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Los Angeles (AP) - At the opening of the new Academy Museum in Los Angeles, which is planned for September, the Italian film legend Sophia Loren and the Ethiopian director Haile Gerima are to receive a special honor.
According to information from the museum management on Monday, Loren will receive the “Visionary Award” for services to the art of film.
Gerima, who often addressed minorities in his independent productions, received the “Vantage Award”.
“Selma” director Ava Duvernay, film producer Jason Blum (“Get Out”) and screenwriter Ryan Murphy (“American Horror Story”) will help shape the opening gala on September 25th.
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The inauguration of the Museum of the Film Academy, which awards the Oscars every year, had been delayed several times.
In 2012 the plans for the building by the Italian star architect Renzo Piano were announced.
Stars like Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand and George Lucas, but also film studios, foundations and companies donated millions.
With the corona-related postponement of the 93rd Oscar gala from February to April 2021, the opening of the museum had also been postponed.
Parts of the Oscar Academy's collection, including films, scripts, props and costumes, will be on display in an area of almost 30,000 square meters.
There is an open-plan cinema with 1000 seats in a large spherical structure.
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