Spike Lee, Gena Rowlands, Debbie Reynolds to receive honorary Oscars at Governors Awards


Lee’s came for his original screenplay for 1989’s “Do the Right Thing” and for his 1997 documentary feature, “4 Little Girls.” Rowlands’ were for lead actress in 1974’s “A Woman Under the Influence” and in 1980’s “Gloria.”

Reynolds, a best actress Oscar nominee for 1964’s “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her more than 50 years of work promoting awareness and treatment of mental health issues.

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