Editing Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

{{Short description|Award}}
{{Infobox award
| name           = Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
| current_awards = 
| image          = 
| imagesize      = 
| caption        = 
| awarded_for    = "outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes"
| presenter      = [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS)
| country        = [[United States]]
| location       = 
| year           = 1957
| year2          = 
| website        = {{URL|oscars.org/governors/hersholt}}
}}

The '''Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award''' is awarded periodically by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS) at the [[Governors Awards]] ceremonies for an individual's "outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes". Prior to 2009 and in 2021, this award was presented during the main Oscars ceremony. The award category was instituted in 1956 and first awarded at the [[29th Academy Awards]], in March 1957. Unlike the Academy Award of Merit, the awards are restricted with the nomination and voting limited to industry professionals that are members of the Board of Governors of AMPAS.<ref name="Honorary Awards">{{cite web|title=Honorary Awards|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url=http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/?pn=honoraryaward|access-date=2009-02-06}}</ref>

==History==

The award is named after [[Danish American]] screen actor and humanitarian [[Jean Hersholt]] (1886–1956), who served as president of the [[Motion Picture & Television Fund|Motion Picture Relief Fund]] for 18 years. He also served as president of AMPAS from 1945 to 1949.<ref name=about>{{cite web| title=Academy Awards Database – AMPAS| url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1417615475182| publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences| access-date=2014-12-03}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=BeatlesLedTV |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Winners of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award are presented with an Academy Award Oscar statuette. As of the [[92nd Academy Awards]], there have been 39 awards presented, two of which were posthumous.<ref name=about />

==List of recipients==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Key
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | {{dagger}}
| Indicates posthumous award
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Image
! scope="col" |Recipient
! scope="col" |Nationality
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[29th Academy Awards|1956]]
| [[File:Y Frank Freeman in 1910.jpg|75px|alt=Y. Frank Freeman circa 1910]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Freeman|[[Y. Frank Freeman]]}}
| {{flag|USA}}
| 
|-
| [[30th Academy Awards|1957]]
| [[File:Samuel Goldwyn - Jul 1919 EH.jpg|75px|alt=Samuel Goldwyn in 1919]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Goldwyn|[[Samuel Goldwyn]]}}
| {{flag|Poland}}<br>{{flag|USA}}
| 
|-
| [[32nd Academy Awards|1959]]
| [[File:Bob Hope, 1978.jpg|75px|alt=Bob Hope in 1978]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Hope|[[Bob Hope]]}}
| {{flag|UK}}<br>{{flag|USA}}
| 
|-
| [[33rd Academy Awards|1960]]
|
! scope="row"| {{sort|Lesser|[[Sol Lesser]]}}
| rowspan="22" | {{flag|USA}}
| 
|-
| [[34th Academy Awards|1961]]
|
! scope="row"| {{sort|Seaton|[[George Seaton]]}}
| 
|-
| [[35th Academy Awards|1962]]
|
! scope="row"| {{sort|Broidy|[[Steve Broidy]]}}
| 
|-
| [[38th Academy Awards|1965]]
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|DePatie|[[Edmond L. DePatie]]}}
| 
|-
| [[39th Academy Awards|1966]]
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|Bagnall|George Bagnall}}
| 
|-
| [[40th Academy Awards|1967]] 
| [[File:Gregory Peck 1948.jpg|75px|alt=Gregory Peck in 1948]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Peck|[[Gregory Peck]]}}
| 
|-
| [[41st Academy Awards|1968]]
| [[File:Martha Raye - still.JPG|75px|alt=Martha Raye in the 1940s]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Raye|[[Martha Raye]]}}
| 
|-
| [[42nd Academy Awards|1969]]
| [[File:GeorgeJesselStageDoorCanteen.jpg|75px|alt=George Jessel in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943)]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Jessel|[[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]]}}
| 
|-
| [[43rd Academy Awards|1970]]
| [[File:Frank Sinatra '57.jpg|75px|alt=Frank Sinatra in Pal Joey (1957)]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Sinatra|[[Frank Sinatra]]}}
| 
|-
| [[45th Academy Awards|1972]]
| [[File:Rosalind Russell 1956.JPG|75px|alt=Rosalind Russell in 1956]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Russell|[[Rosalind Russell]]}}
| 
|-
| [[46th Academy Awards|1973]]
|
! scope="row"| {{sort|Wasserman|[[Lew Wasserman]]}}
| 
|-
| [[47th Academy Awards|1974]]
| [[File:Arthur_B._Krim_JFKWHP-KN-C20810_(cropped).jpg|75px|alt=Arthur B. Krim in 1962]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Krim|[[Arthur B. Krim]]}}
| 
|-
| [[48th Academy Awards|1975]]
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|Stein|[[Jules C. Stein]]}}
| 
|-
| [[50th Academy Awards|1977]]
| [[File:Charlton Heston - 1953.jpg|75px|alt=Charlton Heston in The President's Lady (1953)]] 
! scope="row"| {{sort|Heston|[[Charlton Heston]]}}
| 
|-
| [[51st Academy Awards|1978]]
| [[File:Leo-Jaffe-1963.jpg|75px]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Jaffe|[[Leo Jaffe]]}}
| 
|-
| [[52nd Academy Awards|1979]]
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|Benjamin|[[Robert Benjamin]]}} {{dagger}}
| 
|-
| [[54th Academy Awards|1981]]
| [[File:Kaye, Danny.jpg|75px|alt=Danny Kaye undated]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Kaye|[[Danny Kaye]]}}
| 
|-
| [[55th Academy Awards|1982]]
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|Mirisch|[[Walter Mirisch]]}}
| 
|-
| [[56th Academy Awards|1983]]
| [[File:M. J. Frankovich.jpg|75px]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Frankovich|[[M. J. Frankovich|Mitchell John Frankovich]]}}
| 
|-
| [[57th Academy Awards|1984]]
|
! scope="row"| {{sort|Wolper|[[David L. Wolper]]}}
| 
|-
| [[58th Academy Awards|1985]]
| [[File:Charles Buddy Rogers by Richee.jpg|75px|alt=Charles "Buddy" Rodgers in 1929]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Rogers|[[Charles "Buddy" Rogers]]}}
| 
|-
| [[62nd Academy Awards|1989]]
| [[File:Howard W. Koch 1966.jpg|75px|alt=Howard W. Koch in 1966]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Koch|[[Howard W. Koch]]}}
| 
|-
| rowspan=2| [[65th Academy Awards|1992]]
| [[File:Audrey Hepburn 1956om (3x4 cropped).jpg|75px|alt=Audrey Hepburn in 1956]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Hepburn|[[Audrey Hepburn]]}}{{efn|Hepburn was alive when the Academy voted to bestow the award, but had died by the time of the awards ceremony.}} {{dagger}}
| {{flag|UK}}
| 
|-
| [[File:Taylor, Elizabeth posed.jpg|75px|alt=Elizabeth Taylor in 1956]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Taylor|[[Elizabeth Taylor]]}}
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|USA}}
| 
|-
| [[66th Academy Awards|1993]]
| [[File:Paul Newman - 1963.jpg|75px|alt=Paul Newman in 1963]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Newman|[[Paul Newman]]}}
| 
|-
| [[67th Academy Awards|1994]]
| [[File:Quincy Jones May 2014.jpg|75px|alt=Quincy Jones in 2014]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Jones|[[Quincy Jones]]}}
| 
|-
| [[74th Academy Awards|2001]]
| [[File:Arthur Hiller-1970.jpg|75px|alt=Arthur Hiller in 1970]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Hiller|[[Arthur Hiller]]}}
| {{flag|Canada}}
| 
|-
| [[77th Academy Awards|2004]]
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|Mayer|[[Roger Mayer (executive)|Roger Mayer]]}}
| rowspan="12" | {{flag|USA}}
| 
|-
| [[79th Academy Awards|2006]]
| [[File:Sherry Lansing 2002.jpg|75px|alt=Sherry Lansing in 2002]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Lansing|[[Sherry Lansing]]}}
| 
|-
| [[81st Academy Awards|2008]]
| [[File:Jerry Lewis 1973.JPG|75px|alt=Jerry Lewis in 1973]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Lewis|[[Jerry Lewis]]}}
| 
|-
| [[Governors Awards#3rd Annual Governors Awards|2011]]
| [[File:Oprah in 2014.jpg|75px|alt=Oprah Winfrey in 2014]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Winfrey|[[Oprah Winfrey]]}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="Honorary Awards" />
|-
| [[Governors Awards#4th Annual Governors Awards|2012]]
| [[File:Jeffrey_Katzenberg,_World_Travel_&_Tourism_Council,_Global_Summit_2014-1_(cropped).jpg|75px|alt=Jeffrey Katzenberg in 2014]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Katzenberg|[[Jeffrey Katzenberg]]}}
|-
| [[Governors Awards#5th Annual Governors Awards|2013]]
| [[File:Angelina Jolie 2 June 2014 (cropped).jpg|75px|alt=Angelina Jolie in 2014]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Jolie|[[Angelina Jolie]]}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Milliken|first=Mary|title=Angelina Jolie receives humanitarian award from Academy|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/film-academy-awards-idUSL2N0J208N20131117|newspaper=Reuters|date=November 17, 2013|access-date=November 17, 2013|archive-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017103249/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/17/film-academy-awards-idUSL2N0J208N20131117|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Governors Awards#6th Annual Governors Awards|2014]]
| [[File:Belafonte-cropped.png|75px|alt=Harry Belafonte in 2011]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Belafonte|[[Harry Belafonte]]}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki And Maureen O'Hara To Receive Academy's Governors Awards|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2014/20140828.html|newspaper=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=August 28, 2014|access-date=August 28, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Governors Awards#7th Annual Governors Awards|2015]]
| [[File:Debbie_Reynolds_1998.jpg|75px|alt=Debbie Reynolds in 1998]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Reynolds|[[Debbie Reynolds]]}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/governors-awards-2015-spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-gena-rowlands-1201507536/|title=Governors Awards: Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds & Gena Rowlands Get 2015 Honors|date=27 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Governors Awards#11th Annual Governors Awards|2019]]
| [[File:Geena_Davis_2013_(cropped).jpg|75px|alt=Geena Davis in 2019]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Davis|[[Geena Davis]]}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=THE ACADEMY TO HONOR GEENA DAVIS, DAVID LYNCH, WES STUDI AND LINA WERTMÜLLER AT 2019 GOVERNORS AWARDS|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-honor-geena-davis-david-lynch-wes-studi-and-lina-wertmuller-2019-governors-awards|newspaper=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[92nd Academy Awards|2021]]
| [[File:Tyler_Perry_Interview_2016.jpg|75px|alt=Tyler Perry in 2016]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Perry|[[Tyler Perry]]}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|title=Tyler Perry, MPTF To Receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards At The 93rd Oscar Show April 25|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/tyler-perry-mptf-to-receive-jean-hersholt-humanitarian-awards-at-the-93rd-oscar-show-april-25-1234673902/|newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| –
! scope="row"| {{sort|Motion|[[Motion Picture & Television Fund]]}}
|-
| [[Governors Awards#12th Annual Governors Awards|2022]]
| [[File:Danny_Glover_2014.jpg|75px|alt=Danny Glover in 2014.]]
! scope="row"| {{sort|Glover|[[Danny Glover]]}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Oscars: Academy To Honor Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May & Liv Ullmann At 2022 Governors Awards|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/oscars-governors-awards-danny-glover-samuel-l-jackson-elaine-may-liv-ullmann-1234780702/|newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=24 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Governors Awards#13th Annual Governors Awards|2023]]
| [[File:Michael_J_Fox_2020.jpg|75px|alt=Michael J. Fox in 2020.]]
! scope="row"| [[Michael J. Fox]]
| {{flag|Canada}}<br>{{flag|USA}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |date=2022-06-21 |title=Academy’s Governors Awards: Michael J. Fox Tapped for Hersholt Award, Diane Warren, Peter Weir and Euzhan Palcy Set for Honorary Oscars |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/governors-awards-honor-michael-j-fox-diane-warren-euzhan-palcy-peter-weir-1235169274/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Governors Awards#14th Annual Governors Awards|2024]]
| [[File:Michelle Satter at a CFC event in L.A. - Honouring John Fawcett and Graeme Manson (16947588355).jpg|75px|alt=Michelle Satter in 2015.]]
! scope="row"| [[Michelle Satter]]
| {{flag|USA}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2023-06-26 |title=Angela Bassett Finally Gets Her Oscar as Academy Announces 2023 Honorary Winners, Including Mel Brooks |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/angela-bassett-mel-brooks-governors-awards-honorary-oscars-1235654578/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Governors Awards#15th Annual Governors Awards|2025]]
| [[File:Richard Curtis MFF 2016.jpg|75px]]
! scope="row"| [[Richard Curtis]]
| {{flag|UK}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=The Academy to honor Richard Curtis, Quincy Jones, Juliet Taylor, Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli at 15th Governors Awards|url=https://press.oscars.org/news/academy-honor-richard-curtis-quincy-jones-juliet-taylor-michael-g-wilson-barbara-broccoli-15th |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Academy Awards}}
{{Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award}}

[[Category:Honorary Academy Awards|Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]
[[Category:American humanitarian and service awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1956]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in the United States]]