 Actors Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover are among four people who will receive honorary Oscars next year for their contribution to film making and the world. The Academy of Motions, Pictures, Arts and Science announced on Thursday. The pair are among the next recipients of the Academy's Governors Award, which will be handed out in a ceremony in January. Other honorees are writer-director Elena May and Norwegian actress Liv Ollman. The recipients have made a profound impact on both film and the society. Academic President David Rubin said in a statement that Jackson, who portrayed McFurry in the Avengers and other Marvel movies, has appeared in more than a hundred films. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role as a hitman in director Quentin Tarantino in 1994's drama Pulp Fiction.