The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the Governor’s Awards for the next Oscars, and a screen queen, a comic king and a celebrated editor will take home honors.

Angela Bassett has two Golden Globes, and she was the favorite for best supporting actress this past Oscars. But the voters elected to not honor her for good work in a mediocre comic book sequel.

This is better. Let’s celebrate her entire career.

Mel Brooks could have copped a best Original Song Oscar at some point. His writing, acting and directing never managed it. But he’s worth celebrating for hilarious, shticky comedies that cut a wide swath through the’70s.

Editor Carol Littleton cut “E.T.” and “Body Heat,” and has been one of the stars of an under appreciated corner of the filmmaking art for half a century.

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