# List of awards and nominations received by Oprah Winfrey

Over the years, talk show host Oprah Winfrey has won the following awards and nominations for her media works:

## Academy Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 2011 | — | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Won |
| 2014 | Selma | Best Picture | Nominated |

## Acapulco Black Film Festival

* 1999: Black Film Award for Best Actress: Beloved

## Daytime Emmy Awards

* 2024: Arts And Popular Culture Program: Oprah and "The Color Purple" Journey
* 2011: Chairman's Crystal Pillar Award
* 1998: Lifetime Achievement Award
* 2014: Outstanding Special Class Series: Super Soul Sunday
* 1998: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1997: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1996: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1995: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1995: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1994: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1994: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1993: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1993: Outstanding Children's Special: ABC Afterschool Specials
* 1992: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1992: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1991: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1991: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1989: Outstanding Talk Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1987: Outstanding Talk Show Host: The Oprah Winfrey Show

## Golden Globe Award

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1986 | The Color Purple | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2018 | Herself | Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won |

## Jefferson Awards for Public Service

* 1998: S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen

## NAACP Image Award

* 1989: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: Oprah Winfrey: On Location in Forsyth County
* 1991: Entertainer of the Year
* 1992: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1992: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1993: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1994: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1995: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series or Special: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1996: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1998: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Series: The Oprah Winfrey Show
* 1998: Outstanding News, Talk or Information - Special: Dinner With Oprah: A Lifetime Exclusive - Toni Morrison
* 2005: Hall of Fame
* 2012: Outstanding Talk Series: Oprah's Lifeclass
Nominated:
* 1999: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture: Beloved
* 2013: Outstanding Talk Series: Oprah's Lifeclass
* 2014: Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special): Oprah: Where Are They Now?
* 2014: Outstanding Talk Series: Oprah's Lifeclass
* 2014: Outstanding Talk Series: Oprah's Next Chapter
* 2015: Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special): Oprah's Lifeclass
* 2015: Outstanding Talk Series: Oprah Prime
* 2015: Outstanding Variety (Series or Special): Oprah's Master Class
* 2015: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Selma
* 2016: Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special): Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later
* 2016: Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special): Oprah: Where Are They Now?
* 2017: Outstanding Talk Series: Super Soul Sunday

## Peabody Awards

* 1995: Personal Award

## People's Choice Awards

* 1988: Favorite Talk Show Host: Won
* 1997: Favorite Female Television Performer: Won
* 1998: Favorite Female Television Performer: Won
* 2004: Favorite Talk Show Host: Won
Nominated:
* 2005: Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host
* 2006: Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host
* 2007: Favorite Talk Show Host
* 2008: Favorite Talk Show Host

## Presidential Medal of Freedom

* 2013: Presidential Medal of Freedom

## Primetime Emmy Award

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
| 1994 | Michael Jackson Talks... To Oprah | Outstanding Informational Special | Nominated |
| 2000 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Won |
| 2002 | — | Bob Hope Humanitarian Award | Won |
| 2013 | Oprah's Master Class | Outstanding Information Special or Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Running from Crazy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Outstanding Television Movie | Nominated |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Oprah with Meghan and Harry | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | Nominated |
| 2023 | The 1619 Project | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Won |
| 2023 | The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | Nominated |

## PGA Awards

* 1999: Producer of the Year: Tuesdays with Morrie

## Tony Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2006 | The Color Purple | Best Musical | Nominated |
| 2016 | The Color Purple | Best Musical Revival | Won |