Lifetime Achievement Oscars for Glenn Close and Ridley Scott

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement to actress Glenn Close, animator Floyd Norman and director Ridley Scott. These Oscar statuettes will be presented during the 17th Academy Governors Awards, scheduled for Sunday 15 November 2026, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will also be honoured with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

“The Academy’s Board of Governors is delighted to present this year’s Governors Awards to five extraordinary individuals whose innovative work has forever shaped the art of film,” said Academy President, Lynette Howell Taylor, describing Sir Ridley Scott “a true visionary” and praising Glenn Close for bringing to life, “over the course of her extraordinary career, some of cinema’s most complex characters”.