The screen icon will receive an honorary Oscar in 2022, alongside Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, the Academy announced Thursday.
“We are thrilled to present this year’s Governors Awards to four honorees who have had a profound impact on both film and society,” Academy President David Rubin said in a statement.
Jackson is known for playing Nick Fury in many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino and Spike Lee, and numerous other roles; he is generally considered to have the highest-grossing filmography of any actor.
May has been nominated twice, for Best Adapted Screenplay for 1978’s Heaven Can Wait and 1998’s Primary Colors.
Liv Ullmann is best known for her many collaborations with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, including Persona, Cries and Whispers, and Scenes from a Marriage.
Glover has never been nominated for an Oscar, but has been an iconic screen presence for many years, with credits including the Lethal Weapon series, The Color Purple, To Sleep With Anger, and The Royal Tenenbaums, among many others.