Veteran actress Glenn Close is set to receive an honorary Academy Award, marking a significant recognition for her extensive career.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Close will be honored alongside director Ridley Scott and animator Floyd Norman at the annual Governors Awards.

Close, who has been nominated for an Oscar eight times, has long been considered among the most acclaimed actors never to have won a competitive award.

Her nominations span decades, beginning with her first nod in 1983 for *The World According to Garp*.

She also received nominations for her roles in films such as 1987's *Fatal Attraction* and, most recently, for 2020's *Hillbilly Elegy*.

Despite her numerous Oscar nominations, Close has secured multiple other major accolades, including three Emmys, three Tonys, three Grammys, and three Golden Globes.

This honorary Oscar acknowledges her profound contributions to cinema, providing a long-awaited Academy recognition for her distinguished body of work.

Ridley Scott, the acclaimed director behind films like *Alien*, *Blade Runner*, and *Gladiator*, will also receive an honorary Oscar.

Scott has been nominated four times for competitive Oscars, including Best Director nods for *Thelma & Louise* and *Black Hawk Down*, but has yet to win one.

Floyd Norman, a pioneering animator, will also be honored.

His 65-year career began in 1956 when he became the first Black animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, contributing to classic films such as *Sleeping Beauty*, *Mary Poppins*, and *The Jungle Book*.

Later in his career, he worked on *Mulan*, *Toy Story 2*, and *Monsters, Inc.*.

The Governors Awards ceremony is scheduled for November 15 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.

This event, which often recognizes artists with extraordinary careers who have not received a competitive Oscar, has increasingly become an unofficial kickoff to Hollywood's award season campaigning, attracting both industry luminaries and rising stars.