Writer-director Richard Curtis, casting director Juliet Taylor and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli were also honored at the 2024 Governors Awards on Sunday.

"He really intended on being here," Rashida said of the late music producer as he was awarded posthumously at the 15th Governor Awards on Nov. 17

Just weeks after his death at the age of 91, renowned music producer and composer Quincy Jones was bestowed with an honorary Oscar by Hollywood's film academy at a gala on Sunday.

This year's Academy Governors Awards paid tribute to the late composer Quincy Jones, in addition to other giants of the entertainment industry.

Many of Hollywood’s biggest stars have gathered at the annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles to honor the late Quincy Jones, James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.

The late Quincy Jones was posthumously awarded an honorary Oscar at an emotional and star-packed Hollywood gala on Sunday

Other recipients of Governors Awards include casting director Juliet Taylor, producer and director Richard Curtis, and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli

Although the Governors Awards ceremony honours only a select few industry veterans, it also serves as the unofficial kickoff of the Oscars race.