Samuel L. Jackson is among a number of actors set to receive honorary Oscars at the Academy’s Governors Awards next year.
Alongside Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann will also be presented with awards, while the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award will go to Danny Glover.
The 12th Governors Awards, the first since the 2020 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19, will be held on January 15, 2022.
TV ratings for this year’s Oscars, held in April, dropped by 58 per cent. The ceremony drew 9.85million viewers in total and attracted adults aged 18-49 as a key demographic.
Last year, the Academy Awards were watched by 23.6million viewers and earned a 5.3 rating, versus this year’s 1.9 rating.
