Jolie set to receive honorary Oscar for humanitarianism

Angelina Jolie is set to receive
an honorary Academy Award
for her philanthropy.
The star will be the next
recipient of the Jean Hersholt
Humanitarian Award; one of
several statuettes that will be
handed out by the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences at the Governors
Awards in November.
Academy President Cheryl
Boone Isaacs said that the
awards will "pay tribute to
individuals who've made
indelible contributions in their
respective fields".
The prizes are given out every
year in recognition of
"extraordinary distinction in
lifetime achievement,
exceptional contributions to the
state of motion picture arts and
sciences, or for outstanding
service to the Academy".
Jolie, who is the youngest of the
four winners (the others are
Veteran actress Angela
Lansbury, Steve Martin and
costume designer Piero Tosi),
has already got an Academy
Award for her role in Girl,
Interrupted. She also received a
nomination for her part in
Changeling in 2009.
Since then, she has become a
goodwill ambassador for the
United Nations, advancing to be
a special envoy for the
organisation in 2012.
Her role has seen her visit
refugee camps in more than 30
countries, including Sierra
Leone, Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan
and Libya.
Boone told the Hollywood
Reporter that she was
impressed by Jolie's
"humanitarian efforts, and how
she lives her life".
She added: "Her support of
humanitarian causes are really
to be greatly admired."
In other awards news, Benedict
Cumberbatch will be named
British Artist Of The Year at the
BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia
Awards on 9 November.
Previous winners include Tilda
Swinton, Daniel Craig and Kate
Winslet.
SOURCE: BBC

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