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Sutherland and Varda will be joined by
African-American indie film director Charles Burnett and
cinematographer Owen Roizman in receiving honorary Oscars at a
ceremony in Los Angeles in November, the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences said in statement.
Academy president John Bailey said the honorees reflect "the
breadth of international, independent and mainstream filmmaking,
and are tributes to four great artists whose work embodies the
diversity of our shared humanity.”
Canadian actor Sutherland, 82, has a career spanning five
decades starting with his 1967 breakthrough in "The Dirty
Dozen." He went on to play wisecracking army surgeon Hawkeye
Pierce in the 1970 movie version of "MASH," as well as roles in
thriller "Don't Look Now" and "Klute."
Sutherland, the father of "24" actor Kiefer Sutherland, played
President Snow in all four of the recent "Hunger Games" young
adult movie franchise. He has never been Oscar nominated.
Belgian-born Varda has experimented with shorts, documentaries
and feature films during her more than 60-year career. Called
the mother of the French New Wave, her movies include "Cleo from
5 to 7," "Le Bonheur," and "One Sings, the Other Doesn’t."
Burnett is an independent filmmaker whose work, including
"America Becoming," has been praised for its portrayal of the
African-American experience.
Roizman has five Oscar nominations for his work as a
cinematographer on movies including "The French Connection,"
"Tootsie" and "Network."
The honorary Oscars will be presented at a gala dinner on Nov.
11.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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