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James Earl Jones Awarded Honorary Oscar

Posted By Mike on November 14, 2011

We offer a hearty TFN congratulations to the one and only James Earl Jones who was awarded an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a ceremony held last Saturday night. From The Hollywood Reporter:

"Emotions ran high at the third annual Governors Awards on Saturday night as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated the careers of actor James Earl Jones and make-up artist Dick Smith and then paid tribute to Oprah Winfrey, the recipient of its Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Jones, who accepted his honor remotely, from a theater stage in London where he is currently appearing in Driving Miss Daisy opposite Vanessa Redgrave, said, ?I am deeply honored, mighty grateful and? ? showing off a word he had learned in the U.K. ? ?just plain gobsmacked.?'

Make sure to click here for the full article which goes into more detail on Jones accepting his award from Ben Kingsley after completing a matinee stage performace of Driving Miss Daisy in the UK.

Thanks to Som and Obi-Chron for the heads up!

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