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Last night in Hollywood, the 2009 Academy Governors\u00a0Awards were held to honour a few film luminaries for their work in the industry. The inaugural event allowed the Academy to recognise the careers of some of Hollywood’s finest on-screen and off-screen talent, and paid tribute to their service to the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n Lauren Bacall<\/span> received an honorary Oscar for her work during the golden age of cinema, director Roger Corman<\/span> for his work\u00a0over the years, film executive Roger Calley for his work producing quality films, and cinematographer Gordon Willis also received an Oscar for his unsurpassed DoP<\/span> work on Best Picture winners like <\/span>The Godfather<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n John Calley, recipient of the Irving\u00a0G Thalberg<\/span> Award, is best known for producing films like <\/span>The Remains Of the Day<\/em>, Closer<\/em>, the Dan Brown inspired DaVinci<\/span> Code<\/span><\/em> as well as the most recent Ron Howard film, Angels & Demons<\/em>.<\/p>\n As a studio head, he was responsible for the resurrection of the Bond franchise with Goldeneye<\/span><\/span><\/em> for United Artists, as well as the Oscar winning As Good As it Gets<\/em>for the Sony corporation. He was also on the board of directors at Warner Bros during<\/span> their 70’s and 80’s heyday, involved in green-lighting films such as <\/span>Superman<\/em>, The Exorcist<\/em>, Dog Day Afternoon<\/em>, Mean Streets<\/em> and A Clockwork Orange<\/em>, to name only a few.<\/p>\n Lauren Bacall<\/span> has been a name synonymous with cinema since her startling debut in <\/span>To Have and Have Not<\/em>, with Humphrey Bogart, back in 1944, and has gone on to become the Jackie Kennedy of film; she’s the first lady of cinema these days, with her career including films like Key Largo<\/em> (already review right here on this site!), The Big Sleep<\/em> and The Mirror Has Two Faces<\/em>, The Shootists<\/span><\/span><\/em>, How to Marry A Millionaire<\/em>, as well as more recent fare such as Misery<\/em> and Dogville<\/span><\/span><\/em>. As the recipient of an honorary Oscar, her legendary status is assured.<\/span><\/p>\n Roger Corman<\/span> is perhaps best known among cine-philes for his producing work back in the 60’s and 70’s. Corman’s<\/span> first producing credit is on 1955’s low-budget actioner<\/span> <\/span>The Fast & The Furious<\/em>. Since then, he has been credited with launching the careers of fellow Hollywood alums such as James Horner<\/span>, Joe Dante, film editor Mark Goldblatt<\/span>, producer Gale Ann Hurd<\/span>, and actors like Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern<\/span> and Dianne Ladd<\/span>, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n Finally, Gordon Willis is a cinematographer whose work on films including The Godfather<\/em> and The Godfather Part II<\/em>, as well as Annie Hall<\/em>, all of which were Best Picture recipients for those years, ensured his status as a leading light in the world of DoP’s<\/span>. His work on <\/span>The Paper Chase<\/em>, All The Presidents Men<\/em>, as well as Klute<\/span><\/span><\/em> and Manhattan<\/em>, defined the look of cinema during the 70’s. More recent films lensed<\/span> by Willis include <\/span>The Godfather Part III<\/em>, Presumed Innocent<\/em> and The Devil’s Own<\/em>.<\/p>\n A complete rundown of the event can be found here<\/a>, as well as more in-depth biographical information on each recipient. 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