Angela Bassett among industry trailblazers to receive honorary Oscar

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Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all – and in very good company too.

, is among the rare breed of EGOT-winners. He also received two other Oscar nominations, for writing the lyrics to John Morris’s "Blazing Saddles" song and another screenwriting nod for "Young Frankenstein," which he shared with Wilder.

Bassett, whose credits include "Boyz N the Hood," "Malcolm X," "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," received her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Tina Turner in "What’s Love Got to Do With It" and her second earlier this year for playing the grieving queen in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Littleton’s name might not be as immediately recognizable as the celebrities being honored alongside but has been working behind the scenes with top filmmakers for nearly five decades. The 81-year-old Oklahoma native worked frequently with both Lawrence Kasdan and Jonathan Demme, editing films like "Body Heat," "The Big Chill," "Swimming to Cambodia" and "The Manchurian Candidate." She received her first and only Oscar nomination for "E.T.

 

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