Just two weeks after his death, music legend Quincy Jones was posthumously awarded an honorary Oscar at the 15th Annual Governors Awards.
The annual awards ceremony is just one of many star-studded events leading up to the Oscars.
Four of Jones’ seven children, Rashida Jones, Martina Jones, Quincy Jones III and Kenya Kinski-Jones, attended the ceremony Sunday night at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. , accepted this honor on behalf of Jones.
Quincy Jones’ cause of death revealed Martina accepts Quincy Jones’ posthumous honorary award at the 15th Annual Governors Awards Ceremony held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on November 17, 2024 Ms. Jones, from left, Rashida Jones, and Quincy Jones III. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Rashida and her siblings gave an emotional speech praising their father, leaving many in the audience teary-eyed. She said he was “really excited to be attending” the ceremony.
“He has a lot of friends in this room. In fact, he probably has them in every room to be honest,” she laughed. “Because wherever he went, he made connections with everyone. Real connections. He had this supernatural gift for people. He stayed present and was curious. He knew how to keep going and stay loving and was really, really, really going to be here with us tonight.”
She assured Jones’ friends that the 28-time Grammy winner’s spirit was certainly in the room, drawing applause from the crowd.
Hollywood remembers Quincy Jones
The Parks and Recreation actress revealed that her father had been working on her acceptance speech until last month, and then read it out in his own words.
She added that she’s sure her father would like to thank Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Hudson, who presented the award to the Jones family.
“I’m sure he’ll say, ‘You two look beautiful, baby!'”
Rashida said it was “in some ways difficult” for her family to attend the ceremony, but she wanted to celebrate her father’s “beautiful life and career.”
“His music has literally defined an entire century of culture across genres, including jazz, disco, film, pop-R&B, and hip-hop. But the true essence of his music is that all his music… “It means that his love is poured into us,” she said. It was a gift from him to us. ”
She then urged the audience to listen to his music because there was “so much to hear.”
“If you know his work on Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, listen more deeply to his other albums like ‘Gula Matari’ and ‘Mellow Madness.'” She recommended it to everyone as a way to introduce it. “An entire universe awaits his 70 years of music.”
“He loved life and would say, ‘Live every day like it’s your last, and one day you’ll get it right,'” she said with a smile. “And you did it dad, you did it. You lived the biggest, best, most beautiful life of love every day you were here. In honor of our dad, we hope you do the same.” I hope you will: Live with love, lead with love, bring love.” Have love in everything you do. ”
15th Annual Governors Awards Award Honorary Oscars to Quincy Jones and Juliette Taylor, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Richard Curtis, and Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli It was done.
Jones passed away on November 3rd at her home in Bel Air, surrounded by her family. He was 91 years old.
