There shall be NO ‘honorary’ Oscar for Doris Day for yet another year!
August 25, 2010 21 Comments
The Board of Governors of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met in secret on the 24 August 2010 to vote on who should receive their 2011 ‘Honorary’ Oscars which are awarded to individuals for “extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy”.
We understand from an inside source that Doris Day’s name was certainly discussed at the meeting but sadly her name lost out to producer-director Francis Ford Coppola, historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and actor Eli Wallach.
Until recently, the Governor’s prestigious annual awards had historically formed part of the main Oscars event in March. They are however now presented a few months before in November to create more time to showcase best film nominations at the televised ceremony. Previous recipients of a honorary Oscar have been stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant and Lauren Bacall (each prior to this had not received an Oscar).
The above announcement will come as a major disappointment for the many high profile journalists and thousands of fans online who has been compaigning for months for the Academy to finally right their wrong by honoring screen legend Doris Day for her life’s work in film.Let us remember folks that during a significant part of the 1950s and 1960s the divine Ms. Day was a #1 box office attraction around the world. So, one has to seriously question why a women whose work has won critical and commercial acclaim as well as the hearts and mind of generations of movie lovers could be so overlooked by THE experts?!
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I totally agree with you about the honorary Oscar. I do know, however, that they will not give you one unless you agree to accept it BEFORE they make an announcement. I think they’ve tried numerous times in the past and she just doesn’t want it. Perhaps though, since it’s not the going to be part of the big televised event, she might this time. Let’s hope!!!!!!!!
All I can say is she had better recieve it! She’s absoutly amazing:) I love all her work!
It would be great if Doris Day accepted a honorary Oscar. Doris was an absolute superstar and I can’t think of anyone more deserving than this amazing lady.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into facebook(quit a month ago)to say “It’s about darn time”. Love you Doris.
Doris has always been one of my favorite stars. She heads the list with her beautiful voice. Doris has always been a wonderful entertainer and deserves this award. I only hope that she will accept it. Lots of love to you!
I absolutely agree that she should get a honorary Oscar – she is excelent singer, dancer and actor in comedies and dramas. She is loved and admired for ever.
Doris was not only the #1 box office star for years, box office receipts tell us that she is STILL the most popular actress in the history of world cinema!
I really believe that Doris should receive an honorary Oscar. I know that her modesty dictates that she does not deserve it, but she certainly does. Her movies, TV, and music were always flawless and her unrelenting work for animal rights is what makes her the great lady that she is.
unbelievable – #1 box offive 5 straight years – record has yet to be broken – an extraordinary talent that made movies in every genre – comedy, musical, drama, suspense, a television star and one of the greatest recording stars ever – not to mention all her tireless work on behalf of animals – this is UNREAL!!!!!!! DORIS WE LOVE TO SO MUCH – YOU ARE OUR #1 STAR OF ALL TIME AND TO MILLIONS OF FANS YOU ARE THE BEST!
This is sad, DD is a American Icon, known throughout the world. Ms. Day should be honored at the Academy Awards and nothing else. WE need to continue to presure the Academy.
Steve
This really is a sham……they are not going to consider this wonderful icon until she is no longer with us. This is how this system works…..wish it were different. But will keep voting for Doris Day….she has brought such happiness and joy to so many thousands of fans over the years and is still being discovered each decade by a new generation!
There are some things in this world that are outrageously unfair and filled with ignorance. The passing up of Doris Day for an Oscar that she deserved years ago is one of them! This would have been the perfect opportunity for them to right their wrong, but it looks like the Academy will continue to prove their ignorance toward honoring one of the best talents of this lifetime. This is way sad indeed! I am boycotting them until they wake up and smell the roses.
There is not a lot of integrity in Oscar land. Surely somebody of Doris’s fame and contributions to film over many years should have long ago received an Oscar. Do not wait until it is too late. There are many names with Oscars that are far less deserved in my opinion. Reward this wonderful, warm and talented lady and stop being so callous and stupid with decisions.
Lady Doris deserves this Oscar! Great warm honey-smoked voice,talented as can be, simple but elegant, good looks, what else? I wish i had the bucks to stay for a few days at the Cypress,hang around at the bar and wait…wait to see her arrinvig, I would probably be voiceless! long live Lady Doris with peace and health! Ciao
As much as we as doris Day fans are both upset and dissapointed that the “Oscar” may have passed by (For now!) I for one feel Doris Day is well elevated in talent and generosity that she is revered above and beyond the need for the small statue which has been given to most whom we have Forgot! Doris Day is a legend!
I’m surprised to learn Doris Day has not won an Oscar! I guess an oscar is just not as important as it is made out to be.
Certainly it is not as important as Doris Day, her career and her life.
Academy are you listening? Watching? Big mistake if Doris Day is not being presented this time.
If she doesn’t want to attend just mail it – or better yet deliver it in person.
SHE HAS DESERVED IT FOR YEARS.
If Doris herself is refusing the Oscar, we should be told. If that is not the case then it is a disgrace that she has not been honoured. Now, I love Lauren Bacall but her contribution to film is miniscule compared to that of Doris.
If anyone ever deserved an Honorary Oscar, it’s Doris Day. She has given so much to so many with her talent, beauty, class and grace. The ones who have received honorary Oscars are all extremely talented people, but do you have to die to be awarded one. And yet none of them were any greater star than she is. Give out two honorary Oscars or four or five but give Ms. Day her Day at the Academy Awards and do it on Oscar night. A star of her magnitude deserves it. For Christ’s sake she was the pinup girl for the armed services. It’s really depressing the way Hollywood has seemingly forgotten the greatest female box office star of all time.
Inspired by Doris Day’s interview today with Jonathan Schwartz, I press on in my YouTube campaign to give Doris Day the Oscar that Jean-Luc Godard doesn’t seem to want
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrSMfxOUnc
Nothing is impossible…nothing! Even though the Academy of Arts and Sciences have announced their list of honorees for this year’ s honorary Oscar, that does not mean they cannot add one more name, that of Doris Day. I would encourage all Doris day fans to contact Gov. Arnold Schwarzennegger(An academy voting member I assume)to use his influnce to get Doris the Award she deserves.I would also like to see a Doris Day week declared to help promote the move to get her this Oscar. If we can send a man to the moon, the Academy can certainly make a last minute addition to their lists of honorees.
Michael Dugger