Angelina Jolie to Receive Humanitarian Oscar

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Angelina Jolie's Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted is about to find itself in great company. Angelina Jolie is taking home this year's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin, and Piero Tosi will also receive governors awards, honorary Oscars presented to those who've excelled in a particular field.

Angelina Jolie's second Academy Award statuette is representative of her dedication to worldwide social causes and human rights issues. The honorary oscars are voted on by the academy board of governors. According to the academy, Jolie will take home this year's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for "staking out a career in the nexus of entertainment and philanthropy."

Congratulations, Angelina Jolie!

Via USA Today