Angelina Jolie to receive humanitarian Oscar
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- Published on Friday, 06 September 2013 03:45
- Written by USA Today
Angelina Jolie is adding another Oscar to her collection. This time for her humanitarian work.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Jolie with the honorary Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, according to a release sent out Thursday.Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi will also receive honorary governor awards. All four awards will be presented at the Academy's 5th annual Governors Awards on Nov. 16."The Governors Awards pay tribute to individuals who've made indelible contributions in their respective fields," said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in the statement. "We couldn't be more excited for this year's honorees."The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which is an Oscar statuette, is given "to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry."Jolie, who won a best supporting actress award for 1999's Girl, Interrupted, was praised by the academy for "staking out a career in the nexus of entertainment and philanthropy" for being an "impassioned advocate for humanitarian causes, traveling widely to promote organizations and social justice efforts such as the Prevent sexual Violence Initiative."Jolie tweeted thanks Thursday, saying "I'm so proud to win an honorary Oscar this year with @TheAcademy, So much love & joy to u all, thank you! Congrats Martin, Lansbury, & Tosi."The honorary awards were voted on by the academy board of governors at a meeting on Tuesday night. But the announcements were delayed close to 48 hours as academy representatives tried to contact the recipients, many of whom were on vacation.The honorary governors awards have been granted since 2009. Oprah Winfrey received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2011. 2012 governor awards recipients included filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, legendary stuntman Hal Needham and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
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Angelina Jolie Catches a Flight with All Six Kids!
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- Published on Thursday, 05 September 2013 17:38
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie heads into LAX Airport to catch a departing flight with all six of her children – Maddox, 12, Pax, 9, Zahara, 8, Shiloh, 7, and five-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox – on Wednesday evening (September 4) in Los Angeles.The 38-year-old actress held onto the twins’ hands while the other kids walked alongside her. We are loving Shiloh‘s Star Wars shirt! The family is reportedly on their way to Australia. Angelina has been working on her next directorial feature Unbroken this week in Los Angeles. She was also spotted shopping with some of the kids on Labor Day.
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Angelina 's daughter Vivienne sucks her thumb and holds her blankie as the thumb
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- Published on Monday, 21 October 2013 04:34
- Written by Daily Mail
Time for bed sleepy head: Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne sucks her thumb and holds her blankie as the Jolie-Pitt brood go shopping.Angelina Jolie is used to living her life at certain pace, but it seems her children may be struggling to keep up with her.The actress who recently returned to the movie set after taking time out following her double mastectomy, gathered her brood for a shopping trip to Santa Barbara.However, daughter Vivienne, five, looked rather sleepy as she walked alond with her twin brother Knox, and Pax, nine, all the while gripping on tight to her beloved blankie.The rest of their siblings Zahara, eight, Maddox, 12, and Shiloh must have stayed home with father Brad, as Angelina took charge of a smaller group than usual.Vivienne wasn't the only sibling to carry a comforter, as Pax carried his ever-present purple bear with him as the group arrived at their location.Angelina has kept a low profile of late following her preventative double mastectomy surgery following the discovery that she had an 87% chance of developing breast cancer.But on Sunday, she stepped back onto the set of her latest directorial project Unbroken.Angelina looked elegant in a long skirt and blouse as she talked to crew members in Los Angeles.Apart from an appearance on the red carpet in the summer, supporting her husband Brad Pitt's movie World War Z, Angelina has been very absent from the movie world.Her new film which will be her second as a director, has been written by the Coen Brothers.The movie chronicles the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.Last week, the star's doctor - the renowned breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk - spoke out about the star's decision for the first time.Dr. Funk, who has also treated singer Sheryl Crow, spoke to Mario Lopez in an interview with Extra revealing that Angelina's decision was not made overnight and not motivated by 'fear'.'She didn't have [the double mastectomy] right away, but probably knew with her family history that it was a choice she would eventually make,' she said.
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Angelina Jolie Goes Shopping with Zahara, Knox, & Vivienne!
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 September 2013 16:09
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie takes three of her children to the mall for some Labor Day shopping on Monday morning (September 2) in Sherman Oaks, Calif.The 38-year-old actress was joined by Zahara, 8, her 5-year-old son Knox, and another child who appears to possibly be Vivienne with a short haircut.Angie‘s fiance Brad Pitt was spotted over the weekend attending events during the 2013 Telluride Film Festival to support his new movie 12 Years a Slave.Angelina just got back to work on her upcoming film Unbroken, which she is directing. Can’t wait until we get to see some footage!
UPDATE: It appears that this photo is actually old and only resurfaced today. The child identified as Vivienne, is Shiloh back when she had shorter hair.
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Angelina Jolie gets back to work after difficult year following double mastectomy... on set of new movie Unbroken
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- Published on Monday, 02 September 2013 03:37
- Written by Daily Mail
She has not been seen on a movie set since it was announced she underwent a preventative double mastectomy following the discovery that she had an 87% chance of developing breast cancer.But on Sunday, Angelina Jolie stepped back onto the set of her latest project Unbroken, a film she which she is directing.It appears to be the first time that the 38-year-old actress has been back in the movie world since her brave decision, and the star looked elegant in a long skirt and blouse as she talked to crew members in Los Angeles.Angelina's decision to undergo the operation sent shock-waves around the world when it was revealed earlier this year.Following the announcement the star made an appearance on the red carpet in the summer, supporting her husband Brad Pitt's movie World War Z.But now it seems the star is concentrating solely on her own career, as she directs her new movie which has been written by the Coen Brothers.The movie chronicles the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.Carrying an over-sized handbag and a huge folder, it appears Angelina is clearly putting a lot of research into the project.Last week, the star's doctor - the renowned breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk - spoke out about the star's decision for the first time.Dr. Funk, who has also treated singer Sheryl Crow, spoke to Mario Lopez in an interview with Extra revealing that Angelina's decision was not based out of 'fear'.'She didn't have [the double mastectomy] right away, but probably knew with her family history that it was a choice she would eventually make,' she said.Adding: 'Her decision was not made overnight. It wasn't based in fear.'
Angelina made her decision to undergo the operation after she was found to be carrying the RCA1 cancer gene, which also gives her a 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer.When asked how Angelina is doing now, she replied 'perfect' describing husband Brad as being 'the coolest' throughout the treatment.Dr. Funk revealed that Angelina knew that she was at some stage going to go public with the news in order to raise awareness about breast cancer amongst women.She explained: 'I knew that was her intention. She is just philanthropic to the core. She could never keep this a secret, and be who she is! She is someone who wants to save lives and she is doing that every day!'Asked whether Dr. Funk feels more pressure working with celebrities such as Angelina, she explained that she delves into a 'slightly more creative mode'.She revealed: 'Knowing that it would be publicly scrutinized…I developed some really new and beautiful changes to both the preparation for surgery, and the actual operation.'
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