`Hunger Games` actor Donald Sutherland to get lifetime Oscar

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Donald Sutherland, the star of &ldquo-MASH,&rdquo- &ldquo-The Hunger Games&rdquo- and more than 140 other movies, is to get a lifetime achievement Oscar, along with Belgian director Agnes Varda, Oscar organizers said on Wednesday.

Sutherland and Varda will be joined by African-American indie film director Charles Burnett and cinematographer Owen Roizman in receiving honorary Oscars at a ceremony in Los Angeles in November, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in statement.

Academy president John Bailey said the honorees reflect &rdquo-the breadth of international, independent and mainstream filmmaking, and are tributes to four great artists whose work embodies the diversity of our shared humanity.”

Canadian actor Sutherland, 82, has a career spanning five decades starting with his 1967 breakthrough in &ldquo-The Dirty Dozen.&rdquo- He went on to play wisecracking army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the 1970 movie version of &ldquo-MASH,&rdquo- as well as roles in thriller &ldquo-Don&rsquo-t Look Now&rdquo- and &ldquo-Klute.&rdquo-

Sutherland, the father of &ldquo-24&rdquo- actor Kiefer Sutherland, played President Snow in all four of the recent &ldquo-Hunger Games&rdquo- young adult movie franchise. He has never been Oscar nominated.

Belgian-born Varda has experimented with shorts, documentaries and feature films during her more than 60-year career. Called the mother of the French New Wave, her movies include &ldquo-Cleo from 5 to 7,&rdquo- &ldquo-Le Bonheur,&rdquo- and &ldquo-One Sings, the Other Doesn’t.&rdquo-

Burnett is an independent filmmaker whose work, including &ldquo-America Becoming,&rdquo- has been praised for its portrayal of the African-American experience.

Roizman has five Oscar nominations for his work as a cinematographer on movies including &ldquo-The French Connection,&rdquo- &ldquo-Tootsie&rdquo- and &ldquo-Network.&rdquo-

The honorary Oscars will be presented at a gala dinner on Nov. 11.