On Thursday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Danny Glover and Samuel L. Jackson would be featured as honorees for the 2022 Governors Awards.
According to The Root, Jackson will receive an Honorary Award (presented “to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy”). Glover will receive a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (presented to “an individual in the motion picture arts and sciences whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry”).
“We are thrilled to present this year’s Governors Awards to four honorees who have had a profound impact on both film and society,” Academy President David Rubin said in a statement the outlet reported.
“Sam Jackson is a cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide, […], and Danny Glover’s decades-long advocacy for justice and human rights reflects his dedication to recognizing our shared humanity on and off the screen.”
Glover first came into the spotlight of movie audiences in The Color Purple and star opposite Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon series.
He has also appeared in To Sleep with Anger, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dreamgirls, Beyond the Lights, and Sorry to Bother You.
Besides his phenomenal work on-screen, he has also dedicated himself to being a lifelong community activist, with his efforts for worldwide justice having inspired others to follow him.
Jackson has brought a thrilling presence to his roles in more than 100 movies ranging from independents to blockbusters. He earned an Oscar nomination for his supporting performance in Pulp Fiction (1994).
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Besides this, he’s starred in other hit films such as Spider-Man: Far from Home, Shaft, The Hateful Eight, Chi-Raq, Django Unchained, Black Snake Moan, Unbreakable, Jackie Brown, Eve’s Bayou, The Long Kiss Goodnight, A Time to Kill, The Great White Hype, Die Hard with a Vengeance, True Romance, Jurassic Park, Menace II Society, Jungle Fever, Mo’ Better Blues and Do the Right Thing, as well as entries in the Star Wars, Avengers, Iron Man, and Incredibles series.
