Belatedly he was rewarded (having been pipped for four Oscars) with an honorary Academy Award in 2008.

ECONOMIST: Robert Boyle

This was certainly the case on Tuesday at the Chateau Marmont, where Dolores and Carmen Chaplin threw a dinner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Honorary Academy Award received by their grandfather, Charles Chaplin.

WSJ: Hats Off to a Silent-Film Pioneer

Oscar-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is to receive an honorary award for achievement in world cinema from the European Film Academy.

BBC: Dame Helen Mirren gets European film award