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 Each of the entertainers accepted honorary Oscar statuettes
Saturday at a private dinner at the Hollywood & Highland Center.
Italian costume designer Piero Tosi was also honored, but did not
attend the ceremony.
Jolie received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Before guests
including Brad Pitt and a man Jolie cited as "my hero," WWII veteran
and Olympian Louis Zamperini, the 38-year-old actress-director
became emotional as she thanked her late mother, whom she said
inspired her to think of others and give back.
"To stand here today means I did as she asked," Jolie said. "And if
she were alive, she'd be very proud."
Tom Hanks and Martin Short helped present Martin with his honorary
Oscar, which Short described as "the highest honor an actor can
receive in mid-November."
Accepting recognition for his distinguished career, Martin said, "I
can't possibly express how I excited I am tonight, because the Botox
is fresh."
But the 68-year-old got misty-eyed as he reflected on the dear
friends he's made during his five decades in film.
"I knew I wasn't going to make it through this speech," he said. "I
read it to my dog this morning and wept."
Lansbury recited a list of her famous co-stars as she accepted her
honorary Academy Award: Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra,
Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, Lawrence Olivier and Orson Welles.
With her two brothers, three children and three grandchildren in
tow, the 88-year-old actress' voice cracked as she thanked movies
and acting for rescuing her after the death of her husband.
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She said sharing the Governors Awards ceremony with her family was
better than "shivering with hope" during her three Oscar
nominations, none of which resulted in statuettes.
"You can't imagine how happy and proud I feel, really undeserving of
this gorgeous golden chap," she said.
The crowd inside the Ray Dolby Ballroom was like a who's-who of the
upcoming awards season. Besides guests such as Diane Keaton, Octavia
Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, Emma Thompson and Harrison Ford were stars
of some of the year's most acclaimed films, including Michael B.
Jordan of "Fruitvale Station," Idris Elba and Naomie Harris of
"Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom," Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita
Nyong'o and director Steve McQueen of "12 Years a Slave," Matthew
McConaughey and Jared Leto of "Dallas Buyers Club" and Amy Adams and
director David O. Russell of "American Hustle."
The Governors Awards were not televised but portions of the ceremony
may be included in the Academy Awards telecast on March 2, 2014.
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