The glamorous Lauren Bacall was honored this weekend with an honorary Oscar during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2009 Governors Awards.

The hometown heroine of stage and screen had a storied love affair with the equally-elegant Humphrey Bogart, but the upper East Sider said bringing home the 13½-inch, 8½ pound statue was still a thrill.

“The thought when I get home that I’m going to have a two-legged man in my room is so exciting,” 85-year-old Bacall quipped Saturday night during the awards showcase - the first time it’s been held in a ceremony separate from the Oscars.

It’s the first Oscar for Bacall, who has starred in more than 30 films, including “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” which earned her a best supporting actress nomination in 1996. She was favored to win, but the Oscar went to Juliette Binoche for “The English Patient.”