The 93-year-old actress is being recognised for her contributions to the film industry
CICELY TYSON is to become the first black woman to receive an honorary Oscar.
The 93-year-old actress has been announced as one of three honorees of the award.
Tyson is already the recipient of a Tony and two Emmys.
The actress, whose career started in modelling and theatre, has also been awarded a presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honour in the US.
Tyson was previously nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for her role in Sounder, a film about a poor black family in the American South during the Depression era.
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