When was the Academy Honorary Award instituted?

The Academy Honorary Award – instituted in 1950 for the 23rd Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award, which was first presented at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929) – is given annually by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The award celebrates motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards, although prior winners of competitive Academy Awards are not excluded from receiving the Honorary Award.

Unless otherwise specified, Honorary Award recipients receive the same gold Oscar statuettes received by winners of the competitive Academy Awards. Unlike the Special Achievement Award instituted in 1972, those on whom the Academy confers its Honorary Award do not have to meet "the Academy's eligibility year and deadline requirements."

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earlepg

Notice how deftly brien tried to streer us away from the wrong answers?

Louella Wilson

Including 1929 as an option would have put the cat among the pigeons. But earlepg puts it so succinctly.

Carl Belken

Fred Keogh, He's familiar to those of us who watch Turner Classic Movies.

John W Shreve

Fred Keogh, Well, Mr. Murphy was the star, Who's done the best by far. Oh, gee it's great we had a senator who could really sing and dance. From 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑊𝑎𝑠 by Tom Lehrer.

Fred Keogh

The winner in 1950 was actor George Murphy. I couldn't picture him or recall his name, so I googled him, and recognised him immediately. Go on, google him. You will have the same reaction as me, I'm sure.