(Los Angeles) The producers of the James Bond films will receive an honorary Oscar during a ceremony next November, the Academy announced Wednesday, for their career dedicated to the adventures of the spy 007, whose next incarnation is always keeps you waiting.
Half-brother and sister Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have been at the helm of this spy saga since GoldenEyefilm released in 1995 after M’s fatherme Broccoli, Albert, handed them over.
They oversaw several of the franchise’s biggest films, including Sky Fallwhich grossed a billion dollars in 2012 and in which Daniel Craig plays a suave Bond with a license to kill.
This award “is a testament to their success as producers of the popular Bond saga and their contribution to the industry’s cinematic landscape,” Academy President Janet Yang said in a statement.
A reward which comes while the character of 007 has still not found a new actor to don his costume.
His last face, Daniel Craig, has hung up his phone since 2021 and the release of Dying can wait. Despite intense speculation, no replacement has since been announced.
In the meantime, Amazon has bought MGM, the studio behind the James Bond saga. But the Broccoli family’s company, Eon, retains broad creative control over the franchise, based on the novels of British writer Ian Fleming.
And for the moment, it maintains the suspense over the future adventures of the most famous spy in the world.
Mr. Wilson and Mr.me Broccoli will receive their honorary Oscar in November at the Governors Awards, an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ceremony that annually honors four beloved industry veterans, many of whom did not receive awards at the Regular Oscars.
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Richard Curtis, British director best known for Notting Hill, Four weddings and a funeral And Bridget Jones’s Diarywill also receive an honorary Oscar.
Just like the African-American musician Quincy Jones, nominated seven times for the Oscars for his work on the soundtrack of films such as The color purple Or In cold bloodwithout ever having received a statuette.
Finally, distribution director Juliet Taylor, who notably worked on Taxi Driver And Schindler’s List will also be rewarded.
The Governors Awards ceremony will take place on November 17.