honorary Oscar
Lifetime achievement statuette
An honorary Oscar is an Academy Award given for career achievement or exceptional contribution to film, rather than for a specific work in competition.
The Academy's Board of Governors votes on recipients, who receive the award at a separate ceremony.
After decades of acclaimed performances, she finally received an honorary Oscar.
- lifetime achievementAward for career-long excellence
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- tributeOffering of respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- body of workCollected creative output
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