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Scenes From The Academy’s 2014 Governors Awards

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2014 Governors Awards

The 6th Annual Governors Awards took place on Saturday, November 8, 2014 in The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte, Honorary Award recipient Hayao Miyazaki, Honorary Award recipient Jean-Claude Carrière and Honorary Award recipient Maureen O’Hara were honored by their peers during the evening.

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

The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, also an Oscar statuette, is given “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.”

Pictured (left to right): Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte, Honorary Award recipient Hayao Miyazaki, Honorary Award recipient Jean-Claude Carrière and Honorary Award recipient Maureen O’Hara

Pictured (left to right): Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte, Honorary Award recipient Hayao Miyazaki, Honorary Award recipient Jean-Claude Carrière and Honorary Award recipient Maureen O’Hara

2014 Governors Awards

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs introduces the 2014 Governors Awards

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs introduces the 2014 Governors Awards

Carrière, who began his career as a novelist, was introduced to screenwriting by French comedian and filmmaker Pierre Étaix, with whom he shared an Oscar for the live action short subject “Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary)” in 1962. He received two more nominations during his nearly two-decade collaboration with director Luis Buñuel, for the screenplays for “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” and “That Obscure Object of Desire.” Carrière also has collaborated notably with such directors as Volker Schlöndorff (“The Tin Drum”), Jean-Luc Godard (“Every Man for Himself”) and Andrzej Wajda (“Danton”). He earned a fourth Oscar nomination for “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” with director Philip Kaufman.

Miyazaki is an artist, writer, director, producer and three-time Oscar nominee in the Animated Feature Film category, winning in 2002 for “Spirited Away.” His other nominations were for “Howl’s Moving Castle” in 2005 and “The Wind Rises” last year. Miyazaki gained an enormous following in his native Japan for such features as “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” “Laputa: Castle in the Sky,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Kiki’s Delivery Service” before breaking out internationally in the late 1990s with “Princess Mononoke.” He is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a renowned animation studio based in Tokyo.

O’Hara, a native of Dublin, Ireland, came to Hollywood in 1939 to star opposite Charles Laughton in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” She went on to appear in a wide range of feature films, including the swashbucklers “The Black Swan” and “Sinbad the Sailor,” the dramas “This Land Is Mine” and “A Woman’s Secret,” the family classics “Miracle on 34th Street” and “The Parent Trap,” the spy comedy “Our Man in Havana” and numerous Westerns. She was a favorite of director John Ford, who cast her in five of his films, including “How Green Was My Valley,” “Rio Grande” and “The Quiet Man.”

An actor, producer, singer and lifelong activist, Belafonte began performing in theaters and nightclubs in and around Harlem, where he was born. From the beginning of his film career, he chose projects that shed needed light on racism and inequality, including “Carmen Jones,” “Odds against Tomorrow” and “The World, the Flesh and the Devil.” He was an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, marching and organizing alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. and often funding initiatives with his entertainment income. Belafonte was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1987 and currently serves on the boards of the Advancement Project and the Institute for Policy Studies. His work on behalf of children, education, famine relief, AIDS awareness and civil rights has taken him all over the world.

Considered to be the premium event where actors and filmmakers attend prior to the mailing of the Oscar voting ballots, here’s a look at who attended the Governors Awards as well as the important dates coming up.

Monday, December 29, 2014
Nominations voting begins 8 a.m. PT

Thursday, January 8, 2015
Nominations voting ends 5 p.m. PT

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Oscar nominations announced

Oscar Sunday, February 22, 2015
87th Academy Awards

Sidney Poitier (left), David Oyelowo (center) and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte

Sidney Poitier (left), David Oyelowo (center) and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte

Reese Witherspoon (left) and Michael Keaton

Reese Witherspoon (left) and Michael Keaton

Chris Rock (left), Michael Keaton (center) and Jessica Chastain

Chris Rock (left), Michael Keaton (center) and Jessica Chastain

Jack O'Connell (left), Benedict Cumberbatch (center) and David Oyelowo

Jack O’Connell (left), Benedict Cumberbatch (center) and David Oyelowo

(Left to right): Michael Keaton, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Ruffalo

(Left to right): Michael Keaton, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Ruffalo

Reese Witherspoon (left), Eddie Redmayne (center) and Felicity Jones

Reese Witherspoon (left), Eddie Redmayne (center) and Felicity Jones

Susan Sarandon (left), Dawn Hudson (center) and Steve McQueen

Susan Sarandon (left), Dawn Hudson (center) and Director Steve McQueen

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Sidney Poitier (left), Reese Witherspoon (center), Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte

Sidney Poitier (left), Reese Witherspoon (center), Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte

2014 Governors Awards, Arrivals

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain – INTERSTELLAR, A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

2014 Governors Awards, Arrivals

2014 Governors Awards, Arrivals

Keira Knightley (left) and Benedict Cumberbatch

Keira Knightley (left) and Benedict Cumberbatch – THE IMITATION GAME

Jeremy Strong (left), Robert Duvall (center) and Robert Downey Jr.

Jeremy Strong (left), Robert Duvall (center) and Robert Downey Jr.

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac – A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Justin Theroux (left) and Jennifer Aniston

Justin Theroux (left) and Jennifer Aniston

Hillary Swank

Hillary Swank – THE HOMESMAN

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo – FOXCATCHER

Steve Carell

Steve Carell – FOXCATCHER

Dennis Haysbert (left) and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Dennis Haysbert (left) and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Ava DuVernay (left) and David Oyelowo

Director Ava DuVernay (left) and David Oyelowo – SELMA

Ava DuVernay

Director Ava DuVernay

David Oyelowo (right) and Jessica Oyelowo

David Oyelowo (right) and Jessica Oyelowo

Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman – FURY

Ethan Hawke (left) and Richard Linklater

Ethan Hawke (left) and Richard Linklater – BOYHOOD

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton – SNOWPIERCER

Chris Rock

Chris Rock – TOP FIVE

Edward Norton (right) and Shauna Robertson

Edward Norton – BIRDMAN (right) and Shauna Robertson

John Krasinski (left) and Emily Blunt

John Krasinski (left) and Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt – INTO THE WOODS

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan – FORT BLISS

Jack O'Connell

Jack O’Connell – UNBROKEN

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard – TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton – BIRDMAN

2014 Governors Awards, Arrivals

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon – WILD

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz – BIG EYES

John DeLuca (left) and Rob Marshall

John DeLuca (left) and Rob Marshall

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman – GET ON UP

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal – NIGHTCRAWLER

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw – BEYOND THE LIGHTS

Phil Lord (left) and Chris Miller

Phil Lord (left) and Chris Miller – THE LEGO MOVIE

Zendaya

Zendaya

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

JK Simmons

JK Simmons – WHIPLASH

Kevin Costner (left) and Christine Baumgartner

Kevin Costner (left) and Christine Baumgartner

Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate – OBVIOUS CHILD

Honorary Award recipient Maureen O’Hara

Honorary Award recipient Maureen O’Hara

Honorary Award recipient Hayao Miyazaki (left) and John Lasseter

Honorary Award recipient Hayao Miyazaki (left) and John Lasseter

Composer John Powell and Producer Bonnie Arnold

Composer John Powell and Producer Bonnie Arnold – HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Oscar Producers Craig Zadan (left) and Neil Meron

Oscar Producers Craig Zadan (left) and Neil Meron

Composer Alexandre Desplat

Composer Alexandre Desplat

Huge passion for film scores, lives for the Academy Awards, loves movie trailers. That is all.