What is Academy Honorary Award?
The '''Academy Honorary Award''' is given every year by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences#Current administration of the Academy|Board of Governors]] of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS). The award honors motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing [[Academy Awards]], although past winners of competitive Academy Awards are not excluded from receiving the Honorary Award.<ref name=HonoraryAbout>{{cite web|title=Honorary Award: About |date=17 July 2014 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=http://www.oscars.org/governors/honorary |access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref><ref name=AboutHonoraryAward>{{Cite web|author=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |url=http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/awards/honorary01.html |title=About Academy Awards: Honorary Award |work=Official Academy Award Website |format=[[World Wide Web|Web]] |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS) Oscars.org |access-date=2008-07-29 |quote=The Academy's Honorary Award is given to honor ''extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy.'' It is given at the discretion of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences#Current administration of the Academy|Board of Governors]] and is not necessarily given every year, although the last year it was not given before 2008 was 1987. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409013646/http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/awards/honorary01.html |archive-date=2008-04-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Academy Award categories]]