Jennifer Fox will again produce the Academy Governors Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brings back Oscar-nominated producer Jennifer Fox to produce the 13th Annual Governors Awards, which will present honorary awards to Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir, as well as the Humanitarian Award John Hersholt. at Michael J. Fox on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

The news was announced by incoming Academy President Janet Yang, who said in a statement, "We are thrilled to have Jennifer at the helm to help us kick off Oscar season with a tribute worthy of these four amazing people. His contribution over the past few years has only elevated this truly special and joyful event."

This will be the fourth time the 'Michael Clayton' producer has helmed the event, having produced the Governors Awards in 2018, 2019 and last March, which was the event's big comeback after two years of running. shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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"I couldn't be more thrilled to once again produce the Academy's Governors Oscars and look forward to honoring the remarkable achievements of Michael J. Fox, Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir", Fox said as part of the announcement.< /p>

In addition to his work on "Michael Clayton," Tony Gilroy's directorial debut which earned seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Fox worked in development and production at Universal Pictures, helping projects like the Oscar-winning film "Erin Brokovitch." From there, she spent six years at Section Eight, the production company founded by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, where she served as executive producer on acclaimed titles like "Syriana," "Good Night, and Good Luck." and "To Scan". Darkly."

Fox has a BAFTA nomination under her belt for 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and has enjoyed a long-standing professional relationship not only with Tony Gilroy, who worked with her on her next two directing projects, 'Duplicity " and "The Bourne Legacy", but also his brother Dan Gilroy, who had Fox as a producer on his films "Nightcrawler", "Roman J. Israel, Esq." and "Velvet Buzzsaw".

As for the Governors Awards themselves, the Honorary Oscar is intended "to honor extraordinary distinction in body of work, outstanding contributions to the state of the motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy". While Palcy and Weir have contributed to movies as writer-directors, Warren is a musician who has had 13 Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.

Meanwhile, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, another Oscar statuette, is awarded "to a person in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought honor to the industry." In addition to being the star of the beloved "Back to the Future" trilogy, Fox also has a charity, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research, which is the primary Parkinson's organization. in the world.

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