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Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will receive a golden statuette this year.

Angela Bassett has previously been nominated for an Oscar twice - she earned a nod for portraying Tina Turner and became the first actor ever nominated for a Marvel superhero.

Actor Angela Bassett and veteran filmmaker Mel Brooks will receive Academy Honorary Awards this year in honor of their careers and contribution to cinema, Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said. The Academy announced it had voted to present the awards to two-time Oscar nominee Bassett and "The Producers" writer Brooks, as well as to editor Carol Littleton at its Governor Awards in November. Michelle Satter, founding senior director of the Sundance Institute's Artist Programs, will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all – and in

Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, Michelle Satter and Carol Littleton will be given honorary Oscars at the upcoming Governors Awards.