Driving Miss Daisy Star James Earl Jones Shows Off His Oscar for Lifetime Achievement

It couldn’t happen to a more deserving honoree: On November 12, James Earl Jones was presented an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement onstage at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre after a matinee performance of Driving Miss Daisy. Jones received his Oscar from co-star Vanessa Redgrave and Sir Ben Kingsley, both former Oscar winners themselves. The big moment was recorded for broadcast at the Governors Awards ceremony that evening in Los Angeles, where Oprah Winfrey received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. According to Deadline.com, a surprised Jones responded with his usual humility: “If an actor’s nightmare is being onstage butt-naked and not knowing his lines, then what the hell is this? This is an actor’s wet dream…. You cannot be an actor like I am and not have been in some of the worst movies like I have. But I stand before you deeply honored, mighty grateful and just plain godsmacked.” Congratulations, Mr. Jones!