Governors Awards Presenters: Tarantino, Huston, Demme, and Douglas

Earlier today AMPAS released the names of the presenters at this year’s NON-TELEVISED Governor’s Awards. I stand by my claim that to have these recipients accept their awards at some sidebar, time-saving event was low and is totally bogus. Some of the previous acceptance speeches have made for some of the best LIVE television in history. Still seems like Calley, Bacall, Corman, and Willis are getting the shaft. I sincerely hope the new Oscar producers, Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, have no other plans to shorten the big show in any way.

From the AMPAS Press Release:

Beverly Hills, CA (October 29, 2009) — Oscar® winners Jonathan Demme, Anjelica Huston and Quentin Tarantino, along with past Honorary Award recipient Kirk Douglas, will be among the presenters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ inaugural Governors Awards event on November 14, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The evening will feature presentations of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and Honorary Awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman and cinematographer Gordon Willis.

Demme, Douglas, Huston and Tarantino will join 600 invited guests at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® to celebrate the careers of Bacall, Calley, Corman and Willis, who each have made lasting contributions to the motion picture industry.

The black-tie dinner event will include film clips as well as remarks from the honorees, their colleagues and admirers.

The Honorary Award, an Oscar statuette, is given to an individual for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy.”

The Thalberg Award, a bust of the legendary motion picture executive, is given to “a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production.”

The Governors Awards presentation is being produced for the Academy by Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen in association with Emmy®-winning producer Don Mischer.

Academy Award nominations in all categories will be announced on February 2, 2010. The 82nd Academy Awards presentation will be telecast LIVE by the ABC Television Network on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Source: AMPAS