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:

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Oprah Winfrey awards and nominations

Winfrey in 2014
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 0 2 Daytime Emmy Awards 19 27 Golden Globes 1 2 NAACP Image Awards 12 25 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 7 Tony Awards 1 2
Totals[a]
Wins	39
Nominations	68
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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^[1]
• 2011: Chairman's Crystal Pillar Award^[2][3][4]
• 1998: Lifetime Achievement Award^[3]
• 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^[5]

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^[6]

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^[7]

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
2000	Tuesdays with Morrie	Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Won
2002	—	Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
2013	Oprah's Master Class	Outstanding Information Special or Series	Nominated
2014	Running from Crazy	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
2017	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks	Outstanding Television Movie
2019	When They See Us	Outstanding Limited Series
2021	Oprah with Meghan and Harry	Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
2023	The 1619 Project	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	Won
	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		Best Musical Revival	Won

See also

• List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards#Three awards (non-competitive)