Nominations & Winners by Category:
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The Winner marker symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a person in the list to display more information about that person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.

1956 (29th)

Y. Frank Freeman

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was first presented in 1956.

1957 (30th)

Samuel Goldwyn

1959 (32nd)

Bob Hope

1960 (33rd)

Sol Lesser

1961 (34th)

George Seaton

1962 (35th)

Steve Broidy

1965 (38th)

Edmond L. DePatie

1966 (39th)

George Bagnall

1967 (40th)

Gregory Peck

1968 (41st)

Martha Raye

1969 (42nd)

George Jessel

1970 (43rd)

Frank Sinatra

1972 (45th)

Rosalind Russell

1973 (46th)

Lew Wasserman

1974 (47th)

Arthur B. Krim

1975 (48th)

Jules C. Stein

1977 (50th)

Charlton Heston

1978 (51st)

Leo Jaffe

1979 (52nd)

Robert Benjamin

1981 (54th)

Danny Kaye

1982 (55th)

Walter Mirisch

1983 (56th)

M. J. Frankovich

1984 (57th)

David L. Wolper

1985 (58th)

Charles “Buddy” Rogers

1989 (62nd)

Howard W. Koch

1992 (65th)

Audrey Hepburn

Elizabeth Taylor

1993 (66th)

Paul Newman

1994 (67th)

Quincy Jones

2001 (74th)

Arthur Hiller

2004 (77th)

Roger Mayer

2006 (79th)

Sherry Lansing

2008 (81st)

Jerry Lewis

2011 (84th)

Oprah Winfrey

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 3rd Governors Awards ceremony on November 12, 2011, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2012 (85th)

Jeffrey Katzenberg

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 4th Governors Awards ceremony on December 1, 2012, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2013 (86th)

To Angelina Jolie, an artist whose humanitarian efforts continue to touch and inspire the film industry and the world.

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 5th Governors Awards ceremony on November 16, 2013, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2014 (87th)

To Harry Belafonte, for a lifetime of demonstrating how art is ennobled by ceaseless courage and conscience.

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 6th Governors Awards ceremony on November 8, 2014, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2015 (88th)

To Debbie Reynolds, for the irresistible optimism and unflagging support she has brought to the lives of those in need.

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 7th Governors Awards ceremony on November 14, 2015, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2019 (92nd)

Geena Davis

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 11th Governors Awards ceremony on October 27, 2019, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2020 (93rd)

Tyler Perry

Motion Picture & Television Fund

2021 (94th)

Danny Glover

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 12th Governors Awards ceremony on March 25, 2022, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center.

2022 (95th)

Michael J. Fox's tireless advocacy of research on Parkinson's disease alongside his boundless optimism exemplifies the impact of one person in changing the future for millions.

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 13th Governors Awards ceremony on November 19, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza, Century City.

2023 (96th)

A pillar of the independent film community, Michelle Satter has played a vital role in the careers of countless filmmakers around the world.

NOTE: The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was presented at the 14th Governors Awards ceremony on January 9, 2024, in the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles.

Nominations & Winners by Category:Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award