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Academy Names Four Governors Awards Honorees, Requires Multidisciplinary Credits

6/4/2026

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The U.S. Academy will name four Oscar recipients at the Governors Awards mid-June.
New rules require honorees to have worked in at least three disciplines, acting, directing or editing.
Board of Governors is reviewing names after submissions closed at end of May.
Candidates include Harrison Ford, Jerry Bruckheimer, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Martin Short, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
Draft lists David Fincher, Willem Dafoe and Greg P. Russell.

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Story summary

The U.S. Academy will name four Oscar recipients at the Governors Awards mid-June.
New rules require honorees to have worked in at least three disciplines, acting, directing or editing.
Board of Governors is reviewing names after submissions closed at end of May.
Candidates include Harrison Ford, Jerry Bruckheimer, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Martin Short, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
Draft lists David Fincher, Willem Dafoe and Greg P. Russell.