In 1979 honorary Oscars went to Laurence Olivier & this creator of Woody Woodpecker
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... An Honorary Award went to Warner Bros, for the studio's groundbreaking work 
on .... Alan Splet for sound editing of The Black Stallion (1979); animation director 
.... Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) received ten nominations and one Oscar.