The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts voted to present the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers Michael G. Wilson \u201963 and Barbara Broccoli. Wilson, a Harvey Mudd engineering graduate, and Broccoli, his sister, received the honor at the Academy\u2019s Governors Awards event on Sunday, Nov. 17, in Hollywood. The evening\u2019s awardees also included the late Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor (Academy Honorary Awards) and Richard Curtis (Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, an Oscar\u00ae statuette, is presented to creative producers \u201cwhose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe recipients of this year\u2019s Governors Awards have set the bar incredibly high across their remarkable careers, and the Academy\u2019s Board of Governors is thrilled to recognize them with Oscars,\u201d said Academy President Janet Yang. \u201cThe selection of Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli is a testament to their success as producers of the fan-favorite Bond series and their contribution to the industry\u2019s theatrical landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilson and Broccoli of EON Productions are producers of the James Bond film series. They have produced some of the most successful 007 films ever including \u201cCasino Royale,\u201d \u201cQuantum of Solace,\u201d \u201cSkyfall,\u201d \u201cSpectre\u201d and \u201cNo Time to Die.\u201d Wilson and Broccoli have produced and executive produced independent film projects such as \u201cFilm Stars Don\u2019t Die in Liverpool,\u201d \u201cNancy,\u201d \u201cThe Rhythm Section,\u201d \u201cTill\u201d and \u201cThe Accidental Getaway Driver.\u201d They are directors of the Broccoli Foundation, founded by Dana and Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli to support the arts, medicine and education. Cubby Broccoli received the Thalberg Award in 1981. Barbara Broccoli is the second woman to receive the Thalberg Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilson received a juris doctor from Stanford Law School and worked for the Department of Transportation before joining Surrey & Morse, where he became a partner specializing in international tax and business transactions before transferring to EON Productions in 1972. In addition to producing and co-writing Bond films, Wilson is a leading expert on 19th-century photography and directs the Wilson Centre for Photography, one of the world\u2019s largest private photography collections. A fellow of the Science Museum London, he serves as a trustee for several organizations, including Harvey Mudd College and the Carnegie Institution for Science. With Broccoli, he was awarded an Order of the British Empire in Her Majesty the Queen\u2019s New Year Honours List 2008 for services to the film industry. In 2014, they received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures. Wilson received the Harvey Mudd College Lifetime Recognition Award in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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