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Oprah's Honors and Awards
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In recognition of her extraordinary achievements and contributions, Oprah has received numerous honors, including the most prestigious awards and highest industry acknowledgments.
2008
- For the second year in a row, Oprah Winfrey was named “Most Powerful Celebrity” according to a new survey by Forbes magazine. She was given the title again by the money magazine, which ranked celebrities based on their earnings over the last year (a total of $275 million for her), along with press clippings, Google hits, television mentions and magazine covers.
2007
- Time Magazine—100 Most Influential People in the World
- The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity—2007 Humanitarian Award
2006
- Time Magazine—100 Most Influential People in the World
- The New York Public Library—Library Lion 2006
2005
- National Civil Rights Museum – 2005 National Freedom Award
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — Hall of Fame
- Time Magazine — 100 Most Influential People in the World
- International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — 2005 International Emmy Founders Award
2004
- United Nations Association of the United States of America – Global Humanitarian Action Award
- National Association of Broadcasters – Distinguished Service Award
- Time Magazine – 100 Most Influential People in the World
2003
- Association of American Publishers – AAP Honors Award
2002
- 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards® – Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
- Broadcasting & Cable – Hall of Fame
1999
- National Book Foundation – 50th Anniversary Gold Medal
1998
- National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences® – Lifetime Achievement Award
The following year, after accepting this pinnacle honor, Oprah removed herself from future Emmy® consideration and the show followed suit in 2000. Oprah and The Oprah Winfrey Show received more than 40 Daytime Emmy Awards®: seven for Outstanding Host; nine for Outstanding Talk Show; more than 20 in the Creative Arts categories; and one for Oprah's work as supervising producer of the ABC After School Special Shades of Single Protein.
- Time Magazine – 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century
1997
- Newsweek – Most Important Person in Books and Media
- TV Guide – Television Performer of the Year
- Emmy Award for best daytime talk show host, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
1996
- International Radio & Television Society Foundation – Gold Medal Award
- George Foster Peabody Awards – 1995 Individual Achievement Award
1995
- Emmy Award for best daytime talk show host, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
1994
- Emmy Award for best daytime talk show host, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Image Award, NAACP
- Named to the Television Academy Hall of Fame, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
1993
- Horatio Alger Award, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
1992
- Emmy Award for best daytime talk show host, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Image Award, NAACP
1991
- Emmy Award for best daytime talk show host, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 1992, 1994, 1995, and 1997
- Image Award, NAACP
- Industry Achievement Award, Broadcast Promotion Marketing Executives/Broadcast Design Association
1990
- She won the inaugural Bob Hope Humanitarian Award.
1989
- Entertainer of the Year Award, NAACP
- Image Award, NAACP
1988
- Broadcaster of the Year, International Radio and Television Society
1987
- Emmy Award for best daytime talk show host, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
1986
- She received both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her film debut role in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple
- Woman of Achievement Award, National Organization for Women
- One of the Ten Most Admired Women, Playgirl
Source: www.oprah.com and www.answers.com
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