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An executive producer for the Black Entertainment TV Awards says Sunday night’s live broadcast from Los Angeles will honor Michael Jackson.

Producer Stephen Hill says the show will be dedicated to Jackson because of his influence on music and pop culture. Jackson died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his Los Angeles home.

Hill says many of the celebrities who will appear on the show contacted BET to see how they could help prepare a tribute to Jackson.

Says Hill: “I think what you’re going to find is that acceptance speeches for awards will have nothing to do about the artists themselves, but about the influence that Michael Jackson had on them.”

Los Angeles Women in Film will honor Jennifer Aniston,Holly Hunter, Elizabeth Banks and Catherine Hardwicke and Petra Korner for their achievement in the industry. The event will take place June 12th at the Hyatt Regency in Century City.

Women in Film, Los Angeles presents the annual event that recognizes the achievements of women in the entertainment industry.

Aniston will be this year’s recipient of the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film. The Emmy-winning “Friends” actress has moved on to a film career with movies as various as the offbeat romantic comedies “The Break-Up” and “Along Came Polly” and indie efforts like “The Good Girl.” Most recently, she has appeared in “Marley & Me” and “He’s Just Not That Into You” and next stars in “The Baster” and “Bounty Hunter.”

Hunter, who stars in TNT’s “Saving Grace,” is to receive the 2009 Lucy Award for Excellence in Television. Having appeared in such films as “Blood Simple,” “The Piano” and “Broadcast News,” Hunter also has collected such TV credits as the HBO film “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom” and NBC’s “Roe vs. Wade,” winning Emmys for both performances.

The MaxMara Face of the Future Award will go to Banks, who had four films in theaters last year: “W.,” “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” “Role Models” and “Meet Dave.” She also recently appeared on the big screen in “The Uninvited” while also showing up in a recurring role on ABC’s “Scrubs.” She is involved in producing several projects, including “The Surrogates” and “Forever 21,” through her Brownstone Prods.

Hardwicke, who most recently directed the hit “Twilight,” will be recognized with the Dorothy Arzner Directors Award. Her films also include “thirteen,” “The Nativity Story” and “Lords of Dogtown.” Hardwicke recently signed on to direct the film adaptation of the young-adult novel “If I Stay” for Summit as well as the adaptation of James Patterson’s “Maximum Ride” for Columbia.

The Petra Korner/Kodak Vision Award will be presented to Korner, whose cinematography appears in such recent films as “The Wackness” and “The Informers” as well as the upcoming Wes Craven thriller “25/8.”

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The pics and episodes, which will be streamed on a separate section on YouTube as free ad-supported content, encompass a host of library titles from studios including Sony and Lionsgate and television networks as well as a number of indie pics.

The deal comes in the wake of a previous YouTube pact with MGM for television shows and full-length films and follows a pact with Disney for shortform excerpts of content from ABC and ESPN.

Sony’s James Bond tentpole “Casino Royale” and CBS’ new mystery series “Harper’s Island,” as well as pics including Morgan Spurlock’s “Super Size Me” and Richard Linklater’s “Slacker,” are part of the deals.

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