Check This Out: Highlights from This Year's Oscars Governors Ball

This past weekend, The Academy held its annual Governors Ball where it handed out Honorary Oscars to four deserving individuals within the film community. This year's recipients included Agnes Varda, Donald Sutherland, Owen Roizman, Charles Burnett, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for the first special Oscar win in over 20 years. The ceremony was a lively event packed with speeches not only from the winners, but of various people sharing stories and tribute to these artists. To watch all of the videos, click below and see all of the memorable events that played out at the event, which for that night at least could be called "The dance of cinema."

Check Out the List of the Honorary Oscar Recipients for 2017

Donald Sutherland in Ordinary People

As the Oscar season heats up, it's time to also prepare for the annual Honorary Oscars ceremony. What lucky talents will get the chance to be recognized for their careers in art? It only seems fitting that the names have been released right as trailers for potential upcoming nominees have dropped. So, who are the four faces that will light the stage in just a few short months? The talents are vast and reflect a variety of fields, including acting, directing, and technical aspects behind the scenes. So ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Honorary Oscar circle: Donald Sutherland, Charles Burnett, Owen Roizman, and Agnes Varda. Who are they? More information will be available after the jump.

Super Delegates: John F. Kennedy in "JFK" (1991)

Scene from JFK

Welcome to Super Delegates, a bi-monthly column released on Tuesdays and are done in part to recognize politics on film, specifically in regards to Oscar-nominated works. With this being an election year in the United States, it feels like a good time to revisit film history's vast relationship with politicians of any era and determine what makes them interesting while potentially connecting them to the modern era. The series plans to run until the end of this 2016 election cycle, so stay tuned for every installment and feel free to share your thoughts on films worthy of discussion in the comments section.

Nothing But the Best: "Ordinary People" (1980)

Scene from Ordinary People

Welcome to the series Nothing But the Best in which I chronicle all of the Academy Award Best Picture winners as they celebrate their anniversaries. Instead of going in chronological order, this series will be presented on each film's anniversary and will feature personal opinions as well as facts regarding its legacy and behind the scenes information. The goal is to create an in depth essay for each film while looking not only how the medium progressed, but how the film is integral to pop culture. In some cases, it will be easy. Others not so much. Without further ado, let's start the show.