Michael J. Fox was awarded an honorary Oscar Saturday for his campaign to fund Parkinson's research since being diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease at the peak of his acting career.
'Back To The Future' star and Parkinsons advocate Michael J. Fox accepts the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 13th Governors Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on November 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/ Getty Images/ AFP
"You're making me shake, stop it," joked Fox as he received a standing ovation, before describing his award as "a wholly unexpected honor." Woody Harrelson, who starred alongside Fox in the film "Doc Hollywood" at the time of his diagnosis, told the audience Saturday: "I just couldn't believe it because there's such an invincible, superhuman quality about Mike.
He semi-retired a few years later, dedicating himself to his Parkinson's foundation and raising more than $1 billion for research."There was nothing heroic about what I did," said Fox. Previous winners of Fox's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award—handed out by the Academy most years since 1957—include Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey and Elizabeth Taylor.
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