Honorary Oscar Winner Godard May Not Claim His Prize

But it’s because he has no clue he’s getting it!
Ever since the Academy announced that Breathless filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard was getting an honorary Oscar, everyone has been scrambling to locate him.
The writer/director hates to fly because he isn’t allowed to smoke and avoids Hollywood whenever possible.
Academy executive director, Bruce Davis, said:

“We’ve been attempting to reach him since 7 o’clock Tuesday evening and we have as yet had no confirmation. We have tried by telephone, by fax, by emails to various friends and associates. We have sent a formal letter by FedEx. But we have certainly not been told he will show up at this point.”

Other recipients of the award will be Eli Wallach, Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Brownlow.
And we bet they’ll be there!
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