'The greatest of the great' British film editor Anne V Coates awarded honorary Oscar
BRITISH film editor Anne V Coates has been given an honorary Oscar - 53 years after her first Academy Award.
British film editor Anne V Coates has been given an honorary Oscar
Anne, 90, won an Oscar for Lawrence of Arabia back in 1963.
She was hailed as “a trailblazer” by actress Nicole Kidman at the Governors Awards, the Academy’s ceremony for honorary accolades.
Stars paid tribute to Coates at the ceremony, including Richard Gere
Accepting the tribute in Hollywood on Saturday, she said: “Imagine a job where you’re paid to look into the eyes of George Clooney, Richard Burton, Daniel Craig and Sean Connery.”
Anne is one of the great giants of our industry
Stars paid tribute to Coates at the ceremony, including Richard Gere, who appeared in the 2002 film Unfaithful, which she edited.
Anne, 90, won an Oscar for Lawrence of Arabia back in 1963
He hailed her as “one of the great giants of our industry” and “the greatest of the great, great, great film editors”.
Nicole, 49, wore a stunning two-tone dress - while half the dress was a silk black material, the other half was a silver pleated panel that wrapped over her shoulder and down the front.
Anne was hailed as 'a trailblazer' by actress Nicole Kidman at the Governors Awards
She paired the stunning garment with a pair of black peep-toed heels and matching coloured drop-earrings.
When arriving at The Governors Awards in Los Angeles, the Australian beauty flashed her cleavage as she dressed in a plunging see-through gown.