Roger Corman to receive Honorary Oscar
I was pissed off this year when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn’t even mention Forrest J. Ackerman in the “Memorium” part of the show. What a pleasant suprise to hear that next year Roger Corman will be getting a much deserved Honorary Oscar.
“Roger Corman, memorably dubbed “the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie” and “the Pope of Pop Cinema,” never expected the words “Academy Award recipient” would accompany his name.
The man, whose 350 movie credits include such low-budget fare as “The Masque of the Red Death” and “X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes,” is receiving an honorary Oscar for a lifetime of achievement that includes mentoring such filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Ron Howard.”
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Source: CBS News
