LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Mel Brooks, 97, won a lifetime achievement in Hollywood on Tuesday, more than half a century after winning his only Academy Award for “The Producers.”
Director Brooks is best remembered for his seminal satirical film “The Producers,'' which featured Adolf Hitler, and for exposing racial prejudice in films such as “Blazing Saddles.'' He joked that he was disappointed in the fate of his Oscar. The best original script.
“I miss it so much. I should never have sold it,” he said, and the audience burst into laughter.
“I won't sell this, I swear to God!” Brooks added.
American actor Mel poses with an Academy Honorary Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 14th Annual Governors Awards Ceremony held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on January 9, 2024 in Los Angeles. Brooks (left) and actress Angela Bassett. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
The legendary American comic and film director is one of the few entertainers to have won an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award (collectively known as “EGOT'') over a career that spanned eight decades. be.
His latest honor came at the Governor's Awards, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which recognizes four beloved industry veterans each year, many of whom receive a well-deserved reward at the regular Oscars. It is believed that they have not received any.
41st Academy Awards – Air Date: April 14, 1969 US actor Mel Brooks is shown after his presentation (Photo Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Other honorees on the night included ET editor Carol Littleton and early filmmakers ranging from Quentin Tarantino to Everything Everywhere All at Once director Daniel Kwan. Michelle Sutter, Founding Senior Director of Artist Programs at Sundance Institute, who has been instrumental in nurturing the careers of artists. Daniel Scheinert.
Attendees included Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh on behalf of Oppenheimer, and Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie on behalf of Barbie. Ta.
