Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars

The actor and director who have long been snubbed will finally take home Oscars at November’s Governors awards

Glenn Close and Ridley Scott are among the names set to receive honorary Oscars at this year’s Governors awards.

The two have long been snubbed at the Oscars , with Close receiving eight nominations and Scott receiving four. The pair will be awarded this November alongside animator Floyd Norman and producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler.

In a statement, the Academy called them “five remarkable individuals whose groundbreaking work has forever shaped the art of film-making”.

Close, who has been nominated for films including Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons and most recently Hillbilly Elegy, is also described as an actor with an “unparalleled emotional range” who has “brought to life some of the most complex characters in cinema”.

The actor will next be seen in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping later this year.

Scott, who has been nominated for films including Thelma & Louise and Gladiator, is referred to as “a true visionary whose decades-long legacy has left an immeasurable impact on global cinema and culture”.

His next film, the post-apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars, will be released this August.