Filmframe  OSCARS LISTS: THE SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Awards
  • In addition to the annual awards voted by Academy members, the Board of Governors are empowered to vote Scientific & Technical Awards, and also to vote special honours, as follows:
  • (Spec.): Special Award (up to 1949)
  • (Hon.): Honorary Award (since 1950) - usually for lifetime achievement.
  • (Thalbg.): Irving G.Thalberg Memorial Award (since 1937) - for a consistently high quality of motion picture production.
  • (Hersh.): Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (since 1956) - for individual humanitarian efforts bringing credit to the industry.
  • (Sawyer): Gordon E. Sawyer Award (since 1982).

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