Oscar 2006: Robert Altman to Receive Honorary Oscar
Iconoclastic director-producer-writer Robert Altman, 80, will be the next recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Honorary Award, to be presented at the the 2006 Academy Awards ceremony next March 5. The Honorary Award will be given to Altman for "a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike."
Altman has never won an Oscar despite five Academy Award nominations for directing — for M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), and Gosford Park (2001) — in addition to nominations as a producer of best picture nominees Nashville and Gosford Park.
In the last 55 years, he has directed nearly 90 features, made-for-TV movies, and episodes from [...]
by Andre Soares | January 11, 2006
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Tags: 2006 Oscar, Academy Awards, Classic Movies, Film Awards, Gosford Park, Honorary Oscar, M*A*S*H, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Player
