WEEK IN WOMEN; Tyson and Kennedy to Receive Oscars

September 10, 2018September 15, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments cecily tyson, kathleen kennedy, oscars, specialoscars

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Actor Cicely Tyson and producer Kathleen Kennedy will make overdue history when they receive their Honorary Oscars this fall. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently voted to present Honorary Awards to publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin and Tyson. In addition, Kennedy and her husband and fellow producer Frank Marshall will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Tyson will make history at the Governors Awards as the first black woman to receive an Honorary Oscar. Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell writes features and reviews movies, music, events and the arts for The Oklahoman, Oklahoma's statewide newspaper, and NewsOK.com, the state's largest news Web site. Raised on a farm near Lindsay, Okla., she started her journalism career in seventh grade, when she was elected reporter for her school's 4-H Club. Taking her duties seriously, she began submitting stories to The Lindsay News, and worked for the local weekly through high school. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she worked for The Daily O'Collegian and earned her journalism degree with honors. She worked for three years at small Oklahoma dailies The Edmond Sun and Shawnee News-Star. In 2002, she joined The Oklahoman as a features reporter, writing about movies, the arts, events, families and nonprofits. She moved to The Oklahoman's entertainment desk in 2007. In 2004, she won a prestigious Journalism Fellowship in Child & Family Policy from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Along with her membership in AWFJ, she also is a founding member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. Brandy writes The Week In Women blog for AWFJ.org.