Honorary Award
Winners
Explanations Of Honorary
Awards:
Irving G. Thalberg Award:
Established in 1937, the Thalberg is the only award that is not an Oscar, it�s actually a
minature bronze bust of Thalberg himself. It is given to a creative producer who has been
responsible for a consistently high quality of motion picture production.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Established in 1957, the Hersholt is given to an
individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to
the industry.
Outstanding Juvenile Performance: Was given sporadically from 1934-1960. The
award was a miniature Oscar.
Honorary Oscar: Generally given for exceptional distinction in the making of motion
pictures or for outstanding service to the Academy. The award itself is an Oscar statuette
and a lifetime membership to the Academy.
1927/28:
Special Award: Roy Pomeroy, Wings - For "Engineering Effects"
Honorary Oscar: Warner Brothers Studios for the movie The Jazz Singer, the
first movie with sound
Honorary Oscar: Charles Chaplin for writing, acting, directing and producing The
Circus
1928/29:
No Honorary Awards Given
1929/30:
No Honorary Awards Given
1930/31:
No Honorary Awards Given
1931/32:
Honorary Oscar: Walt Disney for the creation of Mickey Mouse
1932/33:
No Honorary Awards Given
1934:
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Shirley Temple
1935:
Honorary Oscar: D.W. Griffith
1936:
Honorary Oscar: The March Of Time
Honorary Oscar: W. Howard Green and Harold Rosson for the color
cinematography of The Garden Of Allah
1937:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Darryl F. Zanuck
Honorary Oscar: Mack Sennett for his contribution to comedy screen
Honorary Oscar: Edgar Bergen for creating Charlie McCarthy
Honorary Oscar: The Museum Of Modern Art for its work in collecting films and
making them available for the study of the historical and aesthetic development of the
motion picture as an art form.
Honorary Oscar: W. Howard Greene for the color photography of A Star is
Born
1938:
Outstanding Juvenile Performers: Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney for bringing the
spirit and personification of youth to the screen
Honorary Oscar: Harry B. Warner for producing historical short subjects
Honorary Oscar: Walt Disney for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Honorary Oscar: Oliver Marsh and Allen Davey for the color cinematography of
Sweethearts.
Honorary Oscar: The special effects crew of Spawn Of The North for
contributions to color cinematography
1939:
Honorary Oscar: Douglas Fairbanks, first president of the Academy
Honorary Oscar: The Motion Picture Relief Fund for outstanding service to the
industry
Outstanding Juvenile Performance: Judy Garland, The Wizard Of Oz
Honorary Oscar: William Cameron Menzies for use of color in Gone With
The Wind
Honorary Oscar: The Technicolor Company
1940:
Honorary Oscar: Bob Hope, in recognition of his services to the industry
Honorary Oscar: Colonel Nathan Levinson for his service to the industry
1941:
Honorary Oscar: Ray Scott, for the documentary Kukan, filmed in China at
war
Honorary Oscar: The British Ministry of Information for its documentary film
Target For Tonight
Honorary Oscar: Leopold Stokowski and Walt Disney for Fantasia
1942:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Sidney Franklin
Honorary Oscar: Charles Boyer for establishing the French Research Foundation in
Los Angeles
Honorary Oscar: Noel Coward for In Which We Serve
Honorary Oscar: MGM for the Andy Hardy series
1943:
Honorary Oscar: George Pal for the development of Puppetoons
1944:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Darryl F. Zanuck
Honorary Oscar: Bob Hope for his services to the Academy
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Margaret O'Brien
1945:
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Peggy Ann Garner
Honorary Oscar: Walter Wanger for 6 years of service as president of the
Academy
Honorary Oscar: "The House I Live In," a short subject on tolerance
Honorary Oscar: Republic Studio for building an outstanding music scoring
auditorium
1946:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Samuel Goldwyn
Honorary Oscar: Larence Olivier for Henry V
Honorary Oscar: Harold Russell, for bringing hope and courage to his fellow
veterans
Honorary Oscar: Ernst Lubitsch
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Claude Jarman Jr.
1947:
Honorary Oscar: James Baskette for his characterization of Uncle Remus
Honorary Oscar: Bill and Coo in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and
entertaining use of the medium
Honorary Oscar: Shoeshine, for proving that creative spirit can triumph over
adversity
Honorary Oscar: Colonel William N. Selig, Albert E. Smith, Thomas Armat and
George K. Spoor, motion picture pioneers
1948:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Jerry Wald
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Ivan Jandi, The Search
Honorary Oscar: Monsieur Vincente, Outstanding foreign language
film
Honorary Oscar: Sid Grauman, exibitor
Honorary Oscar: Adolph Zukor, founder of Paramount
Honorary Oscar: Walter Wanker for the production of Joan Of Arc
1949:
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Bobby Driscoll
Honorary Oscar: The Bicycle Thief, best foreign film
Honorary Oscar: Fred Astaire
Honorary Oscar: Cecille B. DeMille
Honorary Oscar: Jean Hersholt for distinguished service to the industry
1950:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Darryl F. Zanuck
Honorary Oscar: The Walls Of Malapaga, outstanding foreign film
Honorary Oscar: George Murphy for services to the industry
Honorary Oscar: Louis B. Mayer
1951:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Arthur Freed
Honorary Oscar: Gene Kelly for his versatility as actor, singer, director and
dancer
Honorary Oscar: Rashmon, outstanding foreign film
1952:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Cecille B. DeMille
Honorary Oscar: George Alfred Mitchell for the design of the Mitchell Camera
Honorary Oscar: Joseph M. Schenck for distinguished service to the industry
Honorary Oscar: Merion C. Cooper for his innovations and contributions to
movies
Honorary Oscar: Harold Llyod
Honorary Oscar: Bob Hope for his contribution to the laughter of the world
Honorary Oscar: Forbidden Games, outstanding foreign film
1953:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: George Stevens
Honorary Oscar: Pete Smith for his witty short films
Honorary Oscar: 20th-Century Fox for the invention of CinemaScope
Honorary Oscar: Joseph Breen for managing the Motion Picture Code (head
censor)
Honorary Oscar: Bell and Howell
1954:
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: John Whitely, The Little Kidnappers
Honorary Oscar: Bausch and Lomb
Honorary Oscar: Kemp R. Niver for contributions to film restoration
Honorary Oscar: Greta Garbo
Honorary Oscar: Danny Kaye for his talent and service to the Academy and
industry
Honorary Oscar: Vincent Winter, outstanding performance, The Little
Kidnappers
Honorary Oscar: Gate Of Hell, best foreign film
1955:
Honorary Oscar: Samurai, the Legend Of Musahi, best foreign film
1956:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Buddy Adler
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Y. Frank Freeman
Honorary Oscar: Eddie Cantor for service to the film industry
1957:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Samuel Goldwyn
Honorary Oscar: Charles Brackett for service to the Academy
Honorary Oscar: B. H. Kahane for service to the Academy
Honorary Oscar: Gilbert "Bronco Billy" Anderson for his contributions to the
development of motion pictures as entertainment
Honorary Oscar: The Society Of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
1958:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Jack L. Warner
Honorary Oscar: Maurice Chevalier
1959:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Bob Hope
Honorary Oscar: Buster Keaton
Honorary Oscar: Lee de Forest for the development of sound
1960:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Sol Lesser
Honorary Oscar: Gary Cooper
Honorary Oscar: Stan Laurel
Outstanding Juvenile Performer: Hayley Mills
1961:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Stanley Kramer
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: George Seaton
Honorary Oscar: William Hendricks for producing A Force In Readiness a
documentary on the Marine Corps
Honorary Oscar: Fred Metzler for outstanding service to the Academy
Honorary Oscar: Jerome Robbins for his choreography
1962:
No Honorary Awards Given
1963:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Sam Spiegel
1964:
Honorary Oscar: William Tuttle for makeup in the movie The 7 Faces Of Dr.
Lao
1965:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: William Wyler
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Edmond L. DePatie
Honorary Oscar: Bob Hope for unique and distinguished service to the Academy and
the industry
1966:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Robert Wise
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: George Bagnall
Honorary Oscar: Y. Frank Freeman for his service to the Academy
Honorary Oscar: Yakima Canutt for achievements as a stuntman
1967:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Alfred Hitchcock
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Gregory Peck
Honorary Oscar: Arthur Freed for service to the Academy and producing six awards
telecasts
1968:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Martha Raye
Honorary Oscar: John Chambers for the makeup in Planet Of The Apes
Honorary Oscar: Onna White for the choreography in Oliver!
1969:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: George Jessel
Honorary Oscar: Cary Grant
1970:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Ingmar Bergman
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Frank Sinatra
Honorary Oscar: Lillian Gish
Honorary Oscar: Orson Welles
1971:
Honorary Oscar: Charlie Chaplin
1972:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Rosalind Russell
Honorary Oscar: Edward G. Robinson
Honorary Oscar: Charles S. Boren, film industry labor negotiator
1973:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Lawrence Weingarten
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Lew Wasserman
Honorary Oscar: Henri Langlois, founder of the Cinematheque Francais
Honorary Oscar: Groucho Marx
1974:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Arthur B. Krim
Honorary Oscar: Howard Hawks
Honorary Oscar: Jean Renoir
1975:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Mervyn LeRoy
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jules C. Stein
Honorary Oscar: Mary Pickford
1976:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Pantro S. Berman
1977:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Walter Mirisch
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Charleton Heston
Honorary Oscar: Margret Booth, editor
Honorary Oscar: Gordon E. Sawyer for service to the Academy
Honorary Oscar: Sidney Salcow for service to the Academy
1978:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Leo Jaffee
Honorary Oscar: Walter Lantz, creator of Woody Woodpecker
Honorary Oscar: Laurence Olivier
Honorary Oscar: King Vidor
Honorary Oscar: The Museum Of Modern Art, Film Department
1979:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Ray Stark
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Robert Benjiman
Honorary Oscar: Hal Elias for distinguished service to the Academy
Honorary Oscar: Alec Guiness
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1980:
Honorary Oscar: Henry Fonda
1981:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Albert Broccoli
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Danny Kaye
Honorary Oscar: Barbara Stanwyck
1982:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Walter Mirisch
Honorary Oscar: Mickey Rooney
1983:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Mike Frankovich
Honorary Oscar: Hal Roach
1984:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: David L. Wolper
Honorary Oscar: The National Endowment for the Arts
Honorary Oscar: James Stewart
1985:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Honorary Oscar: Paul Newman
Honorary Oscar: Alex North, composer
Honorary Oscar: John H. Whitney, film pioneer
1986:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Steven Spielberg
Honorary Oscar: Ralph Bellamy
Honorary Oscar: E.M. "Al" Lewis
1987:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Billy Wilder
1988:
Honorary Oscar: Eastman Kodak
Honorary Oscar: The National Film Board Of Canada
1989:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Howard W. Koch
Honorary Oscar: Akira Kurosawa
1990:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown
Honorary Oscar: Sophia Loren
Honorary Oscar: Myrna Loy
1991:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: George Lucas
Honorary Oscar: Satyajit Ray
1992:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Elizabeth Taylor for her support of AIDS
research
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Audrey Hepburn for her work with UNICEF
(awarded posthumously)
Honorary Oscar: Federico Fellini
1993:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Paul Newman
Honorary Oscar: Deborah Kerr
1994:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Clint Eastwood
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Quincey Jones
Honorary Oscar: Michaelangelo Antonioni
1995:
Honorary Oscar: Chuck Jones
Honorary Oscar: Kirk Douglas
1996:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Saul Zaentz
Honorary Oscar: Michael Kidd
1997:
Honorary Oscar: Stanley Donen - In appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation.
1998:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Norman Jewison
Honorary Oscar: Elia Kazan - In appreciation of a long, distinguished and unparalleled career during which he has influenced the very nature of filmmaking through his creation of cinematic masterpieces.
Honorary Oscar: David Grey
1999:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Warren Beatty
Honorary Oscar: Andrzej Wadja
2000:
Irving G. Thalberg Award: Dino DeLaurentiis
Honorary Oscar: Jack Cardiff
Honorary Oscar: Ernest Lehman - In appreciation of a body of varied and enduring work
2001:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Arthur Hiller
Honorary Oscar: Sidney Poitier - For his extraordinary performances and unique presence on the screen and for representing the industry with dignity, style and intelligence.
Honorary Oscar: Robert Redford - Actor, director, producer, creator of Sundance, inspiration to independent and innovative filmmakers everywhere.
2002:
Honorary Oscar: Peter O'Toole - Whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters.
2003:
Honorary Oscar: Blake Edwards - In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.
2004:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Roger Mayer - for his efforts in film preservation
Honorary Oscar: Sidney Lumet - For his
brilliant services to screenwriters, performers and the art of the motion
picture
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