The producers of the James Bond films will receive an honorary Oscar during a ceremony next November, the Academy announced on Wednesday, for their career dedicated to the adventures of spy 007, whose next incarnation is still expected.
Half-brother and sister Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have been at the helm of this spy saga since golden eyea film released in 1995 after Barbara Broccoli’s father, Albert, handed over power to them.
They oversaw several of the franchise’s biggest films, including fallen from heavenwhich grossed $1 billion in 2012 and in which Daniel Craig plays a mild-mannered Bond with a license to kill.
This award “is a testament to their success as producers of the popular Bond saga and their contribution to the industry’s cinematic landscape,” Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement.
Who will play the next James Bond?
This award comes when the 007 character has not yet found a new actor to take charge of his costume. The latest face of him, Daniel Craig, has hung up the phone since 2021 and the publication of Dying can wait. Despite intense speculation, no replacement has been announced since.
Meanwhile, Amazon has bought MGM, the studio behind the James Bond saga. But the Broccoli family company, Eon, retains extensive creative control over the franchise, based on the novels by British writer Ian Fleming.
And for now it maintains suspense about the future of the adventures of the most famous spy in the world.
Richard Curtis, Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor also received awards.
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will receive their honorary Oscars in November at the Governors Awards, an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ceremony that annually honors four beloved industry veterans, many of whom have never before received an Oscar. award at the regular Oscars. .
Richard Curtis, British director best known for Love at first sight in Notting Hill, four weddings and a funeral AND The diaryof Bridget JonesHe will also receive an honorary Oscar.
Like the African-American musician Quincy Jones, nominated seven times for an Oscar for his work on the soundtracks of films such as The color Purple EITHER In cold bloodwithout ever having received a statuette.
Finally, casting director Juliet Taylor, who worked especially on Taxi driver AND schindler’s list will also be rewarded. The Governors Awards ceremony will take place on November 17.
Source: BFM TV
