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Altman to get honorary Oscar
12/01/2006 08:46 - (SA)
Los Angeles - Director-producer-writer Robert Altman is to be awarded an honorary Oscar in recognition of his life achievements, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Wednesday.
Altman, 80, has directed 37 films, produced 27 and written 16 of them. He has never won an Oscar despite five nominations for directing - for M*A*S*H, Nashville, The layer, Short Cuts and Gosford Park - and two additional nominations as a producer of Best Picture nominees Nashville and Gosford Park.
That will change on March 5 when Altman will be given an honorary Oscar to mark "a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike", the Academy said. "He is a master film maker and well deserves this honour," said Academy President Sid Ganis. - Sapa-dpa
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