Editing Whoopi Goldberg (section)

==Acting credits and awards==
{{Main|Whoopi Goldberg on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Whoopi Goldberg}}

[[File:Whoopi Goldberg graumans.jpg|thumb|Whoopi Goldberg signature at [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]]]]

Having acted in over 150 films, Goldberg is one of the 19 people to [[EGOT|achieve the EGOT]], having won the four major American awards for professional entertainers: an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] (Television), a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] (Music), an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] (Film), and a [[Tony Awards|Tony]] (Theater).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/awards/egot-winners/|title= Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, Find Out Which Stars Are Members of the EGOT Club|website= [[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= April 20, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200420192748/https://people.com/awards/egot-winners/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thewrap.com/all-egot-winners-audrey-hepburn-whoopi-goldberg-mel-brooks/|title= All 15 EGOT Winners, From Audrey Hepburn to John Legend|website= [[TheWrap]]|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= April 18, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041452/https://www.thewrap.com/all-egot-winners-audrey-hepburn-whoopi-goldberg-mel-brooks/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/egot-club-15-hollywood-heavyweights-who-have-won-emmy-grammy-oscar-tony-awards-797744/1-richard-rodgers|title= The EGOT Club: 15 Hollywood Heavyweights Who Have Won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= December 6, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191206083737/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/egot-club-15-hollywood-heavyweights-who-have-won-emmy-grammy-oscar-tony-awards-797744/1-richard-rodgers|url-status= dead}}</ref> She is the first black woman to have achieved all four awards.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McDonald|first1=Soraya Nadia|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-vulture-honorary-degree.html|title=Movies Were Better When Whoopi Goldberg Was in Them|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|quote=That singularity is evident in her EGOT status; she's the only Black woman in history to have nabbed each of the major award statues, and she did it with a handicap.|date=October 29, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220215410/https://www.vulture.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-vulture-honorary-degree.html|archive-date=2020-12-20|url-status=live}}</ref>

Goldberg has received two [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, for ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' and ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (winning for ''Ghost'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|title=1986 Oscar Nominations|website=Oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417062047/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991|title= The 63rd academy awards - 1991|website= Oscars.org|date= October 4, 2014|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= April 17, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180417065552/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991|url-status= live}}</ref> She is the first African-American actor to have received Academy Award nominations for both [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]. She has received three [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nominations, winning two ([[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress]] in 1986 for ''The Color Purple'', and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]] in 1991 for ''Ghost''). For ''Ghost'', she also won a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/film/actress-in-a-supporting-role|title=BAFTA Awards|access-date=December 25, 2016|archive-date=November 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107092650/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/film/actress-in-a-supporting-role|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Oscar: Lost & Fo">{{cite news|author=Silverman, Stephen M.|title=Whoopi Goldberg's Oscar: Lost & Found|date=February 6, 2002|work=[[People (American magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623471,00.html|access-date=March 15, 2008|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081951/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623471,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She won a [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording]] in 1985 for ''Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording'', becoming only the second solo woman performer—not part of a duo or team—to receive the award, and the first African-American woman. Goldberg is one of only three single women performers to receive that award.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/whoopi-goldberg|title= Whoopi Goldberg - Artist|website= Grammys.com|date= November 19, 2019|access-date= April 25, 2020|archive-date= September 22, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210922121547/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/whoopi-goldberg/2455|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://pastemagazine.com/content/2014-26-01/A-Brief-History-of-Female-Best-Comedy-Album-Nominees-at-the-Grammys|title=A Brief History of Female Best Comedy Album Nominees at the Grammys|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=January 26, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She won a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] in 2002 as a producer of the Broadway musical ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)|Thoroughly Modern Millie]]''. She has received eight [[Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]] nominations, winning two. She has received nine [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations. In 2009, Goldberg won the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] for her work on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''. She shared the award with her then co-hosts [[Joy Behar]], [[Sherri Shepherd]], [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]], and [[Barbara Walters]].

Goldberg is the recipient of the 1985 [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show]] for her solo performance on Broadway. She has won three [[People's Choice Awards]]. She has been nominated for five [[American Comedy Awards]] with two wins (Funniest Supporting Actress in 1991 for ''Ghost'' and Funniest Actress in 1993 for ''[[Sister Act]]''). She was the three-time (and inaugural) winner of the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Award]] for Favorite Movie Actress.<ref>{{cite web |title=KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS > All Winners |url=https://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners |website=nick.com |publisher=Viacom |access-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112074228/https://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2001, she became the first African-American female to receive the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brennan |first1=Patrick |title=The Mark Twain Prize: Whoopi! |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2001/11/18/the-mark-twain-prize-whoopi/2083b212-a127-49b3-8e88-545325d84f42/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=November 24, 2018 |date=November 18, 2001 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220062930/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2001/11/18/the-mark-twain-prize-whoopi/2083b212-a127-49b3-8e88-545325d84f42/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1990, Goldberg was officially named an honorary member of the [[Harlem Globetrotters]] exhibition basketball team by the members.<ref>
[http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/history/timeline/ "Harlem Globetrotters Historical Timeline"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110213802/http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/history/timeline |date=January 10, 2012}}. Harlem Globetrotters website (scroll down and click on 1989).
</ref> In 1999, she received the [[Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]] Vanguard Award for her continued work in supporting the gay and lesbian community, as well as the [[Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]] for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acmewebpages.com/whoopi/award.htm|title=Award list|publisher=Acmewebpages.com|access-date=May 3, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224193523/http://www.acmewebpages.com/whoopi/award.htm|archive-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref> In July 2010, the [[Ride of Fame]] honored Goldberg with a double-decker tour bus in New York City for her life's achievements.<ref>[http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/whoopi-goldberg-is-honored-by-gray-line-new-yorks-ride-of-news-photo/103101729 Whoopi Goldberg Honored In Gray Line New York's Ride Of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051358/http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/whoopi-goldberg-is-honored-by-gray-line-new-yorks-ride-of-news-photo/103101729 |date=September 24, 2015}} Getty Images. July 26, 2010.</ref> In 2017, Goldberg was named a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] for her contributions to [[the Walt Disney Company]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Seth|title=Mark Hamill Remembers Carrie Fisher; Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg Share Disney Memories at D23|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/d23-disney-legends-oprah-whoopi-goldberg-mark-hamill-carrie-fisher-1202496127/|access-date=July 14, 2017|work=Variety|date=July 14, 2017|archive-date=July 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716051322/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/d23-disney-legends-oprah-whoopi-goldberg-mark-hamill-carrie-fisher-1202496127/|url-status=live}}</ref>