LOS ANGELES — It was a star-studded affair as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its second annual Governors Awards on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Among those stepping out on the red carpet were Clint Eastwood, George Lucas, James Caan, Kevin Spacey, Hilary Swank, Natalie Portman, Tony Bennett, Sharon Stone, Heather Graham, Robert Duvall, Marisa Tomei, Patricia Clarkson, Juliette Lewis, Ryan Gosling, Virginia Madsen, Diane Lane and Josh Brolin.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-director Francis Ford Coppola and Honorary Awards to historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and actor Eli Wallach.
The Thalberg Award, a bust of the motion picture executive, is given to "a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production." The Honorary Award, an Oscar statuette, is given to an individual for "extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences, or for outstanding service to the Academy."
"Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion picture industry through their work," said Academy President Tom Sherak.
View gallery: Governors Awards 2010 Red Carpet Pictures
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