Robert Forster, Denise Grayson
Oscar-nominated Actor Robert Forster, soon to be seen supporting George Clooney in Alexander Payne’s likely Oscar contender The Descendants, is seen with actress Denise Grayson attend the 2011 Governors Awards in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, on Saturday, November 12. [Photo: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S.] James Earl Jones was a long-distance Honorary Oscar honoree (Jones was in London, appearing onstage with Vanessa Redgrave); makeup artist Dick Smith (The Godfather Part II), however, was present at the ceremony to receive his Honorary Oscar. Oprah Winfrey was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Robert Forster was a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997). Forster’s other film credits include John Huston’s Reflections in a Golden Eye, Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool, and George Cukor’s Justine. Among Denise Grayson’s movie credits is David Fincher’s critically acclaimed The Social Network.