five Oscar nominations but never took home a prize, will receive an honorary statuette at the 77th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 27, organizers said Wednesday.
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The first Oscar nomination for a South African film will boost the burgeoning industry and grab the attention of Hollywood, the film's director said on Tuesday.
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A classic Hollywood cliffhanger will conclude Sunday's Academy Awards, and organizers hope the suspense of an up-for-grabs best-picture race will be enough to keep TV audiences tuned in through the finale.
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Director Woody Allen is given a lifetime achievement award at the 52nd San Sebastian Film Festival.
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ROME  - Oscar-winning director Roman  Polanski, a fugitive from American justice, will be honored at  the Turin Film Festival in November.
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Jack Valenti, former president of the Motion Picture Association of America, has been named a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honor.
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The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be named in Los Angeles later.
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Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood will receive the Motion Picture Association of America's inaugural humanitarian award, the association announced Thursday.
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Robin Williams, who rose to Hollywood stardom thanks to his wild comedy but earned an Oscar as a dramatic actor, will receive a major honorary award from the group that hands out the widely watched Golden Globes, it was announced on Thursday.
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Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg will receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the   Golden Globes Awards in 2009 following the cancellation of the ceremony this year.
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Robin Williams has been cited to receive the honourary Cecil B DeMille award at the Golden Globes.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker  who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido  Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary  knighthood from Britain Wednesday.
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French actor Gerard Depardieu will be honored at this year's salute by the Film Society of the Lincoln Center, which recognizes the extraordinary careers of distinguished film artists each year.
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Robin Williams, who rose to  Hollywood stardom thanks to his wild comedy but earned an Oscar  as a dramatic actor, will receive a major honorary award from  the group that hands out the widely watched Golden Globes, it  was announced on Thursday.
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Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg was awarded France - s Legion d - Honneur today.
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The best movie I've seen so  far this year: Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're  Dead." The title the most people have trouble remembering:  "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead."
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Director Sidney Lumet can't head to the West Coast until four days before the Feb. 27 Academy Awards ceremony where he will receive an honorary Oscar, because of post-production deadlines on his latest feature, "Find Me Guilty." So the Academy will throw him a "Congratulations, Sidney" party here at the Plaza Athenee on Feb. 23.