Awards and Achievements
Awards
The respect Oprah receives because of her success is easy to see. She has become one of the most successful women in the world because she is an easy person to relate to. Oprah has worked extremely hard and has overcome many obstacles in order to be where she is today. Because of her success touching the hearts and lives of her viewers and fans and her determined drive for improvement in the world, she has received numerous awards and nominations.
Oprah has been winning awards since the '70s when she won Miss Black Tennessee Beauty Pagent in 1972. Once she started her career as a talk show host is when she started winning more significant awards. In 1987, she won her first Emmy award for best talk/service show host and best show. Since then, she has received a total of 12 Emmys. In 1989, NAACP presented Oprah with the Entertainer of the Year award. She also recieved the prestigous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys in 1998. After being in the movie The Color Purple, Oprah was an Oscar nominee for best supporting role in a movie. And also in 2002, she recieved the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. These are just a few of the many awards Oprah has won because of her success. It is safe to say many awards are yet to come in her future.
Oprah has been winning awards since the '70s when she won Miss Black Tennessee Beauty Pagent in 1972. Once she started her career as a talk show host is when she started winning more significant awards. In 1987, she won her first Emmy award for best talk/service show host and best show. Since then, she has received a total of 12 Emmys. In 1989, NAACP presented Oprah with the Entertainer of the Year award. She also recieved the prestigous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys in 1998. After being in the movie The Color Purple, Oprah was an Oscar nominee for best supporting role in a movie. And also in 2002, she recieved the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. These are just a few of the many awards Oprah has won because of her success. It is safe to say many awards are yet to come in her future.