Daniel Craig, Angelina Jolie, Paul Mescal, Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, Selena Gomez, Kevin Costner and Pamela Anderson were among dozens of awards hopefuls in the Ovation Hollywood ballroom on Sunday night.

Quincy Jones had already written his speech to accept an honorary Oscar this year at the motion picture academy’s annual Governors Awards. But he died two weeks before Sunday’s ceremony, so it was left to his daughter, Rashida Jones, to deliver his words.

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.

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

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. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.

"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