The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that Steve Martin, Angela Lansbury and costume designer Piero Tosi will receive Honorary Awards and Angelina Jolie will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the fifth annual Governors Awards, to be held Nov. 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center.
Supporting actress Oscar winner Jolie (“Girl, Interrupted”) has become an advocate for humanitarian causes such as the Prevent Sexual Violence Initiative, the Council on Foreign Relations and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. She has also tackled humanitarian issues in films such as “A Mighty Heart” and her directorial debut “In the Land of Blood and Honey.”
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