Here are the companion photos to yesterday’s Jolie-Pitt photo set at LAX. They arrived in Sydney, and these pics show a group of happy-looking kids leaving the airport and getting into some kind of van. While I always love to see my favorite, Empress Zahara, for me the real standout of these photos is little Vivienne. Viv looks so depressed that her mom made wear black! Viv loves PINK! Viv even has a little pink travel suitcase with wheels!! OMG. And of course, the rest of the kids are showing their personality too – I feel like Zahara keeps the younger kids in line, whether it’s Shiloh (who has an adorable choppy bob) or Knox, who gets to hold his big sister’s hand.
And in other happy news, Angelina Jolie is going to get another OSCAR. Frankly, I’m stunned. I sometimes wondered if, decades from now, Angelina would receive an Oscar for her humanitarian work, but that was just it: I thought it happen years and years from now. But I guess the Academy really does love her.
And the Oscar goes to…Angelina Jolie! The Governors Awards are still two months away, but fans don’t have to wait to find out who’s taking home one of the coveted honorary statues. On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Jolie — along with Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin, and costume designer Piero Tosi — had been selected by the Board of Governors to receive trophies at the Nov. 16 ceremony in L.A.
“The Governors Awards pay tribute to individuals who’ve made indelible contributions in their respective fields,” Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in an announcement about the recipients. “We couldn’t be more excited for this year’s honorees and look forward to bringing their peers and colleagues together to celebrate their extraordinary achievements.”
Jolie, 37, is set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the fifth annual event. Named for the Danish actor and philanthropist who served as president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, the award is given to “an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.” Past recipients have included Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Lewis, Quincy Jones, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Audrey Hepburn.
Jolie has certainly proven herself worthy of such company. In recent years, the Maleficent actress has become as famous for her philanthropy as for her film career. She’s a noted advocate for many causes, including the Prevent Sexual Violence Initiative, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The star — who has one other Oscar, a Best Supporting Actress award for the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted — even hinted last year that she might want to give up acting to devote more time to her humanitarian work and her family. (She and fiance Brad Pitt have six kids, three of whom are adopted from other countries.)
“I’ve enjoyed being an actress,” she told Britain’s Channel 4 News in 2012. “And I am so grateful to the job. I’ve had great experiences, and I have even be able to tell stories and be a part of stories that mattered…It’s a really lucky profession to be a part of. But if it went away tomorrow, I would be very happy to be home with my children.”
“I wake up in the morning as a mum,” she continued, “and I turn on the news like everybody else, and I see what’s happening, and I want to be part of the world in a positive way.”
[From Us Weekly]
This is a really big deal. Like, it’s a HUGE deal. Look at the company Angelina is in now – Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Oprah…!! Goodness. Everything’s coming up Brangeloonie, huh? I still can’t believe they’re giving it to her NOW. I think it’s not just about her UNHCR work, although she’s been so active with the UN for something like 13 years. I think this is also about her double mastectomy, and wanting to honor her after her difficult year. Plus, the Academy just loves it when Brad and Angelina come to the ceremony, and although Angelina will formally receive the award in November, she’ll also be invited to the Oscars to probably make a brief speech. Brad might even be invited to the Oscars as one of the producers for 12 Years a Slave!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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