The thirteenth Governors Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles , the gala in which the Oscars for Lifetime Achievement are awarded: this year the statuette was also awarded to Michael J. Fox. The "Back to the Future" star received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from actor Woody Harrelson for his tireless efforts to find funds for a cure for Parkinson's, with which he has lived for years. TO picked up by a to a standing ovation, the 61-year-old was unable to hide his emotion and amazement.
He told those present about when, only 29 years old, in 1991, he received the diagnosis of the disease. Then he thanked his wife Tracy Pollan for the continued support. “He has an incredible talent: when people come up to him to tell him how great he is, he flips the tables and makes these people feel great. And that's something I've seen him do countless times over countless years,” Harrelson said. "He transformed a chilling diagnosis into a courageous mission," he added.
The award to the founder of the "Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research" was welcomed by the person concerned with emotion and not a little self-irony: "You're making me tremble" .
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