Michael J. Fox & Peter Weir Among Honorary Oscar Recipients
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced recipients of Honorary Oscars this year who have all made significant contributions to the film industry in their own way. Among these honorees are the actor Michael J. Fox, director Peter Weir, songwriter Dianne Warren and director Euzhan Palcy. Fox is receiving 2022’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, likely due to his creation of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Fox suffers from early-onset Parkinson’s himself, and Academy President Dave Rubin said his “tireless advocacy of research on Parkinson’s disease alongsi...