This Year's Honorary Oscars and Kennedy Center Honors

The recipients of this years's Honorary Oscars have been announced,

- Producer George Stevens, Jr.
- Stuntman Hal Needham
- Documentarian DA Pennenton

All deserving, I'd say, but as this article from Deadline Hollywood points out, no veteran actors were bestowed an honor this year. That means no Oscar for Glenn Close (6 nominations, 0 wins), Angela Lansbury (3 nominations, 0 wins) or Albert Finney (5 nominations, 0 wins).

Another living legend that fans would love to see honored is Doris Day (1 nomination, 0 wins), one of the most popular movie stars of the mid-'50s/early '60s. In poll after poll, her name is always at the top of of the list of "Most Deserving". But alas, the fans don't get the final call, the Academy's Board of Governors do, and if they really wanted to honor her, they would have done so 25 years ago.

The Humanitarian Award will be going to executive producer Jeffrey Katzenberg.

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The annual Kennedy Center performing arts honors were also announced, and this year's recipient representing the movies is actor Dustin Hoffman, star of some of the most acclaimed films of the last 45 years.

The other recipients are Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, (music), David Letterman (television) and Natalia Makarova (ballet).

For whatever reason, Doris Day has never been voted to receive this honor either.