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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following has won the 2016 Honorary Academy (Oscar) Award for his extraordinary achievements in the movies.
A
Brad Pitt
B
Tom Hanks
C
Matt Damon
D
Jackie Chan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spotlight won two awards including Best Picture, making it the first film since The Greatest Show On Earth to win Best Picture while only winning one other award and Mad Max: Fury Road won six awards, the most for the evening. The Revenant earned three awards including Best Director for Alejandro G.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Academy’s Honorary Award is given at the discretion of the Board of Governors and not necessarily awarded every year. The Honorary Award may or may not be an Oscar statuette; when it is, the Award is presented as part of the Academy Awards ceremony. This is the Honorary Award most familiar to the public.

Detailed explanation-3: -As of 2022, apart from Mother India, only two Indian films have been nominated for the Oscars-Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). In 1992, filmmaker Satyajit Ray was bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award, becoming the only Indian to date to receive the honour.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1992, Satyajit Ray received the honorary Academy Award-Lifetime Achievement.

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