Post by Taxigirl on Dec 17, 2004 8:49:33 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4100733.stm
Veteran Hollywood director Sidney Lumet is to receive an honorary Oscar at next February's ceremony.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honour Lumet, 80, for his "services to screenwriters, performers and the art of the motion picture".
Lumet has made over 40 movies, including 12 Angry Men and Serpico.
"His work has left an indelible mark on both audiences and the history of film itself," said academy president Frank Pierson.
"Lumet is one of the most important film directors in the history of American cinema," he added.
Lumet made his feature film debut in 1957 with 12 Angry Men, earning an Oscar nomination for best director.
He went on to earn a further three best director nominations for 1977's Dog Day Afternoon, Network in 1978 and The Verdict (1983).
He also picked up a best screenwriting nomination for Prince of the City in 1982, but he has never won an Academy Award.
Other film credits include the Bafta-nominated The Hill, The Pawnbroker, Murder on the Orient Express and Equus.
The Academy Awards will take place at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on 27 February.
Veteran Hollywood director Sidney Lumet is to receive an honorary Oscar at next February's ceremony.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honour Lumet, 80, for his "services to screenwriters, performers and the art of the motion picture".
Lumet has made over 40 movies, including 12 Angry Men and Serpico.
"His work has left an indelible mark on both audiences and the history of film itself," said academy president Frank Pierson.
"Lumet is one of the most important film directors in the history of American cinema," he added.
Lumet made his feature film debut in 1957 with 12 Angry Men, earning an Oscar nomination for best director.
He went on to earn a further three best director nominations for 1977's Dog Day Afternoon, Network in 1978 and The Verdict (1983).
He also picked up a best screenwriting nomination for Prince of the City in 1982, but he has never won an Academy Award.
Other film credits include the Bafta-nominated The Hill, The Pawnbroker, Murder on the Orient Express and Equus.
The Academy Awards will take place at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on 27 February.