Spirited Away director Hayao Miyazaki and Irish-born actress Maureen O'Hara (Jamaica Inn, The Parent Trap), are to be honoured with lifetime Oscars.
French screenwriter and actor Jean-Claude Carriere – whose films include The Artist And The Model and The Unbearable Lightness Of Being will also collect a lifetime award, while US actor and singer Harry Belafonte will be honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for his humanitarian work.
After rising to fame as the King of Calypso, Belafonte has spent much of his life campaigning for causes including civil rights, famine relief and Aids awareness. He was also named a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador in 1987.
The honorary award is for "extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy”.
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is given “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.”
They will receive the prizes at the Academy's Governors Awards in November.
