Oscar celebrates Governors Award recipients

A view of the 2012 Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, where documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker received an Honorary Oscar, Saturday, December 1, 2012.

The director of "The War Room," Pennebaker is best known for his music-related films in a variety of genres, including "Don't Look Back," "Monterey Pop," "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," "John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto," "Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You," "101," "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty," and "Down From the Mountain."

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