On 25 March – two nights before the Academy Awards – Liv Ullmann will receive an honorary Oscar for her “bravery and emotional transparency that has gifted audiences with deeply affecting screen portrayals”.
Forget the wins for Parasite and Nomadland – if ever there was a proof of the Academy improving its taste, Ullmann sharing the stage with Elaine May, Samuel L Jackson and Danny Glover at this year’s Governors awards is surely it.
