By SANDY COHEN
FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, Director Angelina Jolie smiles during the press conference of the film “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” at the 62 edition of the Berlinale, International Film Festival in Berlin. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin
FILE – In this March 7, 2010 file photo, hosts Alec Baldwin, right, and Steve Martin are seen on stage at the 82nd Academy Awards, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Martin, Angela Lansbury, and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Angela Lansbury
This 1992 photo released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shows actress Angela Lansbury arriving at the 65th Academy Awards ceremony, in Los Angeles. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Copyright A.M.P.A.S.)
Angela Lansbury
This 1961 photo released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shows actress Angela Lansbury at the 34th Academy Awards ceremony, in Los Angeles. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Copyright A.M.P.A.S.)
Piero Tosi
FILE – In this June 24, 2000 file photo, Piero Tosi holds the Golden Globe Award for his career just received during a ceremony at Rome’s Cinecitta’ Cinema Studios. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Tosi, Angela Lansbury, and Steve Martin, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marco Ravagli, File)
Piero Tosi
This undated photo released by AMPAS and courtesy of the Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia shows Costume Designer, Piero Tosi. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Tosi, Angela Lansbury, and Steve Martin, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/A.M.P.A.S./Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia)
Angelina Jolie
FILE – In this March 26, 2000 file photo, Angelina Jolie poses with her award for best actress in a supporting role in “Girl, Interrupted,” during the 72nd Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Angela Lansbury
FILE – In this Feb. 8, 2010 file photo, actress Angela Lansbury arrives at a benefit gala for The Drama League, in New York. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
Angelina Jolie
FILE – This June 18, 2013 photo released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) shows special envoy Angelina Jolie taking notes as she speaks with Syrian refugees in a Jordanian military camp based near the Syria-Jordan border. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , O. Laban-Matte, File)
Steve Martin
FILE – In this May 19, 2013 file photo, actor Steve Martin attends the 2013 Drama Desk Awards, in New York. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Martin, Angela Lansbury, and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin, Angela Lansbury and costume designer Piero Tosi, Saturday night is Oscar night.
The four will accept Oscar statuettes at the film academy’s Governors Awards ceremony at Hollywood & Highland Center, where they’ll be feted by the likes of Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hanks in front of an audience entertainment elite.
Jolie will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, while the others will accept honorary Academy Awards for their distinguished careers.
“Receiving the Hersholt award makes me feel like I am on the right path but also reminds me I have more to do,” Jolie told The Associated Press this past week. The actress-director is co-founder of the Prevent Sexual Violence Initiative and serves as special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Saturday’s black-tie dinner ceremony will not be televised to preserve a sense of intimacy and allow for ample tributes to each honoree, but clips from the event may be included in the March 2 Oscar telecast. This is the fifth year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has presented its honorary awards at a separate ceremony.
“This event is a celebration of film, and it is really the beginning of Academy Awards season,” said Paula Wagner, who is producing the ceremony.
